Written for the layman as well as the legal practitioner, The Story of Law is the only complete outline history of the law ever published. It is the sort of book that any lawyer could take home and give to his children in their teens and twenties as a justification of his/her career. Moreover, The Story of Law has well been termed "the perfect book for introducing a law student to the origin and history of the law.". John M Zane lucidly describes the growth and improvement of the law over thousands of years, and he points out that an increasing awareness of the individual as a person who is responsible for decision and action gradually transformed the law. Will be of interest to academics, students, practicing lawyers, and general readers alike.