[Chapter XIV. ERASMUS'S CHARACTER]

[Chapter XV. AT LOUVAIN, 1517-18]

[Chapter XVI. FIRST YEARS OF THE REFORMATION]

[Chapter XVII. ERASMUS AT BASLE, 1521-9]

[Chapter XVIII. CONTROVERSY WITH LUTHER AND GROWING CONSERVATISM, 1524-6]

[Chapter XIX. AT WAR WITH HUMANISTS AND REFORMERS, 1528-9]

[Chapter XX. LAST YEARS]

[Chapter XXI. CONCLUSION]

[SELECTED LETTERS OF ERASMUS]

[List of Illustrations]