The Outline of History
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The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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book
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history book → non-fiction book → |
| author |
H. G. Wells
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizedFor |
Eurocentric perspective
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factual inaccuracies in early editions GENERATED → |
| firstPublicationDate |
1919
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| followedBy |
A Short History of the World
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| genre |
universal history
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world history GENERATED → |
| hasEdition |
illustrated edition
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revised edition 1921 GENERATED → |
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J. F. Horrabin
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| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification |
D21 .W45
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| hasOCLCNumber |
1850585
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| hasPart |
Book I: The Making of Our World
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Book II: The Making of Man GENERATED → Book III: The Last Hundred Thousand Years GENERATED → Book IV: The Old World GENERATED → Book V: The New World GENERATED → Book VI: The Modern State GENERATED → Book VII: The Next Stage of History GENERATED → |
| hasTheme |
global perspective on history
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progress of civilization GENERATED → scientific humanism GENERATED → |
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A Short History of the World
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The Story of Mankind GENERATED → |
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contemporary science of early 20th century
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| language |
English
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| mediaType |
print
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| notableFor |
attempting a comprehensive history of the world
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popularizing universal history for a mass audience GENERATED → |
| numberOfVolumes |
2
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| originalPublicationFormat |
serial
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| originalPublisher |
George Newnes
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| publicationDate |
1920
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| publisher |
Cassell & Company
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| subject |
ancient history
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evolution of human society GENERATED → evolution of life GENERATED → history of humanity GENERATED → medieval history GENERATED → modern history GENERATED → prehistory GENERATED → |
| subtitle |
Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind
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| timeSpanCovered |
prehistoric times to early 20th century
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Herbert George Wells
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