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Ancient Classics for English Readers 1872

EDITED BY THE

REV. W. LUCAS COLLINS, M.A.

PLINY'S LETTERS

The Volumes published of this Series contain HOMER: THE ILIAD, BY THE EDITOR. HOMER: THE ODYSSEY, BY THE SAME. HERODOTUS, BY GEORGE C. SWAYNE, M.A. CÆSAR, BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.

VIRGIL, BY THE EDITOR.

HORACE, BY THEODORE MARTIN.

ÆSCHYLUS, BY REGINALD S. COPLESTON, M.A. XENOPHON, BY SIR ALEX. GRANT, BART., LL.D. CICERO, BY THE EDITOR.

SOPHOCLES, BY CLIFTON W. COLLINS, M.A.

The following Authors, by various Contributors, are in preparation :

EURIPIDES.

ARISTOPHANES.

JUVENAL.

HESIOD.

PLAUTUS.

TERENCE.

OTHERS WILL FOLLOW.

A Volume will be published Quarterly, price 2s. 6d.

Mug. 1873.

PLINY'S LETTERS

BY THE

REV. ALFRED CHURCH, M.A.

HEAD-MASTER OF THE ROYAL GRAMMAR-SCHOOL,
HENLEY-ON-THAMES

AND THE

REV. W. J. BRODRIBB, M.A.

LATE FELLOW OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE,

CAMBRIDGE

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLXXII

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CONTENTS.

CHAP. I. PLINY'S EARLY DAYS-SKETCH OF THE REIGNS

OF VESPASIAN AND TITUS

PAGE

12

II. THE GREAT ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS,

III. REIGN OF TERROR DOMITIAN'S LAST DAYS-

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