The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . 8Ha5IOJqX3 T^mi 3HT mviaauttoO aAi lonSnoD bne .srtssoO sriJ noq J liiTioH siuinaV ansi3ina>fl1 orlT u f»bi? fjjcniJlni/bij bnii Lr m jjiIJ I -
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