First published July 1913
by GEORGE G. HARRAP & Co.
39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London, W.C.2
Reprinted in the present series:
February 1914; August 1917; May 1921; January 1924; July 1926
Contents
| CHAP. | ||
| I. | [THE TWO SWORDS ] | 9 |
| II. | [DANTE, THE DIVINE POET ] | 19 |
| III. | [LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT] | 30 |
| IV. | [THE PRIOR OF SAN MARCO ] | 41 |
| V. | [MARTIN LUTHER, REFORMER OF THE CHURCH] | 52 |
| VI. | [CHARLES V, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR] | 63 |
| VII. | [THE BEGGARS OF THE SEA] | 74 |
| VIII. | [WILLIAM THE SILENT, FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY ] | 86 |
| IX. | [HENRY OF NAVARRE ] | 100 |
| X. | [UNDER THE RED ROBE] | 115 |
| XI. | [THE GRAND MONARCH] | 128 |
| XII. | [PETER THE GREAT] | 137 |
| XIII. | [THE ROYAL ROBBER ] | 145 |
| XIV. | [SPIRITS OF THE AGE] | 156 |
| XV. | [THE MAN FROM CORSICA ] | 168 |
| XVI. | ["GOD AND THE PEOPLE" ] | 183 |
| XVII. | ["FOR ITALY AND VICTOR EMMANUEL!" ] | 195 |
| XVIII. | [THE THIRD NAPOLEON ] | 207 |
| XIX. | [THE REFORMER OF THE EAST ] | 216 |
| XX. | [THE HERO IN HISTORY ] | 228 |
| [INDEX ] | 233 |
Illustrations
| [ LEO TOLSTOY IN HIS BARE APARTMENTS AT YASNAYA POLYANA] (Repin) | Frontispiece |
| [ DANTE IN THE STREETS OF FLORENCE] (Evelyn Paul) | 22 |
| [ THE LAST SLEEP OF SAVONAROLA] (Sir George Reid, P.R.S.A.) | 60 |
| [ PHILIP II PRESENT AT AN AUTO-DA-FÉ] (D. Valdivieso) | 78 |
| [ LAST MOMENTS OF COUNT EGMONT] (Louis Gallait) | 90 |
| [ AN APPLICATION TO THE CARDINAL FOR HIS FAVOUR] (Walter Gay) | 124 |
| [ FREDERICK THE GREAT RECEIVING HIS PEOPLE'S HOMAGE] (A. Menzel) | 152 |
| [ THE MEETING OF VICTOR EMMANUEL AND GARIBALDI] (Pietro Aldi) | 204 |