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I. THE FIRST BOOKS IN THE WORLD

Scribes and priests-The works of Confucius-Latin literature—
The change in form-The incentive to write-Myths and
legends-Cupid and Psyche-A co-operative beginning.

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A book of many books-The Israelites-The people of the Old
Testament-Moses-The beginning of the Bible: The Law-
The books of the Old Testament-The priestly writers-The
growth of the Old Testament-The Prophets-The loss of early
documents-The spirit of Hebrew monotheism-The planning
and preaching of Ezekiel "The Writings"-The national
literature of the Jews-A great drama-The Apocrypha-The
Wisdom literature of the Jews-The dignified beauty of
Ecclesiasticus-The New Testament-The writers of the New
Testament Jesus of Nazareth-The four Gospels-St. Paul-
Translations of the Bible-The first printed English Bible.

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V. THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST

The Vedas of the Brahmans-Thirty-three thousand gods-The
castes-A feat of memory-The Buddhist scriptures-The
early days of Gautama-The Gospel of Buddha-The Books
of Confucius-The literary and religious ideals of China-The
Book of Zoroaster-The teachings of Zoroaster-The Koran—
Mohammed-What the Koran teaches-The Talmud.

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ILLUSTRATIONS

"A READING FROM HOMER," BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA
Coloured Frontispiece

Photo: Rischgitz Collection.
PORTION OF THE STORY OF THE DELUGE, FROM A TABLET WHICH
PROBABLY BELONGED TO THE PALACE LIBRARY AT NINEVEH

Photo: W. A. Mansell & Co.

ENGRAVING, TAKEN FROM A DRAWING IN GELL's Pompeiana, CONSIST-
ING OF A UNION OF ALL THE IMPLEMENTS OF WRITING, COLLECTED
FROM A GREAT NUMBER OF ANCIENT PAINTINGS IN POMPEII AND
HERCULANEUM

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FACSIMILE OF THE PAPYRUS INSCRIBED WITH HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT OF The
Book of the Dead

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Photo: W. A. Mansell & Co.

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PAPYRUS INSCRIBED IN THE HIERATIC CHARACTER WITH AN EGYPTIAN
ROMANCE AND BEARING THE NAMES OF ANTEF, Eleventh Dynasty,
ABOUT B.C. 2600, AND THOTHMES III, EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY, ABOUT
B.C. 1600

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Photo: W. A. Mansell & Co.

JEAN MIELOT, A FAMOUS SCHOLAR AND CALLIGRAPHER OF THE MIDDLE
AGES.

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Photo: Rischgitz Collection.

THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ATTENDED BY ANGELS, FROM A COPY OF THE "OFFICES OF THE VIRGIN"

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STORY OF PYGMALION, "THE HEART DESIRES," BY SIR EDWARD BURNE-
JONES

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From a drawing by Paul Chenavard in the Museum, Lyons. Photo: Braun PREPARING FOR THE SIEGE OF TROY

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From a drawing by Paul Chenavard in the Museum, Lyons. Photo: Braun "THE WINE OF CIRCE" (Coloured Illustration)

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From the painting by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Reproduced by per-
mission of Frederick Hollyer.

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From a drawing by Paul Chenavard in the Museum, Lyons. Photo: Braun

"THE FORGE OF VULCAN," BY VELASQUEZ

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Photo: Rischgitz Collection.

"PENELOPE AND HER SUITORS," BY J. W. WATERHOUSE

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Reproduced by special permission of the Director of the Aberdeen Art
Gallery.

"CAPTIVE ANDROMACHE," BY LORD LEIGHTON .

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From the painting in the Manchester Art Gallery. Photo: Rischgitz
Collection.

"ULYSSES IN PHEACIA," BY RUBENS.

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Photo: Rischgitz Collection.

"CIRCE AND THE COMPANIONS OF ULYSSES" BY BRITON RIVIÈRE, R.A..

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HOMER, "THE GREAT BLIND FATHER OF SONG," BY HARRY BATES.

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MOSES: PROPHET, LAWGIVER, STATESMAN, AS CONCEIVED BY MICHAEL
ANGELO

"MOSES BREAKING THE TABLES OF THE LAW," BY REMBRANDT VAN RYN
Photo: Braun, Clé.nent & Co.

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"And there WAS A GREAT CRY IN EGYPT," BY ARTHUR HACKER, A.R.A. Reproduced by special permission.

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"JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS," BY HAROLD SPEED Reproduced by permission of the artist.

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Reproduced by kind permission of the British and Foreign Bible Society

DAVID, THE GREATEST OF THE HEBREW KINGS.

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ISAIAH: THE STATESMAN AND PROPHET ROUND WHOSE NAME
THE FINEST RELIGIOUS LITERATURE OF JUDAISM WAS GATHERED

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From Michael Angelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
Photo: Anderson.

JEREMIAH: PERHAPS THE FINEST EXAMPLE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT OF A
CHARACTER DISCIPLINED AND STRENGTHENED BY SUFFERING

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From Michael Angelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
Photo: Anderson.

EZEKIEL: THE MYSTIC AND PRIEST WHO, MORE THAN ANY OTHER MAN,
MADE POST-EXILIC JUDAISM

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From Michael Angelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
Photo: Anderson.

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From the picture in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Reproduced by
permission of the Liverpool Corporation.

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"CHRIST WASHING PETER'S FEET," BY FORD MADOX BROWN.

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MASACCIO'S FRESCO OF ST. PETER VISITED IN PRISON BY ST. PAUL.

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