Will Durant
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DURANT, WILL, 1885 to 1981

Will Durant

American historian, philosopher and writer.

Books
14
Editions tracked
16
First editions
14
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionThe Story of PhilosophySimon & Schuster, 1926 Most editions trackedThe Story of Civilization2 editions
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In publication order

  1. 1The Story of Philosophy1926
  2. 2The Pleasures of Philosophy1929
  3. 3Our Oriental Heritage1935
  4. 4The Story of Civilization1935
  5. 5Caesar and Christ1944
  6. 6The Age of Faith1950
  7. 7The Renaissance1953
  8. 8The Reformation1957
  9. 9The Age of Reason Begins1961
  10. 10The Age of Voltaire1965
  11. 11Rousseau and Revolution1967
  12. 12The Lessons of History1968
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  1. 13The Age of Napoleon1975
  2. 14The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time2002
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First editions, year by year

  1. 1926The Story of PhilosophySimon & Schuster
  2. 1929The Pleasures of PhilosophySimon & Schuster
  3. 1935Our Oriental HeritageSimon & Schuster
  4. 1935The Story of CivilizationSimon & Schuster
  5. 1944Caesar and ChristSimon & Schuster
  6. 1950The Age of FaithSimon & Schuster
  7. 1953The RenaissanceSimon & Schuster
  8. 1957The ReformationSimon & Schuster
  9. 1961The Age of Reason BeginsSimon & Schuster
  10. 1965The Age of VoltaireSimon & Schuster
  11. 1967Rousseau and RevolutionSimon & Schuster
  12. 1968The Lessons of HistorySimon & Schuster
  13. 1975The Age of NapoleonSimon & Schuster
  14. 2002The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All TimeSimon & Schuster
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In publication order they begin with The Story of Philosophy (1926), then The Pleasures of Philosophy (1929) and Our Oriental Heritage (1935). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

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When was Will Durant born?

Will Durant was born in 1885 and died in 1981.

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We track 14 books by Will Durant across 16 editions, 14 of them first editions.

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