Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History (N. Y., 1894-1899, Longmans, Green, and Co., 6 vols., each $1.50).
MODERN WORKS
Most of the books in the following list are inexpensive, easily procured, and well adapted in style and choice of topics to the needs of immature pupils. A few more elaborate and costly volumes, especially valuable for their illustrations, are indicated by an asterisk (*). For detailed bibliographies, often accompanied by critical estimates, see C. K. Adams, A Manual of Historical Literature (3d ed., N. Y., 1889, Harper, $2.50), and the Bibliography of History for Schools and Libraries, parts iii-v.
GENERAL WORKS
Carlyle, Thomas. On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (N.
Y., 1840, Dutton, 35 cents).
Creasy, E. S. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to
Waterloo (N. Y., 1854, Dutton, 35 cents).
Gibbins, H. De B. The History of Commerce in Europe (26. ed., N. Y., 1897, Macmillan, 90 cents).
Herbertson, A. J., and Herbertson, F. D. Man and His Work (3d ed., N. Y., 1914, Macmillan, 60 cents). An introduction to the study of human geography.
Jacobs, Joseph. The Story of Geographical Discovery (N. Y., 1898,
Appleton, 35 cents).
Jenks, Edward. A History of Politics (N. Y., 1900, Dutton, 35 cents). A very illuminating essay.