The story of the world : a simple history for boys and girls

620 Pages·1913·39.956 MB·English

by  Elizabeth O'Neill

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THE STORY OF THE WORLD

SCENES IN ROMAN LIFE, PAINTED BY A ROMAN ARTIST.
Made upfrom paintings which decoratedthewallsofoneofthe buried houses ofPompeii. The
painter has endeavoured to make every-day subjects more interesting by depicting the
workersaslittlecupids. Atthetoptheyaredyeing,in themiddle, gatheringorchardfruits,
andatthebottom, forging, casting, andworking in metal.
THE
STORY OF THE WORLD
A Simple History for Boys and Girls
BY ELIZABETH O'NEILL, M.A.
rORMEBLYUNIVBRSITrFELLOW, JONESFELLOW, ANDASSISTANT
LECTURERINHISTORYOFTHEUNIVERSITYOFMANCHESTER
AUTHOROF 'ANURSERYHISTORYOFENGLAND'
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED
IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE
FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES
NEW YORK
PUTNAM'S SONS
G. P.
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK