[CHIEF HISTORICAL PEOPLES]: [Egyptians]—[Babylonians]—[Assyrians]—[Hebrews]—[Phœnicians]—[Medes and Persians]—[Hindus]—[Greeks]—[Romans]—[PROGRESS OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AND DISCOVERY], B.C. 3800 TO THE PRESENT, WITH 16 MAPS—[THE WORLD’S GREATEST EXPLORERS], B.C. 1400 TO 1917 A.D.—[COMPARATIVE OUTLINE HISTORY OF ANCIENT NATIONS], B.C. 5000 TO 843 A.D.—DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT: [The Spell of Egypt: Ancient and Modern]—[The Babylonian-Assyrian Empires]—[The Hebrews and the Holy Land]—[The Phœnicians: First Nation of Colonizers]—[The Medo-Persian Empire]—[The Greeks: Glory of the Ancient World]—[Rome: Mistress of the World]—[The Saracen Empire: Its Fanaticism, Art, and Learning]—[The Germanic Empire of Charlemagne].
II. [Living Nations of To-day].
[COMPARATIVE OUTLINE HISTORY OF MODERN NATIONS]—TRANSITION PERIOD FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN—[GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT POWERS]: [Great Britain]—[France]—[Germany]—[Italy]—[Austria]—[Hungary]—[Russia]—[United States]—[Japan]—THE LESSER MODERN NATIONS: [In Europe], [Spain] and [Portugal]—Scandinavia ([Norway], [Sweden], [Denmark])—[The Netherlands]—[Switzerland]—The Balkan States ([Bulgaria], [Roumania], [Turkey], [Greece], [Servia]); In Asia, [China]—Persia—[Turkey]; In America, [Brazil]—[Argentina]—[Chile]—[Mexico]—[Canada].
III. Tables and Charts.
Including [Great Wars], [Great Battles], Dynasties, Rulers, [Comparative Government], [Biographical Facts Relating to the Presidents of the United States], Important Facts Concerning the States, etc.
IV. Historical Charts and Tables, Maps and Plans.
⁂Books of Reference about the Nations.—HISTORY—Freeman: General Sketch. Haydn: Dictionary Dates. Rawlinson: Manual of Ancient History. Peck: Harper’s Classical Dictionary. Duncker: History of Antiquity. Brugsch-Bey: Egypt under the Pharaohs. Ewald: History of Israel. Allen: Hebrew Men and Times. Ranke: Universal History. Fisher: Outlines of Universal History. Mommsen: History of Rome. Gibbon: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Grote: History of Greece. Duruy: History of Rome. Merivale: General History of Rome. Lecky: History of European Morals. Hallam: Middle Ages. Guizot: History of Civilization. Sybel: History of the Crusades. Cox: The Crusades. Emerton: Mediaeval Europe; Introduction to the Study of the Middle Ages. Harding: Essentials in Mediaeval and Modern History. Gieseler: Church History. Alzog: Manual of Universal Church History. Clarke: Events and Epochs of Religious History. Fisher: History of the Reformation. Ranke: History of the Popes. Dyer: History of Modern Europe. Fyffe: History of Europe. Sybel: History of the French Revolution. Acton: Cambridge Modern History. Larned: Topical Outlines of Universal History.
ATLASES.—Bartholomew: Atlas. Rand-McNally: Atlas; Century Dictionary and Atlas. Johnson: Historical Atlas. McClure: Historical Church Atlas.
GAZETTEERS.—Blackie: Imperial Gazetteer. Longman: Gazetteer of the World. Lippincott: Gazetteer. Baedecker: Guides.