Judge — March 12, 1921 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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DGE and Queen Khatun 3600 Pages—Large, Clear Type—Extra Heavy Paper—Rich Cloth Bind- ing—12 Volumes—Each Volume 7!4 x 5!¢ inches —Full-Page Illustra- tions in Sepia. Stranger than Fiction books Ss so con- No other sct of ever written s vincingly that Fiction ever after Truth, that the wildest imaginings of the romancer after all fall far short of the real facts of History. The Romantic facts that the authors have brought out in strong relief in this series, ing the lives of the world’s most famous characters, demon- strate how unfruitful is in- vention, and how cold and barren is tion, in contrast with what life it- self can show in those ever changi circumstances that make of every lived life a romance. in the lives of hist ho, instead of bi ] —besides a numerous retinuc of females of the sort often mentioned in Holy Writ and once found in the menage of every Oriental despot —failed to subdue the fiery spirit of Genghis Khan. At an age when most men would be resting on their laurels Genghis was out looking for more trouble—and trouble a found—and made—up to the day of his death, at the < It makes fascinating reading—the story of this son of Mongolian Chief, born in a tent on the shore of the Hoang-ho, who became one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen, and who left an empire vastly greater in extent than that of Rome when she was mistress of the world. It’s a story the like of which you never read before, telling of the manners, customs, and modes of life, of the sports and pastimes of strange Oriental peoples—of Gargantuan feasts and barbaric revel —of the countless hordes of nomads », combining under the leadership of Genghis Khan, scaled the Great Wall and conquered Northern China, swept across the Mongolian steppes even to the banks of the Dnieper in Russia, overran Asiatic Turkey and pene- d beyond the confines of India. This sanguinary and ruthless barbarian, even as William Hohen- zollern, claimed to be an object of the special favor of God. But Genghis, being a man of rare personal courage and possessing many statesmanlike qualities, managed to get away with it, and wonderful to relate—But read this strange story yourself, one of many stories out of real life. that are just as interesting, written by the famous historian, Abbott, and found in Famous Men and Women of History Remarkable Characters All JULIUS CAESAR JOSEPHINE. fame nf GENGHIS KHAN QUEEN ELIZARETH f the Seas.” a 29 NOW courox CLEOPATRA A royal V PETER THE GREAT v . { the Czars, the type of mn MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED : capemniias MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS | BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION COMPAN Europe 418 Brunswick Building, New York Cit WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR t ve he the man