INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS IN EUROPE.—Egypto-Greek or classic era—Alexander the Great—The Alexandrian Ptolemies—Essenian revivalism—Destruction of the Serapion—Murder of Hypatia—Christian annihilation of science—Birth of Mohammed—The Koran—Saracen learning—Tenth century scare—Crusades—Averroism—Annihilation of Saracen power—Establishment of Inquisition—Discovery of America—Martin Luther—The Reformation—Copernicus—Revival of Arianism—Murder of Servetus—Index Expurgatorius—First newspaper—Murder of Bruno—Kepler’s laws—Galileo—Newton’s theory of gravitation—Discovery of Oxygen—First locomotive engine and screw steamer—Telegraphy—Christian Church opposed to progress. THE BIBLE—Origin of Authorised Version—List of Bible books—Description of MSS—Ancient Hebrew language—Invention of vowel-points—Dates of earliest Hebrew and Greek MSS. ANNALS OF TACITUS.—Abelard—Arnold of Brescia—Wicliffe’s heresy and trials—Papal schism—Jerome of Prague—John Huss—Triple Popedom—Council of Constance—Search for old MSS—Boggio Bracciolini, Niccolo Niccoli & Lamberteschi—The forgery—Extracts from letters—Discovery of “The Annals.” CREATION AND FALL.—Faith and reason—Mosaic narratives—Creation opposed to science—Genesis absurd and immoral—Authorship of Pentateuch—Christianity a failure—The real trinity—Religious hypocrites—Morality not Christianity. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. _Frontispiece_—Chimpanzees and gorillas. Lemur and face of Proboscis Monkey (after Mivart). Moor Monkey (after Mivart). Chimpanzee (after Mivart). Adult male Orang (after Mivart). Mafuca and Aidanill (after Mivart), and Swaheli Negro (after Tylor). Hands of Gorilla and Hammegh man (after Hartmann). Natives of Tierra del Fuego. The hairy family of Burmah. _Man—Whence and Whither?_ Genealogy of Man. Section of Earth’s crust. Tertiary period in Europe. Eocene seas. Pleiocene seas. Pleistocene submergence during temperate inter-glacial epoch. Pleistocene Europe during post-glacial continental condition. Skeleton of man. Skeletons of gorilla and chimpanzee. Outlines of the skulls of a chimpanzee, the Neanderthal man and a modern European. Outlines of the skulls of the Neanderthal man, a modern Australian and the Engis man. Australian, African and European skulls (after Tylor and Hartmann). _Man’s Antiquity._ Evolution of mind in man. Amœba and Gasteropoda. _Evolution of Mind._ _The Special Senses._ Androgynous Brahm. Isis, Horus and fish. Indranee and Indra; and Lakshmi and Vishnu. Devaki and Kristna: and Parvati and Siva. Amen-Ra (after Drummond). Crucifixion of Kristna; Crux Ansata; Assyrian virgin Ishtar; Cyprian virgin and child; Isis and Horus. _Evolution of the God Idea._ Zodiacal Signs, showing the precession of the equinoxes. Bacchanalian insignia. Oriental Zodiac (after Sir Wm. Jones). Egyptian Zodiac (after Sir Wm. Drummond).