Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence
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Editor’s Note: The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). “In the year of our Lord 1307,” writes an ancient chronicler, “there dwelt a pious countryman in
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Beacon Lights of History, by John Lord (published 1902) Michelangelo Buonarroti – one of the Great Lights of the new civilization – may stand as
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Beacon Lights of History, by John Lord (published 1902) Marcus Aurelius is immortal, not so much for what he did as for what he was.
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Beacon Lights of History, by John Lord (published 1902) (Continued from Part 1) Had Napoleon been contented with the power he then enjoyed as First
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Beacon Lights of History, by John Lord (published 1902) It is difficult to say anything new about Napoleon Bonaparte, either in reference to his genius,
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Hero Tales from American History, by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt. It is difficult to conceive that there ever was a time when the
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Editor’s Note: The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). In the month of October, in the year of our Lord 1192, a pirate vessel touched land
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from The Best of the World’s Classics, edited by Henry Cabot Lodge (published 1909). Among the animals that are domesticated with mankind there are many circumstances
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Editor’s Note: The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). On a summer’s day, many centuries ago, a young gentleman of Scotland was fishing in the river
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Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Hero Tales from American History, by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt. When, in 1814, Napoleon was overthrown and forced to retire to Elba, the
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