Judge — July 20, 1912 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Na NAPOLEON'S name fills more pages in the world’s solemn history than that of any other mortal. The advance of his Grand Army into Russa is the turning point in his career and marks the beginning of his downfall. The picture shown herewith from Ridpath’s history, the original of which was displayed at the World’s Fair at Chicago, marks but ONE EVENT out of THOUSANDS which are fully described in the world-famed pub! Ridpath’s History of the World THE PUBLISHER’S FAILURE placed in our hands the entire unsold edition of this monumental work. Brand new, beautifully bound in Half-Morocco, which we offer to Judge readers. AT LESS THAN EVEN DAMAGED SETS WERE EVER SOLD We will name our price only in direct letters to those sending the coupon below, Tear off the coupon, write name and address plainly and mail now before you forget it. Dr. Ridpath’s family derive their income from his History, and to print our price broadcast for the sake of quickly selling these few sets would cause great injury to future sales. Send Coupon today, President McKinley said: “*T am familiar with the merits of Rid- path’s History of the World, and cor- dially commend it to the scholar as well as to the plain people generally."* Prof. Warren, President Boston University, said: ‘*I should be glad to see it placed in the library of every young person in the United States, and even in theEnglish-speaking world.” Prot. Long, Supt. Public Schools, St. Louis, said: ‘I unhesita- tingly commend Dr. Ridpath's History of the World as the ablest work on that = subject which I have ever examined. SRIDPATH ‘The engravings, maps and charts are Yvon aT 7 ad aK alone worth the entire cost of the set. - 3 o } GY Piplis: comin AR we hein! The Boston Post said: ‘‘John T PARDHIA [ROME. 65. i pat Clark Ridpath is above all things an SYALOAEA. gnence apncbOn DAM SFY faa “rare ae historian. His historical works are a EDU, LASEOOMA THE REPUBLIC ASCENOENCY omprasuces © cepted as standards in schools and col- BABYLONIA. eee eeeaT De EMPIRE. nots. REFOR, leges, as well as in business houses 3 - ‘and homes. His style is simple, his manner charming. RIDPATH’S enviable position as an historian is duc to RIDPATH takes am back to the dawn of history, !o*f his wonderfully beautiful style, a style no other historian has before the Pyramids of Egypt were built; down througt ever equalled. He pictures the great historical events as though they | the romantic, troubled times of Chaldea’s grandeur and Assyria were happening plore your eyes; be carries you with him to see | magnificence; of Babylonia’s wealth and luxury; of Greciat} the battles of old; to meet kings and queens and i to sit é bs ef in the Roman Senate; to march agai t Saladin and hig dark- | 294 Roman splendor; of Mohammedan culture and refine skinned followers; to sail the southern seas with Drake; to | ment; of French elegance and British power; of American patriots circumnavigate the globe with Magel ‘ch that | 29d religious freedom, to the dawn of yesterday. He covers ye) thin line of Greek spearmen work havoc with the Per- | ery nation, every time, and holds you spellbound by his won sian hordes on the field of Marathon. Hecombines absorbing | ful eloquence. and makes histor - ” ss cresting as the greatest of fetions RIDPATH throws the mantle of personality over the RIDPATH in your home means old heroes of history. Alexander is there; patriot, warrict you need never spend a lonely eve: statesman, diplomat, crowning the glory of Grecian histor: Youcan associate with the world’sheroes: you | Xerxes from his mountain platform sees Themistocles with three bunds! Aatich Rome was free no foore ter | aud fifty Greek ships smash his Persian fleet of over a thousand sai a2 sitat the feet of Socrates, the loftiest | help to mold the language in which this paragraph is written. Rome perch the greatest throne on earth and so sets up a poor madiad ou write spel otha $0 Zones rendore genius of the ancient world. It is en- | Nero upc nobling tocommune with thesechil’ | name to stand for countless centuries as the synonym of savage cruel Poeeresy ren of destiny. | To be associated | Napoleon fights Waterloo again under your very eves and reels before the iros ee eee ieaT | that at last the end of his gilded dream has come. Washington is there, “fours fo your store of knowledge, | to all the winds,” grave, thoughtful, rool against the wiles of Drtish strategy which is power, and to t the poisoned darts of false friends, clear-seeing over the heads of his fellow cous! ADDRESS... ¢ men, and on into another Century, the most colossal world-figure of his time No agent will call. The sample pages richness of your life. comicbooks.com