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of Modern 

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PROF. GILBERT MURRAY, D.Litt., LL.D., F.B.A. 

 HERBERT FISHER, LL.D., F.B.A. 

 PROF. J. ARTHUR THOMSON, M.A. 

 PROF. WM. T. BREWSTER, M.A. 



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History and 



3. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 



By HILAIRE BELLOC, M.A. (With Maps.) " It is coloured with all 

 the militancy of the author's temperament." Daily News. 



4. A SHORT HISTORY OF WAR AND PEACE 



By G. H. FERRIS. The Rt. Hon. JAMES BRYCE writes : " I have read it 

 with much interest and pleasure, admiring the skill with which you have 

 managed to compress so many facts and views into so small a volume." 



8. POLAR EXPLORATION 



By Dr W. S. BRUCE, F.R.S.E., Leader of the " Scotia " Expedition. (With 

 Maps.) " A very freshly written and interesting narrative." The Times. 



12. THE OPENING- UP OF AFRICA 



By Sir H.H. JOHNSTON, G.C.M.G..F.Z.S. (With Maps.) "The Home 

 University Library is much enriched by this excellent work. "Daily Mail. 



13. MEDIEVAL EUROPE 



By H. W. C. DAVIS, M.A. (With Maps.) " One more illustration of the 

 fact that it takes a complete master of the subject to write briefly upon 

 it." Manchester Guardian. 



