The Outline of History
by H. G. Wells · first published 1919
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…Christian, Big History. This goes back somewhat before ancient times, to the Big Bang. http://www.worldcat.org/title/big-history/oclc/940282526&ref... Add to that a good overall outline. H.G. Wells, Outline of History is somewhat in the tradition of David Christian's (and Christian cites it as a prior version of Big History). It's dated and jingoistic, but serves itself to show that viewpoints and perspectives change…
on “Ask HN: Which are the best books on history from ancient times to present?” ↗…in which you offer it it does rather appear to be directed at somebody entirely not me. Perhaps you're prone to rush into responses without engaging any thought or contemplation? * That and his The Outline of History weren't too bad for 1920|1930's British PoV History, not definitive nor authorative but not too shabby - Arnold J. Toynbee defended them along the lines of decent for the general public.
…citizen throughout England's past, particularly during the medieval period, arguing that important aspects of the populace’s legacy have been overlooked. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20897 >"The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind" by H. G. Wells is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This comprehensive work aims to provide a continuous narrative detailing the story…
on “Does a Focus on Royalty Obscure British History?” ↗…depreciate works ... which are created by single mids, and the depreciation becomes the more emphatic the nearer such works approximate to being 'Universal Histories'. For example, Mr. H. G. Wells', The Outline of History was received with unmistakable hostility by a number of historical specialists. They criticized severely the errors which they discovered at the points where the writer, in his long journey through time…
on “Could, should, might, shouldn’t – A taxonomy of futurists” ↗