Messrs. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS take pleasure in announcing that they have in course of publication, in co-operation with Mr. T. Fisher Unwin, of London, a series of historical studies,
manner the
intended to present
stories of the different
in a
graphic
nations that have
attained prominence in history.
In the story form the current of each national distinctly indicated,
and
its
life is
picturesque and noteworthy
periods and episodes are presented for the reader in their philosophical relation to each other as well as to universal history. It is
the plan of the writers of the different volumes to
enter into the real
life
of the peoples,
and to bring them
before the reader as they actually lived, labored, and struggled
— as they studied and wrote, and as they amused
themselves.
In carrying out this plan, the myths, with
which the history of all lands begins, will not be overlooked, though these will be carefully distinguished from the actual history, so far as the labors of the accepted historical authorities
The
have resulted
in definite conclusions.
subjects of the different volumes have been planned
to cover connecting and, as far as possible, consecutive
epochs or periods, so that the set v/hen completed will present in a comprehensive narrative the chief events in the great Story OF THE NATIONS but it is, of course, not always practicable to issue the several volumes in
their chronological order.
