References to other articles in this work are in all upper case (as in the original) and indented six spaces. They usually begin with "See", "Also" or "Also in". Citations of works outside this book are indented six spaces and in italics (as in the original). Italics are indicated by underscores: _This is in italics._ ----------Subject: Start-------- ----------Subject: End---------- indicates the start/end of a group of subheadings or other large block. 7. The bibliography in Volume 1, APPENDIX F on page xxi provides additional details, including URLs of available internet versions. Search for: {xxi} Another bibliography is provided in volume 5 at: {3885} 8. Minor formatting irregularities have corrected: Citations in the earlier volumes have been changed to: _Author Title Location in work._ Ellipsis is rendered as … instead of "...". Em dash is rendered as — instead of --. Search Tips: To search for words separated by an unknown number of other characters, use this Regular Expression to find the words "first" and "second" separated by between 1 and 100 characters: first.{1,100}second To search for titles, USE ALL UPPER CASE; Set "Match Case"; Begin the search text with a circumflex to indicate the beginning of the line: ^MAGNESIA End Transcriber's Notes.] ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------Volume 1: Start-------- [Image: Spine] [Image: ETHNOLOGICAL MAP OF MODERN EUROPE (left)] [Image: ETHNOLOGICAL MAP OF MODERN EUROPE (right)] History For Ready Reference, Volumes 1 to 5 From The Best Historians, Biographers, And Specialists Their Own Words In A Complete System Of History For All Uses, Extending To All Countries And Subjects, And Representing For Both Readers And Students The Better And Newer Literature Of History In The English Language By J. N. Larned With Numerous Historical Maps From Original Studies And Drawings By Alan C. Reiley In Five Volumes Volume I—A To Elba Springfield, Massachusetts. The C. A. Nichols Company, Publishers MDCCCXCV Copyright, 1893, By J. N. Larned. _The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. United States Of America_ Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company. Preface. This work has two aims: to represent and exhibit the better Literature of History in the English language, and to give it an organized body—a system—adapted to the greatest convenience in any use, whether for reference, or for reading, for teacher, student, or casual inquirer.