Part 24

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1. ROME. By ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A. 2. THE JEWS. By Professor J. K. HOSMER. 3. GERMANY. By the Rev. S. BARING-GOULD. 4. CARTHAGE. By Professor ALFRED J. CHURCH. 5. ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE. By Prof. J. P. MAHAFFY. 6. THE MOORS IN SPAIN. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE. 7. ANCIENT EGYPT. By Prof. GEORGE RAWLINSON. 8. HUNGARY. By Prof. ARMINIUS VAMBERY. 9. THE SARACENS. By ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A. 10. IRELAND. By the Hon. EMILY LAWLESS. 11. CHALDEA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN. 12. THE GOTHS. By HENRY BRADLEY. 13. ASSYRIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN. 14. TURKEY. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE. 15. HOLLAND. By Professor J. E. THOROLD ROGERS. 16. MEDIAEVAL FRANCE. By GUSTAVE MASSON. 17. PERSIA. By S. G. W. BENJAMIN. 18. PHOENICIA. By Prof. GEORGE RAWLINSON. 19. MEDIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN. 20. THE HANSA TOWNS. By HELEN ZIMMERN. 21. EARLY BRITAIN. By Professor ALFRED J. CHURCH. 22. THE BARBARY CORSAIRS. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE. 23. RUSSIA. By W. R. MORFILL. 24. THE JEWS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By W. D. MORRISON. 25. SCOTLAND, By JOHN MACKINTOSH, LL.D. 26. SWITZERLAND. By R. STEAD and LINA HUG. 27. MEXICO. By SUSAN HALE. 28. PORTUGAL. By H. MORSE STEPHENS. 29. THE NORMANS. By SARAH ORNE JEWETT. 30. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. By C. W. C. OMAN, M.A. 31. SICILY: PHOENICIAN, GREEK AND ROMAN. By the late E. A. FREEMAN. 32. THE TUSCAN AND GENOA REPUBLICS. By BELLA DUFFY. 33. POLAND. By W. R. MORFILL. 34. PARTHIA. By Prof. GEORGE RAWLINSON. 35. THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH. By GREVILLE TREGARTHEN. 36. SPAIN. By H. E. WATTS. 37. JAPAN. By DAVID MURRAY, Ph.D. 38. SOUTH AFRICA. By GEORGE M. THEAL. 39. VENICE. By the Hon. ALETHEA WIEL. 40. THE CRUSADES: The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. By T. A. ARCHER and CHARLES L. KINGSFORD. 41. VEDIC INDIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN. 42. THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN. By JAMES RODWAY, F.L.S. 43. BOHEMIA. By C. E. MAURICE. 44. THE BALKANS. By W. MILLER. 45. CANADA. By Dr. BOURINOT. 46. BRITISH INDIA. By R. W. FRAZER, LL.B. 47. MODERN FRANCE. By ANDRE LE BON. THE FRANKS. By LEWIS SERGEANT, B.A.

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+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Transcriber's notes: Obvious spelling/typographical and | | punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison | | with other occurrences within the text and consultation of | | external sources. | | | | The text is a compilation of previously published articles. | | | | Inconsistent spelling and inline hyphenation occurs across | | chapters and is retained. | | "meal-worm" occurs four times, "mealworm" thirteen times | | "re-appeared" occurs once and reappeared" occurs three times | | | | Page 3: The signature date 1800 is clear error, 1898 is likely | | correct. | | Page 28, 29: "I used still to to", extra "to" removed. | | Page 158: Small ligature oe transcribed as oe in "Scaraboeus". | | Last Pub. Page: Last entry "The Franks" unnumbered, retained. | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+