Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5: A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
History
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5: A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
Biography
THESEUS, 5
ULYSSES, _Charles F. Horne_, 7
SIR WILLIAM WALLACE, 100
ARNOLD VON WINKELRIED, 111
XENOPHON, _Professor J. Pentland Mahaffy_, 15
ZENOBIA, QUEEN OF PALMYRA, _Anna Jameson_, 26
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME V.
PHOTOGRAVURES
ILLUSTRATION ARTIST TO FACE PAGE
COLUMBUS BEFORE ISABELLA, _Vacslav Brozik_ _Frontispiece_
ULYSSES DEFYING THE CYCLOPS, _Louis-Frederic
Schutzenberger_ 10
THE MOTHER OF THE GRACCHI, _Gustave Boulanger_ 20
LEIF ERICSON OFF THE COAST OF
VINELAND, _O. A. Wergeland_ 52
THE VISION OF ST. BERNARD, _Wilhelm Bernatzik_ 62
THE DEATH OF BARBAROSSA, _Wilhelm Beckmann_ 70
LOUIS IX. OPENS THE JAILS OF FRANCE, _Luc Olivier Merson_ 90
ARNOLD WINKELRIED AT SEMPACH, _Konrad Grob_ 112
JOAN OF ARC, _Mme. Zoe-Laure de
Chatillon_ 118
MARY STUART AND RIZZIO, _Georg Conrader_ 162
WOOD-ENGRAVINGS AND TYPOGRAVURES
HERCULES AT THE FEET OF OMPHALE, _J. E. Dantan_ 4
TRIBUTE TO THE MINOTAUR, _A. Gendron_ 6
ZENOBIA CAPTIVE, _H. Schmalz_ 26
SIEGFRIED SLAYING THE DRAGON, _K. Dielitz_ 32
THE RUINS OF KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE, _Percy Dixon_ 38
ROLAND AT RONCESVALLES, _Alphonse de Neuville_ 42
ROLLO THE RANGER ATTACKS PARIS, _Alphonse de Neuville_ 46
EDITH SEARCHING FOR THE BODY OF
HAROLD, _Alphonse de Neuville_ 56
THE CID ORDERING THE EXECUTION OF
AHMED, _Alphonse de Neuville_ 58
RICHARD COEUR DE LION ON THE FIELD
OF ARSUR, _Gustave Dore_ 74
THE VISION OF ST. FRANCIS, _Chartran_ 84
THE EDUCATION OF LOUIS IX., _Chartran_ 86
GUTENBERG'S INVENTION, _E. Hillemacher_ 126
THE FIRST SHEET FROM CAXTON'S PRESS, _E. H. Wehnert_ 130
COLUMBUS RIDICULED AT THE COUNCIL OF
SALAMANCA, _Nicolo Barabino_ 134
BAYARD TAKING LEAVE OF THE LADIES OF
BRESCIA, _Alphonse de Neuville_ 150
ABDICATION OF GUSTAVUS VASA, _Hersent_ 156
CAPTAIN SMITH SAVED BY POCAHONTAS, _Grosch_ 168
HARVEY DEMONSTRATING THE CIRCULATION
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