World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Poetry, Historical Fiction, Philosophy, Religion, History, Essays & Short Works

Authors: Eva March Tappan In Year : 1914

Book Language: English

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The pastimes of an Assyrian King, Painting, Frontispiece
India Part I: The coming of the Aryans: historical note
Hymn to Indra and Soma, from the Rig-Veda
The people whom the Aryans found in India, by Sir William Wilson Hunter
Savitri's choice, from the Mahabharata, rewritten by Elizabeth A. Reed
India Part II: Buddha and his teachings: historical note
The life of Buddha, by Sir William Wilson Hunter
Stories of Buddha, by Sir Edwin Arnold
Karma: a story of Buddhist ethics, by Paul Carus
India Part III: A group of folklore stories: historical note
Right and might, by Katherine Neville Fleeson
The man in the Moon, by Katherine Neville Fleeson
The legend of the rice, by Katherine Neville Fleeson
The lord Krishna and the lapwing's nest, by Margaret E. Noble
The peacock and the tortoise, by John Christian
Let's see on which side the camel sits, by John Christian
The washerman and the donkey, by John Christian
The seven weavers and the field of flax, by John Christian
Some Indian proverbs
India Part IV: India in days of yore: historical note
Alexander the Great in India, by Plutarch
Interior of the temple of Vimala Sah, Photograph p. 90
The rock edicts of Asoka, by Vincent A. Smith
Poems by King Bhartrihari
Sakoontala, or the lost ring, by Kalidasa
India Part V: The Mogul conquest: historical note
Prince with attendants in a garden, Indian painting p. 114
The peacock throne of the great mogul, Shah Jehan, by Jean Baptiste Tavernier
The Taj Mahal, the most beautiful tomb in the World, by Bayard Taylor
On the march with Aurungzebe, by François Bernier
Women of the palace at play, Indian painting p. 142
The decline of the Mogul empire, by Thomas Babington Macaulay
India Part VI: India becomes a British province: historical note
How Robert Clive defended Arcot, by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The black hole of Calcutta, by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The impeachment of Warren Hastings, by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Indian customs and manners in 1840, by Hon. Mountstuart Elphinestone
The relief of Lucknow, by Robert Traill Spence Lowell
Jessie's Dream, painting p. 180
When Queen Victoria became empress of India, by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts
India Part VII: The India of to-day: historical note
What is caste ?, by Sir William Wilson Hunter
The amusements of an eastern king, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of Oude
An idol car with stone wheels, photograph p. 200
How the Mohammedans keep the festival of the Mohurrim, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of Oude
Sunday in the British army in India, by Rev. Arthur Male
Camp life in India, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The towers of silence, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The last voyage, painting p. 245
Fables by Ramakrishna, a Brahman saint of to-day
The coronation Durbar of 1911, by John Finnemore
Siam: historical note
The reception of a white elephant, by Mrs. A. H. Leonowens
The white elephant, by Heinrich Heine
Afghanistan: historical note
"The hill of bones", by Rev. Arthur Male
Persia Part I: The mighty empire: historical note
Sohrab's last contest, by Matthew Arnold
When Cyrus the Great was a boy, by Xenophon
Croesus showing Solon his treasures, painting p. 302
How Cyrus the Great won the land of gold, by Jacob Abbott
The seven sleepers of Ephesus, in the land of Lydia, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
King Darius and the flying Scythians, by Herodotus; retold by Alfred J. Church
How Xerxes set out to conquer Greece, by Herodotus
Persia Part II: Days of decline: historical note
The last king of Persia, by Plutarch
The family of Darius at the feet of Alexander the Great, painting p. 368
Dara, by James Russell Lowell
The building of the bridge of Tus, by Elizabeth A. Reed
Little stories from Sadi, a Persian author of the Twelfth Century
Persia Part III: Stories of modern Persia: historical note
Poe's tales at the Persian court, by Wilfrid Sparroy
The prince who lost his book, by Wilfrid Sparroy
The food of the royal tutor, by Wilfrid Sparroy
A Persian wedding, by Charles James Wills
The Persian bazaars, by Eustache de Lorey and Douglas Sladen
New Year's calls and gifts, by Samuel G. Wilson
Persia Part IV: How things are done in Persia: historical note
How the Persians build a house, by S. G. W. Benjamin
The audience chamber of the shah, by S. G. W. Benjamin
How to make calls, by S. G. W. Benjamin
Making a present to an official, by S. G. W. Benjamin
Getting a glass of milk, by S. G. W. Benjamin
How a Persian Mohammedan says his prayers, by Rev. S. G. Wilson
Mesopotamia Part I: The kingdoms of Chaldaea and Assyria: historical note
The Chaldaeans and their wars, by Diodorus the Sicilian
How the Chaldaeans wrote books, by G. Maspero
The tower of Babel, by Sir David Lyndsay
The lion hunt, Assyrian bas-relief p. 474
How the Assyrians and Babylonians lived, by A. H. Sayce
The destruction of Sennacherib, by Lord Byron
Mesopotamia Part II: Babylon the magnificent: historical note
How Semiramis built Babylon, by Diodorus the Sicilian
The make-believe elephants of Semiramis, by Diodorus the Sicilian
Daniel the fearless, from the Old Testament
Belshazzar, by Heinrich Heine
The fall of Babylon, by Jacob Abbott
Palestine Part I: In Old Testament times: historical note
The journey to the promised land
The shepherd boy who became king
The story of King Solomon
Stories from the Talmud
The destruction of Jerusalem, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard
Jeremiah at the fall of Jerusalem, painting p. 582
Palestine Part II: A Roman province: historical note
On the morning of Christ's nativity, by John Milton
The burning of the temple, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William Shepard
Palestine Part III: The crusades: historical note
''God willeth it !'', by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
The crusaders before Jerusalem, painting p. 610
The tearing down of England's flag, by Sir Walter Scott
The children's crusade, by Eva March Tappan
The children's crusade, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
St. Louis as a prisoner, by Joseph François Michaud

This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century.

Topics in Part II include India, Siam, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for Sakoontala, or the lost ring:
King: Tomas Peter
First Attendant: Eva Davis
Second Attendant: TJ Burns
Child: lorda
Sakoontala: Monika M.C.
Matali: DrPGould
Kasyapa: ToddHW
Aditi: Sandra Schmit
Pupil: Nemo
Narrator: Sonia