Using biblical accounts as well as the Assyrian documents in clay and stone then being excavated in the Middle East, in this 1875 work Assyriologist George Smith (1840–76) traces the history of the Assyrian empire from its origins until the fall of Nineveh in 612 BCE.
Before George Smith's early death in 1876, he was writing a history of Babylonia, and it was prepared for press by A. H. Sace and published posthumously in 1877. Smith traces... Læs mere
In 1876, shortly before his early death, Assyriologist George Smith... Læs mere
The self-taught Assyriologist George Smith (1840–76), originally an engraver by trade, was... Læs mere
John Wilson (1804–1875) was a Christian missionary who spent most of his working life in India. First published in 1878,... Læs mere
George Smith's Life of William Carey (1885) offers a vivid account of the life and work of one of the nineteenth century's greatest pioneers of... Læs mere