Outline of history by h g wells - illustrated

It is written plainly for the general reader, but its aim goes beyond its use as merely interesting reading matter. Being a plain history of life and mankind, as well as its other subtitle, the whole story of man. Illustrated with line drawings and many famous paintings. Illustration from page 39 of the outline of history. The project gutenberg ebook of the outline of history, by.

America has recently produced two wellillustrated and uptodate class books. The outline of history being a plain history of life and mankind by h. Wells, famed writer of some of the greatest science fiction of all time, came home from the tragedies of wwi and devoted himself to this outline of history in an effort to educate subsequent generations to form a greater world union in which all humanity could prosper with security and dignity. Wells in the outline of history was stated in the subtitle. The outline of history volume ii being a plain history of life and mankind by wells, h. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the outline of history. The outline of history, subtitled either the whole story of man or being a plain history of life and mankind, is a book by h. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wells and jules verne are each sometimes referred to as the father of science fictionthe goal of h. It appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 november 1919 and was published as a single volume in 1920. Wells chronicling the history of the world from the origin of the earth to the first world war.

The project gutenberg ebook of the outline of history, by h. The outline of history by h g wells, first edition abebooks. Publication date 1920 topics iiit collection digitallibraryindia. Illustration from page 26 of the outline of history. Wells and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This outline of history is an attempt to tell, truly and clearly, in one continuous narrative, the whole story of life and mankind so far as it is known today. Wells that first appeared in an illustrated version of 24. It appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on. The outline of history, subtitled either the whole story of man or being a plain history of life and mankind, is a work by h. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jesus was a penniless teacher who wandered about the dusty sunbit country of judea, living upon c. Wells was very dissatisfied with the quality of history textbooks at the end of world war i, and so, between 1918 and 1919, produced a 1,324page work which was published in serial softcover form in 1919, with the first.