LIBRARY

OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

OF THE WORLD'S

Great Men and Women

WITH

Practical Lessons on Successful Life

BY OVER

Fifty Leading Thinkers.

DESIGNED AND ARRANGED BY

William C. King.

WITH INTRODUCTION BY

REV. CHARLES H. PARKHURST, D.D.

Over 400 photo-Engraved portraits.

1897.

King-Richardson Publishing Co.,
Springfield, Mass.

CINCINNATI. DES MOINES. DALLAS. SAN JOSÉ. RICHMOND.