Heroes of Modern Europe

by Alice Birkhead

Leo Tolstoy in his bare Apartments at Yasnaya Polyana (Repin)

HEROES OF MODERN EUROPE

BY

ALICE BIRKHEAD B.A.

AUTHOR OF
'THE STORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION'
'MARIE ANTOINETTE' 'PETER THE GREAT' ETC.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS

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