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
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Horne was born in
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Books
Horne's most notable works include:
* ''The Code of Hammurabi''
* ''Great Men and Famous Women''
* ''Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East'', 14 volumes (1917)
* ''The Great Events by Famous Historians''
* ''The Works of
Jules Verne
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'', 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
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: The Story of a Great Nation'' (with Ellis)
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: The Story of a Great Nation'' (with Ellis)
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1870 births
1942 deaths
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