Front matter
Reading edition
BISMARCK [From a painting by F. Von Lenbach.]

Heroes of the Nations
EDITED BY
Evelyn Abbott, M.A. FELLOW OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD
FACTA DUCIS VIVENT OPEROGAQUE GLORIA RERUM.--OVID, IN LIVIAM 185
THE HERO'S DEEDS AND HARD-WON FAME SHALL LIVE.