“Mrs. Elliot’s is an anecdotal history of the French Court from Francis I to Louis XIV. She has conveyed a vivid idea of the personalities touched upon, and her book contains a great deal of genuine vitality.”—_Detroit Free Press._ The Crises in the History of The Papacy By Joseph McCabe Author of “Peter Abélard,” “A Candid History of the Jesuits,” etc. This volume comprises a study of twenty of the most famous of the Popes whose careers and whose influence was most important in the development of the Church as it was in the history of the world. Alfred the Great Maker of England 848–899 A. D. _By_ Beatrice A. Lees Of Somerville College, Oxford _8vo. $2.50_ Few royal lives have been richer in fulfillment and more decisive in their influence upon the course of history than that of Alfred. Under his leadership, Wessex became the nucleus of England’s expansion, the Danish invader was checked, and the first beginnings of a royal navy were made. His is the most important name in English history prior to the coming of the Normans. New York =G. P. Putnam’s Sons= London ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES 1. P. 18, corrected "An occasion of" to "On an occasion of". 2. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 3. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 4. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 5. Enclosed bold or blackletter font in =equals=.