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Suggestions for Further Study
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PREHISTORIC TIMES

Clodd, Edward. The Story of Primitive Man (N. Y., 1895, Applcton, 50 cents).
Myres, J. L. The Dawn of History (N. Y., 1912, Holt, 90 cents). Home University Library.
Osborn, H. F.* Men of the Old Stone Age (N. Y., 1915, Scribner, $5.00). An authoritative, interesting, and amply illustrated work.
Starr, Frederick. Some First Steps in Human Progress (Chautauqua, N. Y., 1895, out of print). A popular introduction to anthropology.
Taylor, (Sir) E. B. Anthropology (N. Y., 1881, Appleton, $3.00). Incorporates the results of the author's extensive studies.

THE ANCIENT ORIENT

Baikie, James. The Story of the Pharaohs (N. Y., 190S, Macmillan, $4.25). A popular work; well illustrated.
Breasted, J. H.* A History of Egypt from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest (2d ed., N. Y., 1909, Scribner, $7.00). The standard work on Egyptian history.
Clay, A. T. Light on the Old Testament from Babel (4th ed., Philadelphia, 1915, Sunday School Times Co., $2.00).
Erman, Adolf.* Life in Ancient Egypt (N. Y., 1894, out of print).
Grant, Elihu. The Orient in Bible Times (Philadelphia, 1920, Lippincott, $2.50).
Hall, H. R.* Ancient History of the Near East (N. Y., 1913, Macmillan, $7.00).
Hogarth, D. G. The Ancient East (N. Y., 1915, Holt, 90 cents). Home University Library.
Jastrow, Morris.* The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (Philadelphia, 1915, Lippincott, $7.50). A finely illustrated work by a great scholar.
Maspero, (Sir) Gaston. Life in Ancient Egypt and Assyria (N. Y., 1892, Appleton, $2.50). Fascinating and authoritative.

GREECE AND ROME

Baikie, James. The Sea-Kings of Crete (2d ed., N. Y., 1912, Macmillan, $4.25). A clear and vivid summary of Cretan archaeology.
Botsford, G. W., and Sthler, E. G. Hellenic Civilization (N. Y., 1915, Columbia University Press, $4.00). Lengthy extracts from the sources, with commentary and bibliographies.
Davis, W. S. The Influence of Wealth in Imperial Rome (N. Y., 1910, out of print). An interesting treatment of an important theme.
Fowler, W. W. Social Life at Rome in the Age of Cicero (N. Y., 1909, Macmillan, $3.00).
Gayley, C. M. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2d ed., Boston, 1911, Ginn, $1.92).
Gulick, C. B. The Life of the Ancient Greeks (N. Y., 1902, Appleton, $2.00). Well illustrated.
Hodgkin, Thomas. The Dynasty of Theodosius (N. Y., 1889, out of print). Popular lectures summarizing the author's extensive studies.
Hopkinson, (Miss) L. W. Greek Lenders (Boston, 1918, Houghton Mifflin Co., $1.75). Simple biographies of eleven makers of Greek history.