Charles Francis Horne

Charles Francis Horne (January 12, 1870 – September 13, 1942) was an American author. He wrote or edited more than one hundred books, mostly multi-volume history works. He was a Professor of English at City College of New York.

Horne was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died in Annapolis, Maryland.

Books

Horne's most notable works include:

The Code of Hammurabi Great Men and Famous Women (1894) The Bible and Its Story, Taught By One Thousand Picture Lessons, 10 volumes (1908) Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 14 volumes (1917) The Great Events by Famous Historians The Works of Jules Verne, 15 volumes (1911) The Protevangelium or Original Gospel of James Source Records of the Great War The Stories of the Greatest Nations (with Edward S. Ellis) Spain: The Story of a Great Nation (with Ellis) Russia: The Story of a Great Nation (with Ellis)