The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind

"The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind" by H. G. Wells is a historical work published in 1920. This ambitious chronicle traces human civilization from Earth's origins to the First World War, exploring humanity's quest for common purpose and the development of free intelligence. Wells examines the cyclical conflicts between nomadic cultures and settled civilizations, rejecting theories of racial superiority while mapping how knowledge and democratic movements shaped society. The work sold over two million copies and profoundly influenced history education worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Edited by Sir Ernest Barker, Harry Johnston, Sir E. Ray Lankester, Gilbert Murray. Illustrated by J. F. Horrabin. Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Originally issued 2014-04-12. Transcribed by Produced by Chuck Greif, Adam Buchbinder and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Thisbook was produced from scanned images of public domainmaterial from the Google Print project.). This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45368).