Excerpt from The World's Story, Vol. 5: A History of the World in Story, Song, and Art

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"Charlemagne and the Carlovingians, " by Gustave Masson: published by Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd., London.

"Heroes of European History, " by Louise Creighton: published by Longmans, Green & Company, New York & London.

"Men and Manners of Old Florence, " by Guido Biagi: published in the United States by A. C. McClurg & Company, Chicago, in Great Britain by T. Fisher Unwin, London.

"Stories from Dante, " by Norley Chester: published by Frederick, Warne & Company, New York.

"The City in the Sea, " by E. L. Saxon: published by Seeley, Service & Company, Ltd., London. "Ascanio, " by Alexandre Dumas: published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston.

"Stories of the Italian Artists from Vasari, " by E. L.

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