The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose - Volume I

Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was an American statesman, a Republican politician, and noted historian. He represented his home state in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1893 and in the Senate from 1893 to 1924. He was one of four Republicans to rotate in the office of Senate President pro tempore from 1911-1913, holding the seat for just one day. His works include: Daniel Webster (1883), George Washington (1888) and Hero Tales From American History (with Theodore Roosevelt) (1895). He also edited 10 volumes of The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose (1909) with Francis Whiting Halsey. Francis Whiting Halsey (1851-1919) was a journalist and historian. He was assistant editor of the Binghamton Times (1873-1875), a member of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune (1875-1880), and in 1880 joined the staff of the New York Times as foreign editor and writer of book reviews. He was literary editor of The Times, and established the Times Saturday Review of Books and Art in 1896. He works include: Two Months Abroad (1878) and The Old New York Frontier (1901), a historical work. He also issued anonymously, Virginia Isabel Forbes, a memoir of his wife, printed privately in 1900.