汉尼拔Hannibal
著/Jacob Abbott 播/Hollis Hanover
Therearecertainnameswhicharefamiliar,asnames,toallmankind;andeverypersonwhoseeksforanydegreeofmentalcultivation,feelsdesirousofinforminghimselfoftheleadingoutlinesoftheirhistory,thathemayknow,inbrief,whatitwasintheircharactersortheirdoingswhichhasgiventhemsowidely-extendedafame.Consequently,greathistoricalnamesaloneareselected;andithasbeenthewriter'saimtopresenttheprominentandleadingtraitsintheircharacters,andalltheimportanteventsintheirlives,inaboldandfreemanner,andyetintheplainandsimplelanguagewhichissoobviouslyrequiredinworkswhichaimatpermanentandpracticalusefulness.ThisvolumeisdedicatedtoHannibal.