▁Columb us ▁to ▁the ▁Con clusion ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁War , ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁Russell ▁issued , ▁an onym ously , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁volumes ▁of ▁his ▁History ▁of ▁Modern ▁Europe , ▁in ▁a ▁Series ▁of ▁Let ters ▁from ▁a ▁No blem an ▁to ▁his ▁Son . ▁Three ▁further ▁volumes , ▁with ▁the ▁author ' s ▁name , ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁five ▁volumes ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 . ▁It ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁Europe ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁peace ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁( 1 7 6 3 ). ▁Before ▁his ▁death ▁Russell ▁planned ▁a ▁continu ation ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁Co ote , ▁Rev . ▁William ▁Jones , ▁and ▁others ▁carried ▁the ▁compilation ▁forward ▁to ▁various ▁stages ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁An ▁ep it ome ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁Russell ▁summar ises ▁de xter ously , ▁knows ▁and ▁names ▁his ▁authorities , ▁and ▁occasionally ▁adv ances ▁an ▁original ▁opinion . ▁It ▁was ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁the ▁Modern ▁Europe ▁( 1 8 6 1 – 4 ) ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Henry ▁D yer . ▁Russell ' s ▁History ▁of ▁An cient ▁Europe , ▁with ▁a ▁View ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution s ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁Africa ▁( 2 ▁vol s . ▁ 1 7 9 3 ), ▁was ▁a ▁fragment , ▁and ▁had