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.

The narratives are the work of writers who are recognized authorities on
their several 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:

Cloth extra $1.50
Half morocco, uncut edges, gilt top 1.75
Large paper, limited to 250 numbered copies for
subscribers to the series. These may be obtained
in sheets folded, or in cloth, uncut edges. 3.50

The first group of the Series comprises the following volumes:

Nelson, and the Naval Supremacy of England. By W. CLARK Russell,
author of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor," etc.

Gustavus Adolphus, and the Struggle of Protestantism for Existence.
By C.R.L. FLETCHER, M.A., late Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.

Pericles, and the Golden Age of Athens. By EVELYN ABBOTT, M.A.,
Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

Theodoric the Goth, the Barbarian Champion of Civilisation. By
THOMAS HODGKIN, author of "Italy and Her Invaders," etc.

Sir Philip Sidney, and the Chivalry of England. By H.R. FOX-BOURNE,
author of "The Life of John Locke," etc.

Julius Caesar, and the Organisation of the Roman Empire. By W. WARDE
FOWLER, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.

John Wyclif, Last of the Schoolmen and First of the English
Reformers. By LEWIS SERGEANT, author of "New Greece," etc.

Napoleon, Warrior and Ruler, and the Military Supremacy of
Revolutionary France. By W. O'CONNOR MORRIS, sometime Scholar of
Oriel College, Oxford.

Henry of Navarre, and the Huguenots in France. By P.F. WILLERT,
M.A., Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

Cicero, and the Fall of the Roman Republic. By J.L. STRACHAN
DAVIDSON, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

Abraham Lincoln, and the Downfall of American Slavery. By NOAH
BROOKS.