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47. The Colonial Period (1607–1766).
By CHARLES MCLEAN ANDREWS, Professor of American History, Yale. The fascinating history of the two hundred years of "colonial times."
82. The Wars Between England and America (1763–1815).
By THEODORE C. SMITH, Professor of American History, Williams College. A history of the period, with especial emphasis on The Revolution and The War of 1812.
67. From Jefferson to Lincoln (1815–1860).
By WILLIAM MACDONALD, Professor of History, Brown University. The author makes the history of this period circulate about constitu- tional ideas and slavery sentiment.
25. The Civil War (1854–1865).
By FREDERIC L. PAXSON, Professor of American History, University of Wisconsin.
39. Reconstruction and Union (1865–1912).
By PAUL LELAND HAWORTH. A History of the United States in our own times.
GENERAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 78. Latin America.
By WILLIAM R. SHEPHERD, Professor of History, Columbia. With maps. Sets forth the kind of equipment and the historical, artistic, and commercial development of the Central and South American republics.
76. The Ocean. A General Account of the Science of the Sea.
By SIR JOHN MURRAY, K. C. B., Naturalist H. M. S. "Challenger," 1872–1876, joint author of The Depths of the Ocean, etc. With plates and maps in colors. The author, one of the greatest authorities on the Ocean, tells the results of his life-long study of the seas.
72. Germany of To-day.
By CHARLES TOWER. Describes the constitution and government of the Empire and its several States, city administration and enterprise, educational institutions, the organization of industry and agriculture, and the outstanding features of social and intellectual activity.
57. Napoleon.
By HERBERT FISHER, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University. Author of The Republican Tradition in Europe, etc. Mr. Fisher presents at once a vivid portrait of the "greatest conqueror and captain of modern times," and an important historical estimate of the period.
26. The Dawn of History.
By J. L. MYRES, Professor of Ancient History, Oxford. The first brief and simple survey of the history of very early times.
30. Rome.
By W. WARDE FOWLER, author of Social Life at Rome, etc. "An accurate, scholarly, and unusually entertaining history from the earliest authentic records to the death of Marcus Aurelius."—American Library Association Booklist.
84. The Growth of Europe.
By GRANVILLE COLE, Professor of Geology, Royal College of Science, Ireland. A study of the geology and physical geography in connection with the political geography.
13. Medieval Europe.
By H. W. C. DAVIS, Fellow at Balliol College, Oxford, author of Charlemagne, etc.
33. The History of England.
By A. F. POLLARD, Professor of English History, University of London. "Professor Pollard is to be ranked among the few leading English historians of the times. One of the most brilliant little volumes."—Springfield Republican.
3. The French Revolution.
By HILAIRE BELLOC. "For the busy man it would be difficult to name another work better suited for the purpose of conveying an intelligent idea of the greatest political event of modern times."—San Francisco Chronicle.
4. A Short History of War and Peace.
By G. H. PERRIS, author of Russia in Revolution, etc. The Hon. James Bryce writes: "I have read it with much interest and pleasure, admiring the skill with which you have managed to compress so many facts and views into so small a volume."
20. History of Our Time (1885–1911).
By G. P. Goocii. A "moving picture" of the world since 1885.
22. The Papacy and Modern Times.
By REV. WILLIAM BARRY, D. D., author of The Papal Monarchy, etc. The story of the rise and fall of the Temporal Power.
8. Polar Exploration.
By DR. W. S. BRUCE, Leader of the "Scotia" expedition. Emphasizes the results of the expeditions, not in miles traveled, but in valuable information brought home. "Of enormous interest."Chatauqua Press.
18. The Opening-up of Africa.
By Sir H. H. JOHNSTON. The first living authority on the subject tells how and why the "native races" went to the various parts of Africa and summarizes its exploration and colonization. (With maps.)
19. The Civilization of China.
By H. A. GILES, Professor of Chinese, Cambridge, author of A History of Chinese Literature, etc. A vivid outline of history, manners and customs, art, literature, and religion.
36. Peoples and Problems of India.
By SIR T. W. HOLDERNESS, Secretary of the Revenue, Statistics, and Commerce Department of the British India Office. 'The best small treatise dealing with the range of subjects fairly indicated by the title."—The Dial.
7. Modern Geography.
By DR. MARION NEWBIGIN. Those to whom "geography" suggests "bounded on the north by," etc., will gain a new view of the world from this book. It shows the relation of physical features to living things and to some of the chief institutions of civilization.
51. Master Mariners.
By Joni,: R. SPEARS, author of The History of Our Navy, etc. A history of sea craft and sea adventure from the earliest times, with an account of sea customs and the great seamen.
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77. Co-Partnership and Profit Sharing.
By ANEURIN WILLIAMS, Chairman, Executive Committee, International Co-operative Alliance, etc. Explains the various types of copartnership or profit-sharing, or both, and gives details of the arrangements now in force in many of the great industries both here and abroad.
75. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle.
By H. N. BRAILSFORD, author of "Adventures in Prose," etc. A history of the immediate influence of the French Revolution in England
9. The Evolution of Plants.
By DR. D. H. SCOTT, President of the Linnean Society of London. The story of the development of flowering plants, from the earliest zoological times, unlocked from technical language.
43. Matter and Energy.
By F. SoDDY, Lecturer in Physical Chemistry and Radioactivity, University of Glasgow. "Brilliant. Can hardly be surpassed. Sure to attract attention."—New York Sun.
41. Psychology, The Study of Behaviour.
By WILLIAM MCDOUGALL, of Oxford. A well digested summary of the essentials of the science put in excellent literary form by a leading authority.
42. The Principles of Physiology.
By PROF. J. G. MCKENnRicx. A compact statement by the Emeritus Professor at Glasgow, for uninstructed readers.
37. Anthropology.
By R. R. MARETT, Reader in Social Anthropology, Oxford. Seeks to plot out and sum up the general series of changes, bodily and mental, undergone by man in the course of history. "Excellent. So enthusiastic, so clear and witty, and so well adapted to the general reader."—American Library Association Booklist,
17. Crime and Insanity.
By DR. C. A. MERCIER, author of Text-Book of Insanity, etc.
12. The Animal World.
By PROF. F. W. GAMBLE.
15. Introduction to Mathematics.
By A. N. WIIITEIIEAD, author of Universal Algebra.
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION 69. A History of Freedom of Thought.
By JOHN B. BURY, M. A., LL. D. Regius Professor of Modern His- tory in Cambridge University. Summarizes the history of the long struggle between authority and reason and of the emergence of the principle that coercion of opinion is a mistake.
55. Missions: Their Rise and Development.
By MRS. MANDELL CREIGHTON, author of History of England. The author seeks to prove that missions have done more to civilize the world than any other human agency.
52. Ethics.
By G. E. MOORE, Lecturer in Moral Science, Cambridge. Discusses what is right and what is wrong, and the whys and wherefores.
65. The Literature of the Old Testament.
By GEORGE F. MOORE, Professor of the History of Religion, Harvard University. "A popular work of the highest order. Will be profitable to anybody who cares enough about Bible study to read a serious book on the subject."—American Journal of Theology.
50. The Making of the New Testament.
By B. W. BACON, Professor of New Testament Criticism, Yale. An authoritative summary of the results of modern critical research with regard to the origins of the New Testament.
35. The Problems of Philosophy.
By BERTRAND RUSSELL, Lecturer and Late Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge.
44. Buddhism.
By Mils. RHYS DAVIDS, Lecturer on Indian Philosophy, Manchester. A review of that religion and body of culture which is to a large part of the human race, chiefly situated in Southern Asia, what Christianity is to us of the West.
46. English Sects: A History of Nonconformity.
By W. B. SELBIE, Principal of Manchester College, Oxford.
60. Comparative Religion.
By PROF. J. ESTLIN CARPENTER. "One of the few authorities On this subject compares all the religions to see what they have to offer on the great themes of religion."—Christian Work and Evangelist.
LITERATURE AND ART 73. Euripides and His Age.
By GILBERT MURRAY, Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford. Brings before the reader an undisputedly great poet and thinker, an amazingly successful playwright, and a figure of high significance in the history of humanity.
81. Chaucer and His Times.
By GRACE E. HADOW, Lecturer Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; Late Reader, Bryn Mawr.
70. Ancient Art and Ritual.
By JANE E. HARRISON, LL. D., D. Litt. "One of the 100 most important books of 1913."—New York Times Review.
61. The Victorian Age in Literature.
By G. K. CHESTERTON. The most powerfully sustained and brilliant piece of writing Mr. Chesterton has yet published.
59. Dr. Johnson and His Circle.
By JOHN BAILEY. Johnson's life, character, works, and friendships are surveyed; and there is a notable vindication of the "Genius of Boswell."
58. The Newspaper.
By G. BINNEY DIBBLEE. The first full account, from the inside, of newspaper organization as its exists to-day.
62. Painters and Painting.
By SIR FREDERICK WEDMORE. With 16 half-tone illustrations.
64. The Literature of Germany.
By J. G. ROBERTSON.
48. Great Writers of America.
By W. P. TRENT and JoHN ERSKINE, of Columbia University. Gives the essential facts as to the lives and works of Franklin, Washington Irving, Bryant, Cooper, Hawthorne, Poe, Emerson, and the other Transcendentalists, Oliver Wendell Holmes and the other New England poets, Motley and the other historians, Webster and Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Stowe, Walt Whitman, Bret Harte, and Mark Twain.
40. The English Language.
By L. P. SMITH. A concise history of the origin and development of the English language. "Has certainly managed to include a vast amount of information, and, while his writing is clear and lucid, he is always in touch with life."—The Athenaeum.
45. Medieval English Literature.
By W. P. I***ER, Professor of English Literature, University College, London. "One of the soundest scholars. His style is effective, simple, yet never dry."—The Athenaeum.
27. Modern English Literature.
By G. H. MAIR. From Wyatt and Surrey to Synge and Yeats. "A most suggestive book, one of the best of this great series."—Chicago Evening Post.
2. Shakespeare.
By JoHx MASEFIELD. "One of the very few indispensable adjuncts to a Shakespearean Library."—Boston Transcript.
31. Landmarks in French Literature.
By G. L. STRACHEY, Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. "For a survey of the oustanding figures of French literature with an acute analysis of the contribution which each made to his time and to the general mass there has been no book as yet published so judicially interesting."—The Chautauquan.
38. Architecture.
By PROF. W. R. LETHABY. An introduction to the history and theory of the art of building. "Professor Lethaby's scholarship and extraordinary knowledge of the most recent discoveries of archxological research provide the reader with a new outlook and with new facts."—The Athenaeum.
66. Writing English Prose.
By WILLIAM T. BREWSTER, Professor of English, Columbia University. "Should be put into the hands of every man who is beginning to write and of every teacher of English that has brains enough to understand sense."—New York Sun.
83. William Morris: His Work and Influence.
By A. CLUTTON BROCK, author of Shelley: The Man and the Poet. William Morris believed that the artist should toil for love of his work rather than the gain of his employer, and so he turned from making works of art to remaking society.
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