‘A model of sober-minded terseness.... That freshness adds to the pleasure with which this useful and instructive book is sure to be read.’――GRAPHIC. ‘A book that should achieve deserved popularity.’――WESTMINSTER REVIEW. ‘Conscientiously written, and contains much information. Several portions are notably good.’――THE WORLD. ‘An eloquent and brilliant work of its kind.’――GLASGOW HERALD. ‘Pleasantly and impartially written.... We sincerely hope that Mrs. MAGNUS will execute her intention of carrying on the history of the Jews to the present day.’――JOURNAL OF EDUCATION. ‘Mrs. MAGNUS ... writes with considerable breadth. Her chapters are full of interest. Her estimates of Jewish character and of the causes of national pursuits and characteristics are very suggestive.’――BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW. ‘The Authoress is never unfair, even when the most melancholy tales of spoliation and grief are being told by her. She has succeeded in treating a very difficult subject with more than the profundity and exactitude that are the attributes of a solid history writer.’――PUBLIC OPINION. ‘A clear, spirited, and on the whole a fairly impartial narrative.... Taken altogether ... combine to form a work of rare interest.’――SCOTSMAN. ‘A distinct gain to general knowledge on the subject of the Jews.’――JEWISH WORLD. ‘Even after making all deductions, we must pronounce Mrs. MAGNUS’ history to be above all praise, and we trust that she will continue it down to the present day.’――JEWISH CHRONICLE. ‘To do the lady justice, she has succeeded where even Dean MILMAN has failed in making Jewish history interesting to the general reader. We have read it through from cover to cover with unflagging interest.’――THE LITERARY WORLD. ‘As interesting as a book of adventures or a novel, and much more profitable.’――MODERN REVIEW. * * * * * * OUTLINES OF JEWISH HISTORY B.C. 586 to C.E. 1885 * * * * * * _NOTE._ _The late Jacob Abraham Franklin bequeathed by Will to five Trustees the sum of Five Thousand Pounds for the promotion of certain objects in connexion with the Advancement of Judaism._ _One of these objects was the publication of religious treatises and text-books._ _The Trustees, believing the present work to be in accord with the views of the benevolent Testator, defray the cost of its publication._ * * * * * * OUTLINES OF JEWISH HISTORY FROM B.C. 586 TO C.E. 1885 With Three Maps by THE AUTHOR OF ‘ABOUT THE JEWS SINCE BIBLE TIMES’ Revised by M. Friedländer, Ph.D. London Longmans, Green, and Co. 1886 All rights reserved _For ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord_ TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF EDWARD JANVERIN EMANUEL PREFACE.