Author: Swarthmore College

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-03

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780666799586

Excerpt from The Halcyon, 1904, Vol. 19 The biographical notices included in previous editions have been brought down to date, and a great number of new names have been added; so that the book in its latest edition is complete to the opening year of the twentieth century, and stands to-day - as always since the publication of its first edi tion - without a peer_among works of similar intent and scope. Among the many features of excellence which have called forth the highest praise from hundreds of men prominent in the afi'airs of mankind may be cited specifically the admirable system of Orthography, repeated on every page for the sake of convenience; and the comprehensive plan of Pronunciation, the data for which were secured by Dr. Thomas during an extended sojourn in Europe and the Orient. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.