Parmentier, A. _Album historique_ (Paris, 1894-1905, Colin, 4 vols., each
15 francs). Illustrations covering the medieval and modern periods, with
descriptive text in French.
Rheinhard, Hermann. _Album des klassischen Altertums_ (Stuttgart, 1882,
Hoffman, 18 marks). 72 pictures in colors.
Rouse, W. H. D. _Atlas of Classical Portraits._ Greek Section, Roman
Section (London, 1898, Dent, 2 vols., each 1_s_. 6_d_.). Small, half-tone
engravings, accompanied by brief biographies.
Schreiber, Theodor. _Atlas of Classical Antiquities_ (N. Y., 1895,
Macmillan, $6.50).
WORKS OF TRAVEL
To vitalize the study of geography and history there is nothing better
than the reading of modern books of travel. Among these may be mentioned:
Allinson, F. G. and Allinson, Anne C. E. _Greek Lands and Letters_
(Boston, 1909, Houghton Mifflin Co., $2.50). An entertaining work of
mingled history and geography.
Barrows, S. J. _The Isles and Shrines of Greece_ (Boston, 1898, Little,
Brown, and Co., $2.00).
Clark, F. E. _The Holy Land of Asia Minor_ (N. Y., 1914, Scribner, $1.00).
Popular sketches.
Dunning, H. W. _To-day on the Nile_ (N. Y., 1905, Pott, $2.50).
------ _To-day in Palestine_ (N. Y., 1907, Pott, $2.50).
Dwight, H. G. _Constantinople, Old and New_ (N. Y., 1915, Scribner,
$5.00).
Edwards, Amelia B. _A Thousand Miles up the Nile_ (2d ed., N. Y., 1888,
Dutton, $2.50).
Forman, H. J. _The Ideal Italian Tour_ (Boston, 1911, Houghton Mifflin
Co., $1.50). A brief and attractive volume covering all Italy.
Hay, John. _Castilian Days_ (Boston, 1871, Houghton Mifflin Co., $1.25).
Hutton, Edward, _Rome_ (N. Y., 1909, Macmillan, $2.00).
Jackson, A. V. W. _Persia, Past and Present_ (N. Y., 1906, Macmillan,
$4.00).
Lucas, E. V. _A Wanderer in Florence_ (N. Y., 1912, Macmillan, $1.75).
Manatt, J. I. _Aegean Days_ (Boston, 1913, Houghton Mifflin Co., $3.00).
Describes the most important islands of the Aegean.
Marden, P. S. _Greece and the Aegean Islands_ (Boston, 1907, Houghton
Mifflin Co., $3.00).
Paton, W. A. _Picturesque Sicily_ (2d ed., N. Y., 1902, Harper, $2.50).
Richardson, R. B. _Vacation Days in Greece_ (N. Y., 1903, Scribner,
$2.00).
Warner, C. D. _In the Levant_ (N. Y., 1876, Harper, $2.00).
HISTORICAL FICTION
The following works of historical fiction comprise only a selection from a
very large number of books suitable for supplementary reading. For
extended bibliographies see E. A. Baker, _A Guide to Historical Fiction_
(new ed., N. Y., 1914, Macmillan, $6.00) and Jonathan Nield, _A Guide to
the Best Historical Novels and Tales_ (3d ed., N. Y., 1904, Putnam,
$1.75). An excellent list of historical stories, especially designed for
children, will be found in the _Bibliography of History for Schools and
Libraries_, parts viii-ix.
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. _The Last Days of Pompeii_ (Boston, 1834, Little,
Brown, and Co., $1.25).
Champney, Elizabeth W. _The Romance of Imperial Rome_ (N. Y., 1910,
Putnam, $3.50).
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