Project Gutenberg 2010-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 323 Rawlings, Gertrude Burford Rawlings, G. B. (Gertrude Burford) The Story of Books Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Story of Books" by Gertrude Burford Rawlings is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of books from ancient times to the modern era, focusing on the development of writing, the preservation of literature, and the impact of printing. It provides insights into how books have shaped human culture and knowledge throughout history. The opening of the book introduces the concept of the "book family," emphasizing its ancient and noble lineage while pondering the origins of writing and literature. Rawlings highlights the importance of early writing materials and techniques, tracing the fascinating transition from primitive markings to more sophisticated forms of written expression. It sets the stage for examining the intricate history behind how printing revolutionized the production and accessibility of books, ultimately influencing the course of human knowledge and civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Books Printing -- History Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other 325644 2025-06-13T14:09:52.546644 text/html 313461 2010-08-13T08:10:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1508515 2010-08-13T08:11:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1717401 2025-06-13T14:10:04.213553 application/epub+zip 1720215 2025-06-13T14:09:57.037534 application/epub+zip 175887 2025-06-13T14:09:54.576554 application/epub+zip 1889515 2025-06-13T14:10:09.174479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1838538 2025-06-13T14:10:02.308532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277955 2022-09-15T09:45:34.025666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260442 2025-06-13T14:09:51.417546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260150 2010-08-13T08:10:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98334 2010-08-13T08:11:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18000 2025-06-13T14:10:09.327475 application/rdf+xml 11320 2025-06-13T14:09:55.190527 image/jpeg 3050 2025-06-13T14:09:54.890547 image/jpeg 1583097 2025-06-13T14:09:52.641551 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog