Alfred Brittain: 5 books

Volume 2 of Woman in All Ages and in All Countries. First published in 1907. According to the Preface: Five illustrations"The student of history does not proceed far in his researches before he discovers that human nature is a fixed quality. Other lands, other manners; other times, other customs....

The conditions which governed the life of woman in the earliest days of Roman history are too far removed from the searchlight of historical investigation for us to essay to indicate them with any degree of fulness and accuracy of detail. While it is true that the ancient writers have bequeathed to us...

**This is a history of some of the crucial women who played influential roles in Christianity's origins. From the introduction: **   "The position of woman has been more influenced by Christianity than by any other religion. This is not because there have not been noble sentiments...

When the historian has described the rise and fall of empires and dynasties, and has recounted with care and exactness the details of the great political movements that have changed the map of continents, there remains the question: What was the cause of these revolutions in human society--what were...

A unique edition: illustrated; beautifully formatted with optimized, easy-to-read fonts; the complete, unabridged, original version of the first 1907 edition; annotated, with additional content Notwithstanding all that is said in these ancient writings in the attempt to do her honor, we must...