Story of the Nations

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons
1. Greece by James A. Harrison (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1885)
2. Rome by Arthur Gilman (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1885)
3. Jews by James K. Homer  
4. Chaldea by Zenaide A. Ragozin (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
5. Germany by S. Baring-Gould (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
6. Norway by Hjalmar H. Boyeson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
7. Spain by Edward Everett Hale (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
8. Hungary by Arminius Vambery (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
9. Carthage by Alfred J. Church (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
10. Saracens by Arthur Gilman (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1886)
11. Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
12. Normans by Sarah O. Jewett (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1887)
13. Persia by S. G. W. Benjamin (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1887)
14. Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1887)
15. Alexander's Empire by J. P. Mahaffy (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1887)
16. Assyria by Z. A. Ragozin (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1887)
17. Ireland by Emily Lawless (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1887)
18. Goths by Henry Bradley (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
19. Turkey by Stanley Lane-Poole (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
20. Media and Babylon by Z. A. Ragozin (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
21. Medieval France by Gustave Masson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
22. Holland by J. E. Thorold Rogers (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
23. Mexico by Susan Hale (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1888)
24. Phoenicia by George Rawlinson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1889)
25. Hansa Towns by Helen Zimmern (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1889)
26. Early Britain by Alfred J. Church (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1889)
27. Barbary Corsairs by Stanley Lane-Poole (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1890)
28. Russia by W. R. Merrill (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1890)
29. Jews Under Rome by W. Douglas Morrison (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1890)
30. Scotland by James Mackintosh (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1890)
31. Switzerland by Mrs. Arnold Hug and R. Stead (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1890)
32. Portugal by H. Morse Stephens (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1891)
33. Byzantine Empire by C. W. C. Oman (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1892)
34. Sicily by Edward A. Freeman (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1892)
35. Tuscan Republics by Bella Duffy (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1893)
36. Poland by W. R. Morfill (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1893)
37. Parthia by George Rawlinson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1893)
38. Japan by David Murray (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1894)
39. Christian Recovery of Spain by H. E. Watts (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1893)
40. Australasia by Greville Tregarthen (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1893)
41. South Africa by George M. Theal (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1894)
42. Venice by Alethea Wiel (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1894)
43. Crusades by T. S. Archer and C. L. Kingsford (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1894)
44. Vedic India by Z. A. Ragozin (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1895)
45. Bohemia by C. E. Maurice (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1896)
46. Canada by J. G. Bourinot (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1896)
47. Balkan States by Wm. Miller  
48. British Rule in India by R. W. Frazer (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1897)
49. Modern France by Andre Lebon (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1897)
50-51. Building of the British Empire by A. T. Story (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1898)
52. Franks by Lewis Sergeant (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1898)
53. West Indies by A. K. Fiske (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1899)
54-55. People of England in the Nineteenth Century by Justin McCarthy (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1898)
56. Austria by Sidney Whitman (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1899)
57. China by R. K. Douglas (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1901)
58. Modern Spain by M. A. S. Hume (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1900)
59. Modern Italy by Pietro Orsi (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1900)
60-61. Thirteen Colonies by Helen A. Smith (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1901)
62. Wales by O. M. Edwards (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1902)
63. Medieval Rome 1073-1535 by William Miller (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1901)
64. Papal Monarchy by Wm. Barry (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1902)
65. Medieval England by Mary Bateson  
66-67. United States by E. E. Sparks  


In 1904 the list numbering changed as of #65

65. Medieval India under Mohammedan Rule by Stanley Lane-Poole (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1903)
66. Buddhist India by T. W. Rhys-Davids (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1903)
67-68. South American Republics by Thomas C. Dawson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1903)
69. Parliamentary England by Edward Jenks (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1903)
70. Medieval England by Mary Bateson (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1903)
71-72. United States by E. E. Sparks (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1904)
73. Coming of Parliament by L. Cecil Jane (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1905)
74. Greece- Earliest Times A. D. by E. S. Shuckburgh (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1906)
75. Roman Empire, B.C. 29-A.D. 476 by N. Stuart Jones (Copyright G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1908)

This series was published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. The books are all first editions.
No books printed after 1914 are included here. Several numbering lists have been seen.

Although these books might be considered for adults, the series is noted in a Putnam catalogue of “Illustrated books for Young People” and thus is included here.

Illustrated

Formats:
#1 Cloth. Green. Illustrated from cover with book specific picture as well as title and a bookshelf. 12 mo.

Published between 1886-1897


Format #2
All volumes were published in this format between 1898 and the end of the series" run.)

Green. Gilt cover sword and spine lettering/decoration. 12mo


A half calf format was also published after 1889.