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