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BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.

The Story of the NationsContinued:

Saracens, The. Arthur Gilnian.
Scotland. John Mackintosh.
Sicily. E. A. Freeman.
Southern Africa. George M. Theal.
Spain. E. E. and Susan Hale.
Switzerland. Mrs. Arnold Hug and R. Stead.
Turkey. Stanley Lane-Poole.
Tuscan republics. Isabella Duffy.
Vedic India. Z. A. Ragozin.
Venice. Alethea Wiel.
West Indies. Amos K. Fiske.

N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1892 $2.50
This narrative comprehends not only all the explorations made in past ages, but also all the new discoveries which have of late years so greatly interested the scientific world.
N. Y., Appleton, 1894 $1.50
A history of the Christian era, from the birth of Christ to the close of the revolutionary war.
N. Y., Macmillan, n. d. $1
The book is intended as a treasury for young people where they may find minute particulars of soul stirring deeds that give life and glory to the record of events.

930. ANCIENT HISTORY.

1894
N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1897 $2
The plan has been to follow the fate of a single nation at a time from its mythical beginning to the present.
N. Y., Scribner's Sons, 1893 $1.25
Two objects were kept in view by the author. First he tried to make his account of Greece as comprehensive as possible, and to omit none of the main forces that helped to mould Greek civilization.
N. Y., Putnam's Sons, 1885 $1.75
The personal character of Herodotus, reflected from every page that he wrote, renders his vivid story all the more happily suited to the reading and study of boys and girls.