VTG 2 Volume Set of The History of Mankind by H.G. Wells, 1972! Books are hardcover & include their dustjackets. Dust Jackets have some age related wear, please see pictures. Books are being sold as a set!
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. G. Wells chronicling the history of the world from the origin of the Earth to the First World War. It appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments in 1919 & was published as a single volume in 1920. It sold more than two million copies, was translated into many languages, & had a considerable impact on the teaching of history in institutions of higher education. Wells modeled the Outline on the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot. Many revised versions were produced during Wells' lifetime, & the author kept notes on factual corrections he received from around the world. The last revision in his lifetime was published in 1937.
In 1949 an expanded version was produced by Raymond Postgate, who extended the narrative to include the Second World War, & later, up to 1969. Postgate wrote that "readers wish to hear the views of Wells, not those of Postgate," & endeavored to preserve Wells' voice throughout. In later editions G. P. Wells, the author's son buying, updated the early chapters about prehistory to reflect current theories: previous editions had, for instance, given credence to Piltdown Man before it was exposed as a hoax. The final edition appeared in 1971, but earlier editions are still in print.
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Product code: HG Wells ~ The Outline of History Vols. I&II, Vintage buying