The World’s Famous Orations

William Jennings Bryan, Editor-in-Chief Francis W. Halsey, Associate Editor

Two millennia of Western Civilization come into focus through these 281 masterpieces by 213 rhetoricians. Selected under the supervision of the greatest orator of his time, these brief persuasive addresses form both a window into history’s turning points as well as a timeless collection for any reference shelf.

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Contents

Preface    Introduction    Index to Authors

NEW YORK: FUNK AND WAGNALLS, 1906 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2003

Greece, 432 B.C.–324 B.C. Rome, 218 B.C.–84 A.D. Great Britain, 710–1777     1780–1861     1865–1906 Ireland, 1775–1902 Continental Europe, 380–1906 America, 1761–1837     1818–1865     1861–1905