ILLUSTRATIONS OF VOLUME TWO


THE FIRST STEAMi RAILWAY ..........  ................... Frontispiece
    Reproduced in Color from a Painting by Edward L. Henry.

LORD BiRoN............................           Facing Page 450
    Reproduced in Black and White from a Painting by Maurin.

BEETHOVEN AND His ADMIRERS ...........................       474
    Reproduced in Black and White from a Painting by A. Grafle.

QUEEN VICTORIA TAKING THE OATH ............................ 570
    Reproduced in Black and White from a Painting by Sir George
        Hayter.

AMERICAN INVENTORS.   .......... .............................. 642
    Reproduced in Black and White from a Painting by C. Schussele.

WAGNER AND LISZT............................................ 738
    Reproduced in Black and White from a Painting by W. Beck-
        mann.

THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN ..............................       786
    Reproduced in Black and White from a Painting by Gustave
        Dor4.

SOLFERINO ............... 834
    Reproduced in Color from a Painting by E. Meissonier.



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