PREFACE
THE STORY OF THE ALPHABET
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
INDEX
TOTEMIC WRITING
INDIAN PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
(See Page 68)
by EDWARD CLODD
AUTHOR OF
"THE STORY OF PRIMITIVE MAN", "PIONEERS OF EVOLUTION", "THE STORY OF CREATION", ETC. ETC.
"The two greatest inventions of the human mind are writing and money—the common language of intelligence, and the common language of self-interest."—
Marquis de Mirabeau.
WITH NINETY ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED
SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND
1900
THIS LITTLE HISTORY OF
A B C
IS DEDICATED TO
DOROTHY DAY
BY HER LOVING GRANDFATHER
