The World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine - Eva March Tappan

Title: The World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine
Author: Eva March Tappan
Category: Historical Fiction / Poetry / Essays & Short Works
Time: 17:57:22

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

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The pastimes of an Assyrian King, Painting, FrontispieceIndia Part I: The coming of the Aryans: historical noteHymn to Indra and Soma, from the Rig-VedaThe people whom the Aryans found in India, by Sir William Wilson HunterSavitri's choice, from the Mahabharata, rewritten by Elizabeth A. ReedIndia Part II: Buddha and his teachings: historical noteThe life of Buddha, by Sir William Wilson HunterStories of Buddha, by Sir Edwin ArnoldKarma: a story of Buddhist ethics, by Paul CarusIndia Part III: A group of folklore stories: historical noteRight and might, by Katherine Neville FleesonThe man in the Moon, by Katherine Neville FleesonThe legend of the rice, by Katherine Neville FleesonThe lord Krishna and the lapwing's nest, by Margaret E. NobleThe peacock and the tortoise, by John ChristianLet's see on which side the camel sits, by John ChristianThe washerman and the donkey, by John ChristianThe seven weavers and the field of flax, by John ChristianSome Indian proverbsIndia Part IV: India in days of yore: historical noteAlexander the Great in India, by PlutarchInterior of the temple of Vimala Sah, Photograph p. 90The rock edicts of Asoka, by Vincent A. SmithPoems by King BhartrihariSakoontala, or the lost ring, by KalidasaIndia Part V: The Mogul conquest: historical notePrince with attendants in a garden, Indian painting p. 114The peacock throne of the great mogul, Shah Jehan, by Jean Baptiste TavernierThe Taj Mahal, the most beautiful tomb in the World, by Bayard TaylorOn the march with Aurungzebe, by François BernierWomen of the palace at play, Indian painting p. 142The decline of the Mogul empire, by Thomas Babington MacaulayIndia Part VI: India becomes a British province: historical noteHow Robert Clive defended Arcot, by Thomas Babington MacaulayThe black hole of Calcutta, by Thomas Babington MacaulayThe impeachment of Warren Hastings, by Thomas Babington MacaulayIndian customs and manners in 1840, by Hon. Mountstuart ElphinestoneThe relief of Lucknow, by Robert Traill Spence LowellJessie's Dream, painting p. 180When Queen Victoria became empress of India, by Field-Marshal Lord RobertsIndia Part VII: The India of to-day: historical noteWhat is caste ?, by Sir William Wilson HunterThe amusements of an eastern king, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of OudeAn idol car with stone wheels, photograph p. 200How the Mohammedans keep the festival of the Mohurrim, by a member of the household of Nussir-u-deen, late king of OudeSunday in the British army in India, by Rev. Arthur MaleCamp life in India, by Sir Monier Monier-WilliamsThe towers of silence, by Sir Monier Monier-WilliamsThe last voyage, painting p. 245Fables by Ramakrishna, a Brahman saint of to-dayThe coronation Durbar of 1911, by John FinnemoreSiam: historical noteThe reception of a white elephant, by Mrs. A. H. LeonowensThe white elephant, by Heinrich HeineAfghanistan: historical note"The hill of bones", by Rev. Arthur MalePersia Part I: The mighty empire: historical noteSohrab's last contest, by Matthew ArnoldWhen Cyrus the Great was a boy, by XenophonCroesus showing Solon his treasures, painting p. 302How Cyrus the Great won the land of gold, by Jacob AbbottThe seven sleepers of Ephesus, in the land of Lydia, by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheKing Darius and the flying Scythians, by Herodotus; retold by Alfred J. ChurchHow Xerxes set out to conquer Greece, by HerodotusPersia Part II: Days of decline: historical noteThe last king of Persia, by PlutarchThe family of Darius at the feet of Alexander the Great, painting p. 368Dara, by James Russell LowellThe building of the bridge of Tus, by Elizabeth A. ReedLittle stories from Sadi, a Persian author of the Twelfth CenturyPersia Part III: Stories of modern Persia: historical notePoe's tales at the Persian court, by Wilfrid SparroyThe prince who lost his book, by Wilfrid SparroyThe food of the royal tutor, by Wilfrid SparroyA Persian wedding, by Charles James WillsThe Persian bazaars, by Eustache de Lorey and Douglas SladenNew Year's calls and gifts, by Samuel G. WilsonPersia Part IV: How things are done in Persia: historical noteHow the Persians build a house, by S. G. W. BenjaminThe audience chamber of the shah, by S. G. W. BenjaminHow to make calls, by S. G. W. BenjaminMaking a present to an official, by S. G. W. BenjaminGetting a glass of milk, by S. G. W. BenjaminHow a Persian Mohammedan says his prayers, by Rev. S. G. WilsonMesopotamia Part I: The kingdoms of Chaldaea and Assyria: historical noteThe Chaldaeans and their wars, by Diodorus the SicilianHow the Chaldaeans wrote books, by G. MasperoThe tower of Babel, by Sir David LyndsayThe lion hunt, Assyrian bas-relief p. 474How the Assyrians and Babylonians lived, by A. H. SayceThe destruction of Sennacherib, by Lord ByronMesopotamia Part II: Babylon the magnificent: historical noteHow Semiramis built Babylon, by Diodorus the SicilianThe make-believe elephants of Semiramis, by Diodorus the SicilianDaniel the fearless, from the Old TestamentBelshazzar, by Heinrich HeineThe fall of Babylon, by Jacob AbbottPalestine Part I: In Old Testament times: historical noteThe journey to the promised landThe shepherd boy who became kingThe story of King SolomonStories from the TalmudThe destruction of Jerusalem, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William ShepardJeremiah at the fall of Jerusalem, painting p. 582Palestine Part II: A Roman province: historical noteOn the morning of Christ's nativity, by John MiltonThe burning of the temple, by Flavius Josephus, simplified by William ShepardPalestine Part III: The crusades: historical note''God willeth it !'', by François Pierre Guillaume GuizotThe crusaders before Jerusalem, painting p. 610The tearing down of England's flag, by Sir Walter ScottThe children's crusade, by Eva March TappanThe children's crusade, by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSt. Louis as a prisoner, by Joseph François Michaud

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