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Ogg, F. A. _A Source Book of Medieval History_ (N. Y., 1907, American Book Co., $1.50).
Robinson, J. H. _Readings in European History_ (Abridged ed., Boston, 1906, Ginn, $1.50).
Thallon, Ida C. _Readings in Greek History_ (Boston, 1914, Ginn, $2.00).
Thatcher, O. J., and McNeal, E. H. _A Source Book for Medieval History_ (N. Y., 1905, Scribner, $1.85).
Webster, Hutton. _Readings in Ancient History_ (N. Y., 1913, Heath, $1.12).
------ _Readings in Medieval and Modern History_ (N. Y., 1917, Heath, $1.12).
_Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History_ (N. Y., 1894-1899, Longmans, Green, and Co., 6 vols., each $1.50).
MODERN WORKS
Most of the books in the following list are inexpensive, easily procured, and well adapted in style and choice of topics to the needs of immature pupils. A few more elaborate and costly volumes, especially valuable for their ill.u.s.trations, are indicated by an asterisk (*). For detailed bibliographies, often accompanied by critical estimates, see C. K. Adams, _A Manual of Historical Literature_ (3d ed., N. Y., 1889, Harper, $2.50), and the _Bibliography of History for Schools and Libraries_, parts iii-v.
GENERAL WORKS
Carlyle, Thomas. _On Heroes, Hero-Wors.h.i.+p, and the Heroic in History_ (N.
Y., 1840, Dutton, 35 cents).
Creasy, E. S. _The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo_ (N. Y., 1854, Dutton, 35 cents).
Gibbins, H. De B. _The History of Commerce in Europe_ (26. ed., N. Y., 1897, Macmillan, 90 cents).
Herbertson, A. J., and Herbertson, F. D. _Man and His Work_ (3d ed., N.
Y., 1914, Macmillan, 60 cents). An introduction to the study of human geography.
Jacobs, Joseph. _The Story of Geographical Discovery_ (N. Y., 1898, Appleton, 35 cents).
Jenks, Edward. _A History of Politics_ (N. Y., 1900, Dutton, 35 cents). A very illuminating essay.
Keane, John. _The Evolution of Geography_ (London, 1899, Stanford, 6s.).
Helpfully ill.u.s.trated.
Myres, J. L. _The Dawn of History_ (N. Y., 1912, Holt, 50 cents).
Pattison, R. P. B. _Leading Figures in European History_ (N. Y., 1912, Macmillan, $1.60). Biographical sketches of European statesmen from Charlemagne to Bismarck.
Reinach, Salomon. _Apollo; an Ill.u.s.trated Manual of the History of Art throughout the Ages_, translated by Florence Simmonds (last ed., N. Y., 1914, Scribner, $1.50). The best brief work on the subject.
Seign.o.bos, Charles. _History of Ancient Civilization_, edited by J. A.
James (N. Y., 1906, Scribner, $1.25).
------ _History of Medieval and of Modern Civilization_, edited by J. A.
James (N. Y., 1907, Scribner, $1.25).
PREHISTORIC TIMES
Clodd, Edward. _The Story of Primitive Man_ (N Y., 1895, Appleton, 35 cents). Generally accurate and always interesting.
------ _The Childhood of the World_ (2d ed., N. Y., 1914, Macmillan, $1.25).
Elliott, G. F. S. _Prehistoric Man and His Story_ (Philadelphia, 1915, Lippincott, $2.00).
Holbrook, Florence. _Cave, Mound, and Lake Dwellers_ (N. Y., 1911, Heath, 44 cents).
Mason, O. T, _Woman's Share in Primitive Culture_ (N. Y., 1900, D.
Appleton, $1.75). The only work on the subject; by a competent anthropologist.
* Osborn, H. F. _Men of the Old Stone Age_ (N. Y., 1915 Scribners, $5.00).
An authoritative, interesting, and amply ill.u.s.trated work.
* Spearing, H. G. _The Childhood of Art_ (N. Y., 1913, Putnam, $6.00).
Deals with primitive and Greek art; richly ill.u.s.trated.
Starr, Frederick. _Some First Steps in Human Progress_ (Chautauqua, N. Y., 1895, Chautauqua Press, $1.00). A popular introduction to anthropology.
Tylor, (Sir) E. B. _Anthropology_ (N. Y., 1881, Appleton, $2.00).
Incorporates the results of the author's extensive studies and still remains the best introduction to the entire field.
ORIENTAL HISTORY
Baikie, James. _The Story of the Pharaohs_ (N. Y., 1908, Macmillan, $2.00). A popular work; well ill.u.s.trated.
* Ball, C. J. _Light from the East_ (London, 1899, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 15s.). An account of Oriental archaeology, with special reference to the Old Testament.
Banks, E. G. _The Bible and the Spade_ (N. Y., 1913, a.s.sociation Press, $1.00). A popular presentation of Oriental archaeology.
* Breasted, J. H. _A History of Egypt from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest_ (2d ed., N. Y., 1909, Scribner, $5.00). The standard work on Egyptian history.
Clay, A. T. _Light on the East from Babel_ (4th ed., Philadelphia, 1915, Sunday School Times Co., $2.00).
* Erman, Asolf. _Life in Ancient Egypt_ (N. Y., 1894, Macmillan, $6.00).
* Handc.o.c.k, P. S. P. _Mesopotamian Archaeology_ (N. Y. 1912, Putnam, $3.50).
Hogarth, D. G. _The Ancient East_ (N. Y., 1915, Holt, 50 cents). "Home University Library."
* Jastrow, Morris, Jr. _The Civilization of Babylonia and a.s.syria_ (Philadelphia, 1915, Lippincott, $6.00). A finely ill.u.s.trated work by a great scholar.
Macalister, R. A. S. _A History of Civilization in Palestine_ (N. Y., 1912, Putnam, 35 cents). "Cambridge Manuals."
Maspero, (Sir) Gaston. _Life in Ancient Egypt and a.s.syria_ (N.Y., 1892, Appleton, $1.50). Fascinating and authoritative.
