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gh Chronicle._ "Peculiarly adapted for instructive family reading."--_Caledonian Mercury._ THE HISTORY OF ROME; From accepted English and Foreign authorities, as Macpherson's Annals of Commerce, Keightley's Roman History, Smith's and Adam's Greek and Roman Antiquities; Dr. Arnold, Niebuhr, &c. With Questions to each Chapter, a Chronological Table, and a Map of the Roman Empire; 3s. 6d. bound in cloth, lettered. "Miss Corner's History of Rome will assuredly ere long supersede all the Roman histories at present used in schools, it is well written, and the historical facts elicited by the learned labours of Niebuhr, Arnold, &c, are made to take the place of the fabulous accounts which have hitherto passed current as authentic history; at the same time the popular early legends are not omitted, but their doubtful nature pointed out."--_Westmister Review._ "An excellent feature in this history is the continual effort to open out to the young reader the household life and social customs of the Romans, for without this, ancient history can have no reality for children."--_Educational Times._ "Its contents form a correct history of the Roman empire, from its beginning."--_Church of England Journal._ THE HISTORIES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL; New Edition, Fifth Thousand; 2s. 6d. cloth, lettered; or bound up with Questions on the Histories, 3s. Illustrated with a Map, and three Historical Engravings,--1. Inez De Castro entreating the King to save her life. 2. Interview of Columbus with Queen Isabella. 3. The Cortez taking the Oath of Allegiance. "Miss Corner gives a clear and striking account of the different kingdoms that at various times were founded in Spain."--_Edinburgh Review._ "So concise and plain as to be at once adapted to the capacities and volatility of young people, while they are useful compendiums for adults."--_Times_. THE HISTORY OF FRANCE; Tenth Thousand, New Edition, with continuation of events to the Presidency of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte; 2_s_ 6_d_. cloth, lettered; or bound up with Questions on the History, 3_s_. Illustrated with a Map, and three Historical Engravings,--1. The Coronation of Charles VII. 2. A French Tilt, or Tournament. 3. Bonaparte's Expedition across the Alps. "The Writer has borne in mind throughout, that simplicity of style was essential to her purpose, and has selected those facts which are best adapted to give an idea of the events and the customs of th
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