"The Civilisation of the Ancient Egyptians," by A. Bothwell Gosse.
"No country possesses so many wonders, and has such a number of works
which defy description." An excellent, profusely illustrated account of
the domestic life, amusements, art, religion and occupations of these
wonderful people. "How the Present Came From the Past," by Margaret E.
Wells, Volume II.
What the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians and the Persians
contributed to civilisation. This is brief and simple and may be used as
a first book on the subject.
"Stories of Egyptian Gods and Heroes," by F. H. Brooksbank.
The beliefs of the Egyptians, the legend of Isis and Osiris, the
builders of the Pyramids and the Temples, the Riddle of the Sphinx, all
add to the fascination of this romantic picture of Egypt.
"Wonder Tales of the Ancient World," by Rev. James Baikie.
Tales of the Wizards, Tales of Travel and Adventure, and Legends of the
Gods all gathered from ancient Egyptian literature.
"Ancient Assyria," by Rev. James Baikie.
Which tells of a city 2800 years ago with a street lined with beautiful
enamelled reliefs, and with libraries of clay.
"The Bible for Young People," arranged from the King James version, with
twenty-four full page illustrations from old masters.
"Old, Old Tales From the Old, Old Book," by Nora Archibald Smith.
"Written in the East these characters live forever in the West--they
pervade the world." A good rendering of the Old Testament. "The Jewish
Fairy Book," translated and adapted by Gerald Friedlander.
Stories of great nobility and beauty from the Talmud and the old Jewish
chap-books. "Eastern Stories and Legends," by Marie L. Shedlock.
"The soldiers of Alexander who had settled in the East, wandering
merchants of many nations and climes, crusading knights and hermits
brought these Buddha Stories from the East to the West."
Stories of Greece and Rome "The Story of the Golden Age," by James
Baldwin.
Some of the most beautiful of the old Greek myths woven into the story
of the Odyssey make this book a good introduction to the glories of
the Golden Age. "A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales," by Nathaniel
Hawthorne, with pictures by Maxfield Parrish.
"The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy," by Padraic Colum,
presented by Willy Pogany.
An attractive, poetically rendered account of "the world's greatest
story."
"The Story of Rome," by Mary Macgregor, with twenty plates in colour.
Attractively illustrated and simply presented story of Rome from the
earliest times to the death of Augustus.
"Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls," retold by W. H. Weston. "The Lays
of Ancient Rome," by Lord Macaulay.
"The early history of Rome is indeed far more poetical than anything
else in Latin Literature."
"Children of the Dawn," by Elsie Finnemore Buckley.
Old Greek tales of love, adventure, heroism, skill, achievement, or
defeat exceptionally well told. Especially recommended for girls.
"The Heroes; or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children," by Charles
Kingsley.
"The Story of Greece," by Mary Macgregor, with nineteen plates in colour
by Walter Crane.
Attractively illustrated and simply presented--a good book to begin on.