Dictionary of Historical Allusions

"Dictionary of Historical Allusions" by Thomas Benfield Harbottle is a guide from the early 1900’s that gathers different old historical words, important people, and things that happened, explaining what they mean and why they mattered. The beginning of the book has different historical terms and happenings; treaties like the one at Abbeville and Abo, along with prominent factions such as the Abecedarians and the Anabaptists. This allows the reader to appreciate history and how it fits into current knowledge. The importance of the book is to teach the readers and to open the doors and windows to historical references.