The Boys' And Girls' Herodotus
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The Boys' And Girls' Herodotus
Author: Herodotus
Year: 1884
THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' HERODOTUS BEING PARTS OF THE HISTORY OF HERODOTUS Edited for Boys and Girls "The design of Herodotus was to record the struggles between the Greeks and barbarians, ... he is perpetually led to trace the causes of the great events of his history; to recount the origin of that mighty contest between liberty and despotism which marked the whole period; ... when all Asia united in one endless array to crush the states of Greece; when armies bridged the seas and navies sailed through mountains; when proud, stubborn-hearted men arose amid anxiety, terror, confusion, and despair, and staked their lives and homes against the overwhelming power of a foreign despot, till Heaven itself sympathized with their struggles, and the winds and waves delivered their country, and opened the way to victory and revenge. The personal character of Herodotus, reflected from every page that he wrote, renders his vivid story all the more happily suited to the reading and study of boys and girls. He is as honest as the sun; equally impartial to friends and foes; candid in the statement of both sides of a question; and an artist withal in the gift of delineating a character or a people wit
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