page_title: Charles Francis Horne
section_title: Books
hierarchical_section_title: Charles Francis Horne / Books
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: storyofgreatestn01elli (find matches) Title: The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands Year: 1913 (1910s) Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Subjects: World history Publisher: New York&#160;: Niglutsch Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Greeks also, mankind might have continued slaves forever. But the Greeks, though few in number, were free men and strong of soul, and they defied the tyrant. Xerxes sent his whole mighty navy to crush them. So sure was he of victory that he had a throne erected on the seashore in order that he might watch, like a theatrical performance, the downfall of the Greeks. He also brought with him the lords and ladies of his court to enjoy the spectacle. But the ships of the Greeks, with their sharp prows, crushed the Persian vessels. The Greeks said their gods fought for them, and in our picture these visionary gods hover in the air directing the strife, while a priest offers sacrifice to them, and the Greek commander, Themistocles, stands above his men with folded arms, in triumph. Xerxes, in despair and fury, beholds the unforeseen destruction of his navy. He fled back to Persia, and shutting himself in his palace spent the rest of his life in idle pleasure. Never again did he appear in battle. 3=S-^^ Text Appearing After Image: lolitm? Jirst v The Story of the Greatest Nations A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY, EXTENDING FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT, FOUNDED ON THE MOST MODERN AUTHORITIES, AND INCLUDING CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARIES AND PRONOUNCING VOCABULARIES FOR EACH NATION And The Worlds Famous Events TOLD IN A SERIES OF BRIEF SKETCHES FORMING A SINGLE CONTINUOUS STORY OF HISTORY AND ILLUMINED BY A COMPLETE SERIES OF NOTABLE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE GREAT HISTORIC PAINTINGS OF ALL LANDS By Edward S. Ellis, A. M. AND Charles F. Horne, Ph.D, PUBLISHED BY FRANCIS R. NIGLUTSCH New York Copyright, 1913, BY F. R. NIGLUTSCH Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Charles Francis Horne was an American author. He wrote or edited more than one hundred books, mostly multi-volume history works. He was a Professor of English at City College of New York.
  Horne was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died in Annapolis, Maryland.
context_section_description: Horne's most notable works include:
  The Code of Hammurabi ISBN 1-60506-051-8
  Great Men and Famous Women
  Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 14 volumes (1917)
  The Great Events by Famous Historians
  The Works of Jules Verne, 15 volumes (1911)
  The Protevangelium or Original Gospel of James
  Source Records of the Great War ISBN 4-87187-873-2
  The Stories of the Greatest Nations (with Edward S. Ellis) ISBN 4-87187-874-0
  Spain: The Story of a Great Nation (with Ellis) ISBN 4-87187-875-9
  Russia: The Story of a Great Nation (with Ellis) ISBN 4-87187-874-0
caption: The World's Famous Events Portrayed in Word and Picture
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