Book Series Guide

Will Durant · history-series

The Story of Civilization books in order

An eleven-volume history of human civilization by Will Durant, with Ariel Durant collaborating prominently on the later volumes.

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Publication order

  1. 1 Cover of Our Oriental Heritage
    Our Oriental Heritage

    Book 1 · history · 1935

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  2. 2 Cover of The Life of Greece
    The Life of Greece

    Book 2 · history · 1939

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  3. 3 Cover of Caesar and Christ
    Caesar and Christ

    Book 3 · history · 1944

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  4. 4 Cover of The Age of Faith
    The Age of Faith

    Book 4 · history · 1950

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  5. 5 Cover of The Renaissance
    The Renaissance

    Book 5 · history · 1953

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  6. 6
    The Reformation

    Book 6 · history · 1957

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  7. 7 Cover of The Age of Reason Begins
    The Age of Reason Begins

    Book 7 · history · 1961

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  8. 8 Cover of The Age of Louis XIV
    The Age of Louis XIV

    Book 8 · history · 1963

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  9. 9 Cover of The Age of Voltaire
    The Age of Voltaire

    Book 9 · history · 1965

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  10. 10 Cover of Rousseau and Revolution
    Rousseau and Revolution

    Book 10 · history · 1967

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  11. 11 Cover of The Age of Napoleon
    The Age of Napoleon

    Book 11 · history · 1975

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