THE

RIDPATH LIBRARY

OF UNIVERSAL

LITERATURE

JOHN
CLARK
RIDPATH

EDITOR. IN. CHIEF

CLASSIC

EDITION DE LUXE

TWENTY FIVE VOLUMES

FIFTH AVENUE LIBRARY SOCIETY NEW YORK

808.8
R430
1996
7.17

The Ridpath Library
of Universal Literature

A Biographical and Bibliographical Summary of the
World's Most Eminent Authors, including the Choicest
Selections and Masterpieces from their Writings, Com-
prising the Best Features of Many Celebrated Com-
pilations, Notably

THE GUERNSEY COLLECTION

THE DE PUY COLLECTION

THE RIDPATH COLLECTION

Carefully edited and arranged by a corps
of the most capable scholars

EDITOR IN CHIEF

JOHN CLARK RIDPATH, A.M., LL.D.

Author of "Ridpath's History of the United States," "Encyclopedia of
Universal History," "Great Races of Mankind," etc., etc.

WITH REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS BY

WILL M. CLEMENS

Author of "The Life of Roosevelt," "The Life of Mark Twain," "The Life
of Kipling." Of the Editorial Staff of the " 'Encyclopedia
Americana," etc.

TWENTY-FIVE VOLUMES

NEW YORK

THE FIFTH AVENUE LIBRARY SOCIETY

1906

COPYRIGHT, 1906

BY

THE FIFTH AVENUE LIBRARY SOCIETY

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