Name Index

To

Sir Walter Ralegh and his History of the World

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 19 (1887), illus. pp. 389-418.

by

T.N. Brushfield

Prepared by Michael Steer

The History of the World was written during Raleigh's imprisonment in the Tower of London (1603-16). It was intended to outline historical events from creation to modern times, drawing on the Bible, Greek mythology, and other sources. Raleigh dedicated it to the young Prince Henry, his patron and supporter who was trying to secure his release from prison. The prince's death in 1612 discouraged Raleigh, and the book ends abruptly with the second Macedonian War instead of continuing through two more volumes as originally intended. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. This rare book was produced from a copy held by the Princeton University Library, and is available from the Internet Archive.