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An illustrated prospectus OF the HIS HIS
torian's History Of the World has been
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completion to literary event represent
ing n vast amount Of scholarship, labor
and research, III.
The work will be complete In twenty
4 five volumes, eighteen of which nre now
ready for delivery. The editing of the
worlds history was begun six years ago
- in Europe, under the direction of Henry.
Smith Williams, LII. D as editor-in-.
chief, with the aid OF large staff of ass
sistant editors and editorial advisers,
some of whose names are; Professor T.
Z IL. Cleyne University Of Oxford; DR..
Adolf Erman. University of Bcrlin;l Dr..
Joseph .Halevy, College de France. Paris,
Prnfes! sorf David II. Muller, University
t OF Vienna; Pro fessor Eduard Meyer, Unit.
3sSScrsity. OF Halle: Professor Hermann
Diels4 University of Berlin; Professor III.
rich Won w. Mollendorff. University Of
Berlin; Professor Wilhelm Soltau, Fab.
ern: DR.. James Gardner. G. sB 5 London;
II Professor Adolph Harnacls. University OF
+ Berlin: DR.. G. w. Botsford, Columbia
University; Professor "a. Nambery, Buda-
pest: DR. John p. Peters, New Y orlf: Pro-
fessor r.. Z w. Rogers, Drew Theological
Seminary; Professor CIV c. Oman. OK
Il ford: DR.. Thedore Noldeke University Of
Strassburg; Dr. Alfrcd Rainbaud. uIniver-j
q sity of Paris, member of the institutes,
Professor "a. G. Mclaughlin, University
f$of Michigan; Professor IL G oldziher, Uni
versity Of Vienna; Pro essor II. Marnall,
University of Budapest! DR.. "A. B. Hart.
Harvard University; Professor L. York
& Powell, oxford; Professor w. l.. Flem-l
i ing, University Of West " Virginia; DR..
Julius llhausen, University Of Go ttin-
ger; ProfeY sor r. Soscr.5 University Of
II Berlin: DR. i. T. Shotwell. Columbia Uni
sszNersity; Ca plain Il. N Brnkley, the Lon.
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Every important event Is described IN
THE '.EIistorian's History of the World 4
& by the man who is recognized as tina
best authority upon 1t in what ever Ian
gluge he may have written. The editors
Il have, with extraordinary skill & construct
Ca $ continuous, authentis ana ul vs. IN
tel6 ing narrative, the scholarship Of
y when stands out on every Hpa sc:
y pages iii the work have been Incorporated
from foreign works. German history he-
Wing told chiefly by the Germans, French
History by Frenchmen aud Russlas ms
Ks tory by Russians. AS many as sixty
traislators hava} been employed q y one
time On the work by the History Asso-
citation.
Embodied in the work are the noblest
a pages Of historical literature and all the
great documents that occupy q place IN
III history each In It's proprrssplace as an
s&integral part of the snarr.ilve. Among
features OF this class may be counted
3Khammudabis Code OF Laws Sennnche-
s5Srib's inscription on II clay cylinder tell
ling Of his invasion of Judah: Julius Gaze
sars account of his desperate bait With
II the Nervii and Victor I1ugo's Waterloo
picture: Gibbon,s estimate of Mohammed
and the contemporary Arab historian, lpn-
a Saad on the same subject;& GibbOn unon
9 Marcus Aurelius; Charlcmagne's life ~
g. his secretary, Einhard: the full text OF
3af the Magma Charta and other Fundamental
! legal documents the full text Q + The trial
f and 9condemnationof Joan, Of a re; he last
4 hours Of Socrates, described BY Plato;Gthe
fall of the Bastille, by Carlyle; the burn
4 ing of the Tcmplars: the fierce struggles
q. Iosle,n and Crusader: the contests
between Medieval PopesA and IImperors;
~ 1ha Fe.t ightss0f n olson. Van T'romp. Fail
(, Jones and dewey; Justin Mccarthy on
b tic indans nutipy; Bisnnrclks story
az how hegfounded the German Empire
a With blocd and irona the grand crises
wheta{the fate ofnstioHg hung on they
$ dict OF an iiour; struggles of patriotism
against despotsnL of Justice against am
bitIon. Of race against race. All, in fact
that could make history dramatic and
keen it true has been told In the ilan-
guage Of the masters OF every period and
every tongue.
Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria.
Prof. Adolf Erman writes the specia
Introductory essay on Egypt as a Norlc
Influence showing the Tremendous leg;
religious ideas and opinions. arts
crafts and technical dexterity handed
I'll down by Egypt to the Greek and all later
civilizations. DR. Erman is probably IN
most learned living Psychologist. lie Is
professor at the University of Berlin
where he succeeded the famous Lepsius
and is director of the Egyptian Museum
inthe same city. He enjoys the remark
ablo distinction Of being ut once "a PRO
"a found scholar, as Ills work on the Egyp
iian plural shows, and a popular author
~ MS his latest work on ancient Egyptian
st5 life proves He Writes Egyptian hero
glyphics as flnently as his native German
s The authorities on Bnbylonia and $
syria range from the Bible to Profrsso
III ". Hiiprecht. who recently discovered
the wonderful city Of Nippur, I hat flour
ished in 1000 p. G.
Israel. h
The history OF Israel opens with al
essay by DR.. Bernhard stade on "Israe
ms a World Influence, followed BY Z
larger article BY Professor 7. Kell
Cheyne d. d., OF Oxford, he leadin