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Text. The Outline of History at Wikisource. 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 ...
55. Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History" is a 1926 short book written by the British novelist H. G. Wells as a rebuttal of the criticism of historian Hilaire Belloc. In 1926, Belloc published his A Companion to Mr. Wells's "Outline of History" as a critique of Wells’ earlier historical textbook, The Outline of History.
A Short History of the World is an account of human history by English author H. G. Wells. It was first published in 1922 by Cassell & Company (London) and The Macmillan Company (New York). [1] The book was preceded by Wells's fuller 1919 work The Outline of History, and was intended "to meet the needs of the busy general reader, too driven to ...
Cultural history – study of culture in the past. Diplomatic history – study of the historical foreign policy and diplomacy of states. History of science – study of the emergence and development of scientific inquiry. Economic history – the study of economics in the past. Environmental history – study of natural history and the human ...
The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind by H. G. Wells is the final work of a trilogy of which the first volumes were The Outline of History (1919–1920) and The Science of Life (1929). Wells conceived of the three parts of his trilogy as, respectively, "a survey of history, of the science of life, and of existing conditions." [1]
Political views of H. G. Wells. H.G. Wells, c.1890. H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells called his political views socialist.
Wells remarked that "Debating Mr. Belloc is like arguing with a hailstorm". Belloc's review of Outline of History observed that Wells's book was a powerful and well-written volume "up until the appearance of Man, that is, somewhere around page seven". Wells responded with the small book Mr. Belloc Objects. [16]
The New Teaching of History: with a reply to some recent criticisms of the Outline of History (H. G. Wells) (1921) A Short History of the World (1922) (New and Rev Ed. 1946) A Short History of Mankind (1925) Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History" (1926) The Common Sense of War and Peace (1940) The Pocket History of the World (1941)