. 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. .7;; English Entr£nchmknt3 at Mafekino. The Boers Retreating across the Klip Riveh Chapter CXVIIIEDWARD VII HE new sovereign who succeeded the ag
. 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. .7;; English Entr£nchmknt3 at Mafekino. The Boers Retreating across the Klip Riveh Chapter CXVIIIEDWARD VII HE new sovereign who succeeded the aged and veneratedVictoria was her son Albert Edward, who selected ashis reigning title the name of Edward VII. He was aman already nearly sixty years of age, so that his reignwas necessarily a short one. It lasted a little over nineyears, terminating with his death in even this short period was sufficient to endear KingEdward very deeply to his subjects. His earlier life as heirto the throne had not wholly pleased his people, many of whomregarded him as a somewhat idle and even cynical pleasure-seeker. But he assumed the duties of his kingship with a calmearnestness and power which did much to elevate not only hisown dignity among his people but also that of England in theeyes of the world. Toward the close of his reign, it becamethe common boast of Englishmen that, whereas the political center of Europehad been in Paris before the Franco-German War and had then shifted toB
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