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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Outline of History canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Outline of History Context triple: [Herbert George Wells, notableWork, The Outline of History]
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A.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.
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B.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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C.
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Outline of History Target entity description: 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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A.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.
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B.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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C.
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
Eurocentric perspective
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factual inaccuracies in early editions ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Short History of the World ⓘ |
| genre |
universal history
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world history ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
illustrated edition
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revised edition 1921 ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | J. F. Horrabin ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | D21 .W45 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 1850585 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I: The Making of Our World
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Book II: The Making of Man ⓘ Book III: The Last Hundred Thousand Years ⓘ Book IV: The Old World ⓘ Book V: The New World ⓘ Book VI: The Modern State ⓘ Book VII: The Next Stage of History ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
global perspective on history
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progress of civilization ⓘ scientific humanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
A Short History of the World
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The Story of Mankind ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary science of early 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting a comprehensive history of the world
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popularizing universal history for a mass audience ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Cassell & Company
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linked to:
Cassell
|
| subject |
ancient history
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evolution of human society ⓘ evolution of life ⓘ history of humanity ⓘ medieval history ⓘ modern history ⓘ prehistory ⓘ |
| subtitle | Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | prehistoric times to early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Outline of History Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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