Announcement

IN THIS NUMBER OF THE GREAT ROUND WORLD IS BEGUN THE STORY OF "THE GREAT ROUND WORLD, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED ON IT," BY MME. ZÉNÄIDE A. RAGOZIN, AUTHOR OF THE STORY OF "CHALDEA," "ASSYRIA," "MEDIA AND BABYLON," "VEDIC INDIA," ETC., ETC.

FROM TIME TO TIME THE GREAT ROUND WORLD HAS PUBLISHED BRIEF HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENTS EXPLANATORY OF THE NEWS; SO MANY QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN THAT REQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANCIENT PEOPLES OR BEGINNINGS OF HISTORY, THAT IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO FURNISH THIS SERIES OF ARTICLES. WE HAVE ARRANGED WITH MME. RAGOZIN, TO WRITE THESE FOR THE GREAT ROUND WORLD. SHE IS THE ACKNOWLEDGED AUTHORITY AND MOST BRILLIANT WRITER OF THIS CLASS OF HISTORY. MME. RAGOZIN NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY; HER WORK HAS MADE HER WORLD-FAMOUS, AND HER ABILITY AS A TEACHER IS UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED. WE FEEL THAT THIS SERIES SHOULD PROVE INVALUABLE TO OUR READERS.

ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ.

Vol. 1 July 1, 1897. No. 34