Project Gutenberg 2014-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 314 Clodd, Edward 1840 1930 Clodd, E. Clodd, Edw. (Edward) 95200462 The Story of the Alphabet Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall 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 the Alphabet" by Edward Clodd is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the development and evolution of the alphabet, tracing its origins and significance in human communication and culture. Clodd emphasizes the impact of writing on civilization and how it has shaped social interactions and knowledge transmission. At the start of the book, Clodd introduces the concept of the alphabet as a set of symbols that underlies the formation of words in any language. He reflects on how writing serves as a crucial tool for preserving history and facilitating communication across distances and generations. Through a variety of examples, he shows that without written language, much of human knowledge and civilization as we understand it today would not have been possible. Clodd's fascinating insights set the stage for a deeper exploration of the various stages and forms of writing that contributed to the alphabets we use now. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46388/46388-h/images/cover_image.jpg Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Alphabet Writing -- History P Text Category: History - Other Category: Language & Communication 430114 2025-08-18T16:15:04.367156 text/html 402234 2024-10-24T09:19:51 text/html 3759658 2025-08-18T16:15:13.013159 application/epub+zip 3764849 2025-08-18T16:15:06.468105 application/epub+zip 191561 2025-08-18T16:15:05.262121 application/epub+zip 3871122 2025-08-18T16:15:17.500058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3820716 2025-08-18T16:15:11.975073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265918 2022-09-21T06:08:04.027544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327498 2025-08-18T16:15:02.793140 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307560 2024-10-24T09:19:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16451 2025-08-18T16:15:17.653076 application/rdf+xml 11553 2025-08-18T16:15:05.614135 image/jpeg 2460 2025-08-18T16:15:05.540122 image/jpeg 3729160 2025-08-18T16:15:04.682234 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 en.wikipedia