History. General introduction, by R. M. Johnston. Ancient history, by W. S. Ferguson. The renaissance, by M. A. Potter. The French revolution, by R. M. Johnston. The territorial development of the U.S., by F. J. Turner.
Poetry. General introduction, by C. Noyes. Homer and the epic, by C. B. Gulick. Dante, by C. H. Grandgent. The poems of John Milton, by E. Bernbaum. The English anthology, by C. Noyes.
Natural science. General introduction, by L. J. Henderson. Astronomy, by L. J. Henderson. Physics and chemistry, by L. J. Henderson. The biological sciences, by L. J. Henderson. Kelvin on "Light" and "The tides, " by W. M. Davis. Philosophy. General introduction, by R. B. Perry. Socrates, Plato and the Roman stoics, by C. P. Parker. The rise of modern philosophy, by R. B. Perry. Introduction to Kant, by R. B. Perry. Emerson, by C. N. Greenough.
Biography. General introduction, by W. R. Thayer.