A History of Writing

From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.

Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow. Steven Roger Fischer also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for students and specialists as well as a delightful read for lovers of the written word everywhere.

[An] authoritative account... if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read... a brilliant book. New Scientist

[It] is wonderful... to see a subject that embraces so much of human civilisation handled with the wide knowledge and breadth of vision it deserves. Nature