"They lend to the sacred story a connected historic form in the mind of the reader, and by explaining the direct relations of events and characters in these priceless narratives, they assist the understanding as well as the memory."--_School Board Chronicle._ "Concise, comprehensive, and well arranged, and argue a masterly knowledge of the history of the Old and New Testaments."--_Church and School Gazette._ "Small in size, but great in value. We recommend the work not only to private Christians, but also to teachers and preachers."--_Christian World._ GRAMMAR. 7.--An English Grammar for Schools. With copious Exercises, Examples of Parsing, Analysis, &c. =23,000 sold.= Fcp. -/6 "Will be found one of the best books for teaching grammar to elementary classes. The examples have a merit that we believe is peculiar to the work. Mr Curtis gives full directions for parsing every class of word in each of the eight divisions. His explanation of the rules of syntax is very valuable and interesting."--_National Schoolmaster._ 8.--Outlines of English Grammar. With Copious Exercises. =250,000 sold.= Fcp. -/6 "Remarkably clear in its definitions, copious in its facts, and rich in the examples it gives for exercise."--_Freeman._ "An admirable example of placing in a clear light the essentials of a subject."--_Carlisle Examiner._ "The arrangement is admirable, and the exercises especially are so well devised as greatly to assist the student and lighten the labours of the teacher."--_Brighton Gazette._ "An admirable introduction to the mysteries of English grammar."--_Norfolk News._ [Continued at end] OUTLINES OF ENGLISH HISTORY _FROM B.C. 55 TO A.D. 1895._ Arranged in Chronological Order. BY JOHN CHARLES CURTIS, B.A., LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE TRAINING COLLEGE, BOROUGH ROAD, LONDON, AND EXAMINER IN HISTORY IN THE COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS. _FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND THOUSAND._ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LD. 1896. [Illustration: SAXON ENGLAND] CHRONOLOGICAL OUTLINES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. THE ROMAN PERIOD. B.C. 55 TO A.D. 410. B.C. 55. =JULIUS CÆSAR, A ROMAN GENERAL, INVADED BRITAIN.= 54. Cæsar invaded Britain a second time, defeated Cassivelaunus, the most able of the British chiefs, and imposed a tribute on the inhabitants. A.D. 43. After an interval of nearly a hundred years, another attempt was made to conquer the country; =Aulus Plautius sent as general to Britain by the emperor Claudius=. 51. Ostorius Scapula, who had succeeded Plautius, defeated Caractacus at CAER CARADOC, in Shropshire. Caractacus afterwards betrayed by his stepmother, and sent as a prisoner to Rome. 61. Suetonius captured Anglesea. =He gained a decisive victory over Boadicea, queen of the Iceni=, who poisoned herself after the battle.