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THE
RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND

WORKS BY FRANCES YOUNGHUSBAND.

THE STORY OF OUR LORD. Told in Simple Language for Children. With 25 Illustrations in Wood, from Pictures by the Old Masters, and numerous Ornamental Borders, Initial Letters, &c. from Longmans’ Illustrated New Testament. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth plain, 3s. 6d. cloth extra, gilt edges.

THE STORY OF GENESIS, Being Part I. of The Story of the Bible. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

THE STORY OF THE EXODUS. Being Part II. of The Story of the Bible. With a Map and 29 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

WORKS BY PROFESSOR C. WITT.

Head Master of the Altstadt Gymnasium, Königsberg.
Translated into English by Frances Younghusband.

MYTHS OF HELLAS. With a Preface by A. Sidgwick, M.A. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

THE TROJAN WAR. With a Preface by the Rev. W. G. Rutherford, M.A., Head Master of Westminster School. Fcp. 8vo. 2s.

THE WANDERINGS OF ULYSSES. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

THE RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND. With a Preface by H. G. Dakyns, M.A., Translator of ‘The Works of Xenophon.’ Containing numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

THE ROUTE of the TEN THOUSAND.

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THE RETREAT
OF
THE TEN THOUSAND

BY
PROFESSOR C. WITT

HEAD MASTER OF THE ALTSTADT GYMNASIUM AT KÖNIGSBERG

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY

FRANCES YOUNGHUSBAND
Translator of ‘Myths of Hellas’

WITH A PREFACE BY H. G. DAKYNS, M.A.
Translator of ‘The Works of Xenophon’

THIRD EDITION

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY
1896

THERETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND

THE
RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND