What histories shall I read with most profit? What historical books shall I put into the hands of my son and my daughter? What course and what methods will be most advantageous to our historical club? What histories shall we buy for our town and college libraries? What shall I buy for my own library? A Manual of Historical Literature comprises brief descriptions of the most important histories in English, French, and German, together with practical suggestions as to methods and courses of historical study. At the time of original publication in 1889, Charles Kendall Adams, LL.D., was Professor of History and President of Cornell University.