HERODOTUS. _Stories of the East from Herodotus._ Extracts retold by Alfred John Church, especially for young readers. JOHN PENTLAND MAHAFFY. _Greek Life and Thought from the Age of Alexander to the Roman Conquest._ _A Survey of Greek Civilization._ ANCIENT ROME SAMUEL DILL. _Roman Society in the Last Century of the Western Empire._ EDWARD GIBBON (1737-94). _History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire._ The supreme contribution of England to historical literature, in its combination of distinguished style and scientific method. THEODOR MOMMSEN. _History of Rome._ A great German work, in five volumes, to be found in a readable English translation. OTHER HISTORIES _Cambridge Modern History._ Of this great History planned by the late Lord Acton, ten volumes have been published. It is the work of many writers and will be a storehouse of the most competent historical writing of our time. JAMES BRYCE. _Holy Roman Empire._ Readers of Bryce’s “American Commonwealth” will seek this other excellent work. JEAN FROISSART. _Chronicles._ In _Everyman’s Library_. There are several translations and condensations of Froissart’s “Chronicles,” notably “The Boy’s Froissart,” edited by the American poet, Sidney Lanier. MARY HENRIETTA KINGSLEY. _The Story of West Africa._ HENRY HART MILMAN (1791-1868). _History of Latin Christianity._ ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. _A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa._ A fine piece of historical writing showing that Stevenson had the gifts of the historian as well as the gifts of the poet and romancer. WILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT (1796-1859). _Conquest of Mexico._ _Conquest of Peru._ _Reign of Philip Second._ _Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella._ JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY (1814-77). _Rise of the Dutch Republic._ _History of the United Netherlands._ ARCHIBALD FORBES. _The Afghan Wars._ A mixture of history and vivid reporting by a great war correspondent. PIERRE LOTI. _Last Days of Pekin._ WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859). _Knickerbocker’s History of New York._ _The Conquest of Granada._ These books demonstrate the wide range of Irving’s genius from burlesque, mingled with genuine study of racial characteristics, to sober and poetic history. FRANÇOIS MARIE AROUET (VOLTAIRE). _History of Charles XII of Sweden._ Accompanied in the English translation by the critical essays of Macaulay and Carlyle. Easy to read in the French. JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS (1840-93). _Renaissance in Italy._ A work of rare beauty on the men, the history, and the art of Italy. WALTER RALEIGH (1552-1618). _The Discovery of the Empire of Guiana._ _A History of the World._ Raleigh’s “History of the World” is not so large as it sounds in scope, but in imagination it almost lives up to its title. Thoreau says: “He is remarkable in the midst of so many masters. There is a natural emphasis in his style, like a man’s tread, and a breathing space between his sentences.”