THE WORLD'S GREAT

MASTERPIECES

History Biography Science Philosophy

Poetry

The Drama Travel

Adventure Fiction Etc.

A Record of the Great Things that have been Said and Thought
and Done from the Beginning of History

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, HARRY THURSTON, PECK, A.M., PH.D., L.H.D.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS, FRANK R. STOCKTON, NATHAN HASKELL DOLE,
JULIAN HAWTHORNE, CAROLINE TICK NOR.
INTRODUCTION BY JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG, LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.