Project Gutenberg 2020-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 122 Ege, Otto F. 1888 1951 26012393 The Story of the Alphabet E-text prepared by Roger Frank and Sue Clark from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Story of the Alphabet" by Otto F. Ege is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution and development of the alphabet, tracing its origins from ancient civilizations to the modern day. It delves into the significance of the alphabet in transitioning society from barbarism to civilization and discusses how various alphabets influenced one another over time. In this work, Ege meticulously documents the history of each letter in the alphabet, detailing their origins, transformations, and meanings. He explains how the Phoenicians developed a systematic alphabet of 22 characters, emphasizing a sound-based writing system that laid the groundwork for later adaptations by the Greeks and Romans. Each letter is associated with visual symbols from the ancient world, alongside anecdotes demonstrating how their shapes and names evolved through cultures and time. Overall, the book serves as an insightful resource for anyone interested in the foundations of written language and the cultural history embedded within our modern alphabet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Alphabet Writing -- History P Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Language & Communication 51244 2025-06-24T14:41:19.043144 text/html 27597 2024-10-18T03:53:21 text/html 436540 2025-06-24T14:41:22.289111 application/epub+zip 435179 2025-06-24T14:41:20.117175 application/epub+zip 73014 2025-06-24T14:41:19.310125 application/epub+zip 1286865 2025-06-24T14:41:23.815128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1271629 2025-06-24T14:41:21.525108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293199 2022-09-28T05:55:35.317991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45607 2025-06-24T14:41:18.936122 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25746 2024-10-18T03:53:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16515 2025-06-24T14:41:23.935131 application/rdf+xml 9394 2025-06-24T14:41:19.428119 image/jpeg 1730 2025-06-24T14:41:19.367130 image/jpeg 416638 2025-06-24T14:41:19.060107 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