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

by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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"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.

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