A Series of biographical studies of the lives and work of a number of representative historical characters about whom have gathered the great traditions of the Nations to which they belonged, and who have been accepted, in many instances, as types of the several National ideals. With the life of each typical character will be presented a picture of the National conditions surrounding him during his career.

EVELYN ABBOTT, M.A, Fellow oF Balliol College, Oxford.

The narratives are the work of writers who are recognized authorities on their sevetal subjects, and, while thoroughly trustworthy as history, will present picturesque and dramatic "stories" of the Men and of the events connected with them.

To the Life of each "Hero" will be given one duodecimo volume, handsomely printed in large type, provided with maps and adequately illustrated according to the special requirements of the several subjects. The volumes will be sold separately as follows:

Large 12°, cloth extra...... $ 1 50

Half morocco, uncut edges, gilt top 1 75

A series of biographical studies of the lives and work of certain representative historical characters, about whom have gathered the great traditions of the Nations to which they belonged, and who have been accepted, in many instances, as types of the several National ideals.

The volumes will be sold separately as follows: cloth extra, $1.50; half leather, uncut edges, gilt top, $1.75.

The following are now ready:

NELSON. By W. Clark Russell.

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. By C. R. L. Pletcher.

PERICLES. By Evelyn Abbott.

THEODORIC THE GOTH. By Thomas Hodgkin.

SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. By. H. R. Pox-Bourne.

JULIUS CÆSAR. By W. Warde Fowler.

WYCLIP. By Lewis Sergeant.

NAPOLEON. By W. O'Connor Morris.

HENRY OF NAVARRE. By P. P. Willert.

CICERO. By J. L. Strachan-David-son.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By Noah Brooks.

PRINCE HENRY (OF PORTUGAL) THE NAVIGATOR. By C. R. Beazley.

JULIAN THE PHILOSOPHER. By Alice Gardner.

LOUIS XIV. By Arthur Hassall.

CHARLES XII. By R. Nisbet Bain.

LORENZO DE' MEDICI. By Edward Armstrong.

JEANNE D'ARC. By Mrs. Oliphant. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. By

Washington Irving. ROBERT THE BRUCE. By Sir

Herbert Maxwell. HANNIBAL. By W. O'Connor Morris. ULYSSES S. GRANT. By William

Conant Church. ROBERT E. LEE. By Henry Alexander White. THE CID CAMPEADOR. By H.

Butler Clarke. SALADIN. By Stanley Lane-Poole. BISMARCK. By J. W. Headlam. ALEXANDER THE GREAT. By

Benjamin I. Wheeler. CHARLEMAGNE. By H. W. C.

Davis. OLIVER CROMWELL. By Charles

Firth. RICHELIEU. By James B. Perkins. DANIEL O'CONNELL. By Robert

Dunlop. SAINT LOUIS (Louis IX., of France).

By Frederick Perry. LORD CHATHAM. By Walford

Davis Green.

Other volumes in preparation are:

MOLTKE. By Spencer Wilkinson.

JUDAS MACCABÆUS. By Israel Abrahams.

HENRY V. By Charles L. Kings-ford.

SOBIESKI. By F. A. Pollard.

ALFRED THE TRUTHTELLER. By Frederick Perry.

FREDERICK II. By A. L. Smith. MARLBOROUGH. By C. W. C.

Oman. RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED.

By T. A. Archer. WILLIAM THE SILENT. By Rutk

Putnam. JUSTINIAN. By Edward Jenks.

G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, Publishers. New York and London.