  Heroes of the Nations. EDITED BY A series of biographical studies of the lives and work of a number of representative historical characters about whom have gathered the great traditions of the Nations to which they belonged, and who have been accepted, in many instances, as types of the several National ideals. With the life of each typical character will be presented a picture of the National conditions surrounding him during his career. The narratives are the work of writers who are recognized authorities on their several subjects, and, while thoroughly trustworthy as history, will present picturesque and dramatic “stories” of the Men and of the events connected with them. To the Life of each “Hero” will be given one duodecimo volume, handsomely printed in large type, provided with maps and adequately illustrated according to the special requirements of the several subjects. The volumes will be sold separately as follows:
The first group of the Series will comprise twelve volumes, as follows: Nelson, and the Naval Supremacy of England. By W. Clark Russell, author of “The Wreck of the Grosvenor,” etc. Gustavus Adolphus, and the Struggle of Protestantism for Existence. By C. R. L. Fletcher, M.A., late Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Pericles, and the Golden Age of Athens. By Evelyn Abbott, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Theodoric the Goth, the Barbarian Champion of Civilization. By Thomas Hodgkin, author of “Italy and Her Invaders,” etc. Sir Philip Sidney, and the Chivalry of England. By H. R. Fox-Bourne, author of “The Life of John Locke,” etc. Julius CÆsar, and the Organization of the Roman Empire. By W. Warde Fowler, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. John Wyclif, Last of the Schoolmen and First of the English Reformers. By Lewis Sargeant, author of “New Greece,” etc. Napoleon, Warrior and Ruler, and the Military Supremacy of Revolutionary France. By W. O’Connor Morris, sometime Scholar of Oriel College, Oxford. Henry of Navarre, and the Huguenots in France. By P. F. Willert, M.A., Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. Alexander the Great, and the Extension of Greek Rule and of Greek Ideas. By Prof. Benjamin I. Wheeler, Cornell University. Charlemagne, the Reorganizer of Europe. By Prof. George L. Burr, Cornell University. Louis XIV., and the Zenith of the French Monarchy. By Arthur Hassall, M.A., Senior Student of Christ Church College, Oxford. To be followed by: Cicero, and the Fall of the Roman Republic. By J. L. Strachan Davidson, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Sir Walter Raleigh, and the Adventurers of England. By A. L. Smith, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Bismarck. The New German Empire: How It Arose; What It Replaced; and What It Stands For. By James Sime, author of “A Life of Lessing,” etc. William of Orange, the Founder of the Dutch Republic. By Ruth Putnam. Hannibal, and the Struggle between Carthage and Rome. By E. A. Freeman, D.C.L., LL.D., Regius Prof. of History in the University of Oxford. Alfred the Great, and the First Kingdom in England. By F. York Powell, M.A., Senior Student of Christ Church College, Oxford. Charles the Bold, and the Attempt to Found a Middle Kingdom. By R. Lodge, M.A., Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. John Calvin, the Hero of the French Protestants. By Owen H. Edwards, Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. Oliver Cromwell, and the Rule of the Puritans in England. By Charles Firth, Balliol College, Oxford. Marlborough, and England as a Military Power. By C. W. V. Oman, A.M., Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS NEW YORK LONDON |
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