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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era

by John LORD (1810 - 1894)

Volume 14 is a compilation of essays regarding accomplishments over the 50 years preceding the author's death in 1894. The editorial staff chose the people that they felt best exemplified Lord's criteria of being a historical force to represent the worlds of music, art, science and invention. Though not personally written by Lord, the book is attributed to him. - Summary by KHand


Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1

Charles Robert Darwin, Part 2

David Livingstone, Part 1

David Livingstone, Part 2

David Livingstone, Part 3

Herbert Spencer, Part 1

Herbert Spencer, Part 2

John Ericsson, Part 1

John Ericsson, Part 2

John Ericsson, Part 3

John Ruskin, Part 1

John Ruskin, Part 2

John Ruskin, Part 3

Li Huang Chang, Part 1

Li Huang Chang, Part 2

Li Huang Chang, Part 3

Michael Faraday, Part 1

Michael Faraday, Part 2

Michael Faraday, Part 3

Publisher's Preface

Richard Wagner, Part 1

Richard Wagner, Part 2

Richard Wagner, Part 3

Rudolf Virchow, Part 1

Rudolf Virchow, Part 2

Rudolf Virchow, Part 3

Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 1

Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 2

Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 3