Project Gutenberg 2019-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 139 Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell) 1849 1923 Newdigate prizeman Mallock, William Hurrell Aristocracy & Evolution A Study of the Rights, the Origin, and the Social Functions of the Wealthier Classes Aristocracy and Evolution Produced by Chris Curnow, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Aristocracy & Evolution" by W. H. Mallock is a sociological study written in the late 19th century. The book explores the concept of aristocracy not as a mere hereditary class, but as a representation of the exceptionally talented and efficient minority across society. The author aims to examine the social rights, origins, and functions of the wealthier classes and challenges prevailing sociological doctrines. The opening portion of the work outlines the shift in scientific focus from physical and physiological evolution to the evolution of society and social structures, suggesting that this new direction has attracted intellectual scrutiny. Mallock critiques contemporary sociological methods, arguing that they tend to ignore the role of exceptional individuals—"great men"—in societal progress. Through his analysis, he aims to pinpoint the fundamental errors in modern sociological study related to aggregating human experiences, thereby setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the relationship between societal evolution and the influence of the aristocracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Social sciences Ability Aristocracy (Social class) HM Text Category: Sociology 727919 2025-07-23T11:23:19.293379 text/html 715581 2019-02-26T11:37:22 text/html 370690 2025-07-23T11:23:26.946336 application/epub+zip 370185 2025-07-23T11:23:20.519353 application/epub+zip 336279 2025-07-23T11:23:19.916384 application/epub+zip 554080 2025-07-23T11:23:32.114314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518933 2025-07-23T11:23:26.413393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486642 2022-09-26T19:01:10.701834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645133 2025-07-23T11:23:18.478366 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 645407 2019-02-26T11:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18670 2025-07-23T11:23:32.264297 application/rdf+xml 14747 2025-07-23T11:23:20.017401 image/jpeg 2240 2025-07-23T11:23:19.967359 image/jpeg 222513 2019-02-26T11:37:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 307539 2019-02-26T11:37:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 324746 2025-07-23T11:23:19.348401 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