Prefatory Essay ONE day last year, some three years after his death at Palermo alone and in distress, a Uruguayan ship of war brought home, to his native city of Montevideo, Rodo sbody to be buried beneath the great monument his nation is now to dedicate to him. The day was made a national holiday, and all Latin A merica, in sympathy, took part. Although perhaps the greatest of modern American idealists, and the London Times the Boston Transcript the New York Prensa devoted pages to his memory, he is still little known in North A merica. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org