Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part Two

Librivox recording of Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part Two by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut.(1843-1930) Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select from your library three volumes to be taken with you as companions in your period of retirement please to inform us what those three books would be." The inquiry was sent to peers of the realm, prominent leaders in politics, judges, authors, manufacturers