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Lock, & Co.

THE KING'S REEVE — E. Gilliat
Edward I.
Seeley & Co.

IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE — G. A. Henty
Wallace and Bruce, Edward I.—Edward II.
Blackie & Son

THE CHEVALIER OF THE SPLENDID CREST — Sir Herbert Maxwell
Wallace and Bruce, Edward I.—Edward II.
W. Blackwood & Sons

THE WHITE COMPANY — Conan Doyle
Edward III.
Smith, Elder, & Co.

THE LANCES OF LYNWOOD — Charlotte M. Yonge
Edward III.
Macmillan & Co.

CRECY AND POICTIERS — J. G. Edgar
Edward III.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND — G. A. Henty
Edward III.
Blackie & Son

JOHN STANDISH — E. Gilliat
Richard II.
Seeley & Co.

A MARCH ON LONDON — G. A. Henty
Richard II.
Blackie & Son

BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER — G. A. Henty
Henry IV.
Blackie & Son

IN THE DAYS OF PRINCE HAL — H. Elrington
Henry V.
Blackie & Son

AT AGINCOURT — G. A. Henty
Henry V.
Blackie & Son

AGINCOURT — G. P. R. James
Henry V.
Warne & Co.

THE LAST OF THE BARONS — Lytton
Wars of the Roses, Henry VI.—Edward IV.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

THE BLACK ARROW — R. L. Stevenson
Wars of the Roses, Henry VI.—Edward IV.
Cassell & Co.

THE CHANTRY PRIEST OF BARNET — A. J. Church
Wars of the Roses, Henry VI.—Edward IV.
Seeley & Co.

HOW DICKON CAME BY HIS NAME and WHERE AVON INTO SEVERN FLOWS —
Harold Frederic
Wars of the Roses, Henry VI.—Edward IV.
Lothrop Publishing Co.

RED ROSE AND WHITE — A. Armitage
Richard III.
J. Macqueen

THE WOODMAN — G. P. R. James
Richard III.
Warne & Co.

THE HEIR OF HASCOMBE HALL — E. Everett Green
Henry VII.
T. Nelson & Sons

THE CAPTAIN OF THE WIGHT — F. Cowper
Henry VII.
Seeley & Co.

WINDSOR CASTLE — Harrison Ainsworth
Henry VIII.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

THE ARMOURER'S 'PRENTICES — Charlotte M. Yonge
Henry VIII.
Macmillan & Co.

THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER — Mark Twain
Edward VI.
Chatto & Windus

THE COLLOQUIES OF EDWARD OSBORNE — A. Manning
Edward VI.
J. C. Nimmo

THE TOWER OF LONDON — Harrison Ainsworth
Mary
Geo. Routledge & Sons

SEETHING DAYS — Caroline C. Holroyd
Mary
A. D. Innes & Co.

KENILWORTH — Scott
Elizabeth
A. & C. Black

WESTWARD HO! — Charles Kingsley
Elizabeth
Macmillan & Co.

MASTER SKYLARK — J. Bennett
Elizabeth
Macmillan & Co.

SIR LUDAR — T. Baines Reed
Elizabeth
Sampson Low & Co.

THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL — Scott
James I.
A. & C. Black

THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES — Harrison Ainsworth
James I.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

THE BLACK TOR — G. Manville Fenn
James I.
W. & R. Chambers

HOLMBY HOUSE — Whyte Melville
Charles I.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

THE SPLENDID SPUR — "Q"
Charles I.
Cassell & Co.

WITH THE KING AT OXFORD — A. J. Church
Charles I.
Seeley & Co.

WHEN CHARLES I. WAS KING — J. S. Fletcher
Charles I.
Gay & Bird

HUGH GWYETH — B. M. Dix
Charles I.
Macmillan & Co.

JOHN MARMADUKE — S. H. Church
Commonwealth
G. P. Putnam's Sons

WOODSTOCK — Scott
Commonwealth
A. & C. Black

CAPTAIN JACOBUS — L. Cope Cornford
Commonwealth
Methuen & Co.

OLD ST. PAUL'S — Harrison Ainsworth
Charles II.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

WHITEFRIARS — Anonymous
Charles II.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

TRAITOR OR PATRIOT? — M. C. Rowsell
Charles II.
Blackie & Son

SILAS VERNEY — Edgar Pickering
Charles II.
Blackie & Son

OLD MORTALITY — Scott
Charles II.
A. & C. Black

LORNA DOONE — R. D. Blackmore
James II.
Sampson Low & Co.

MICAH CLARKE — Conan Doyle
James II.
Longmans, Green, & Co.

FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM — Walter Besant
James II.
Chatto & Windus

THE COURTSHIP OF MORICE BUCKLER — A. E. W. Mason
James II.
Macmillan & Co.

BLUE PAVILIONS — "Q"
William III.
Cassell & Co.

A MAN'S FOES — E. H. Strain
William III.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

ST. JAMES'S — Harrison Ainsworth
Anne
Geo. Routledge & Sons

THE CORNET OF HORSE — G. A. Henty
Anne
Sampson Low & Co.

THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE — G. A. Henty
Anne
Blackie & Son

TOM TUFTON'S TRAVELS and TOM TUFTON'S TOLL — E. Everett Green
Anne
T. Nelson & Sons

ROB ROY — Scott
George I.
A. & C. Black

DOROTHY FORSTER — W. Besant
George I.
Chatto & Windus

THE MISER'S DAUGHTER — Harrison Ainsworth
George II.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

WAVERLEY — Scott
George II.
A. & C. Black

NED LEGER — G. Manville Fenn
George II.
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

THE FORTUNES OF CLAUDE — E. Pickering
George II.
Warne & Co.

THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE — R. L. Stevenson
George II.
Cassell & Co.

KIDNAPPED — R. L. Stevenson
George II.
Cassell & Co.

CATRIONA — R. L. Stevenson
George II.
Cassell & Co.

BARNABY RUDGE — Charles Dickens
George III.
Chapman & Hall

IN PRESS-GANG DAYS — E. Pickering
George III.
Warne & Co.

AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET — G. A. Henty
George III.
Blackie & Son

WHEN GEORGE III. WAS KING — A. Sagon
George III.
Sands & Co.

AFLOAT WITH NELSON — Chas. H. Eden
George III.
J. Macqueen

THE ROMANCE OF WAR — James Grant
George III.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA and UNDER WELLINGTON'S COMMAND — G. A. Henty
George III.
Blackie & Son

GRANTLEY FENTON — M. M. Blake
George III.
Jarrold & Sons

FACE TO FACE WITH NAPOLEON and IN THE YEAR OF WATERLOO — O. V. Caine
George III.
J. Nisbet & Co.

ONE OF THE 28TH — G. A. Henty
George III.
Blackie & Son

A GALLANT GRENADIER — Captain Brereton
Crimean War
Blackie & Son

FOR THE OLD FLAG — C. R. Fenn
Indian Mutiny
Sampson Low & Co.

ENGLISH HISTORY SINCE THE CONQUEST (GIRLS).

HAROLD — Lytton
Norman Conquest, Harold—William I.
Geo. Routledge & Sons

THE CAMP OF REFUGE — C. Macfarlane
Norman Conquest, Harold—William I.
Constable & Co.

IN THE DAYS OF ST. ANSELM — G. Hollis
William II.
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS — Scott
William II.
A. & C. Black

*PABO THE PRIEST — S. Baring-Gould
Henry I.
Methuen & Co.

* This, the only substantial tale dealing directly with the reign of Henry I., is hardly suitable for very young folk, but it will interest those with older tastes.

THE LEGEND OF READING ABBEY — C. Macfarlane
Stephen
Constable & Co.

THE BETROTHED — Scott
Henry II.
A. & C. Black

FOREST OUTLAWS — E. Gilliat
Henry II.
Seeley & Co.

THE TALISMAN — Scott
Richard I.
A. & C. Black

IVANHOE — Scott
Richard I.
A. & C. Black

RUNNYMEDE AND LINCOLN FAIR — J. G. Edgar
John
Ward, Lock, & Co.

A CLERK OF OXFORD — E. Everett Green
Henry III.
T. Nelson & Sons

THE ROBBER BARON OF BEDFORD CASTLE — A. J. Foster and E. C.
Cuthell
Henry III
T. Nelson & Sons

THE PRINCE AND THE PAGE — Charlotte M. Yonge
Henry III
Macmillan & Co.

THE KING'S REEVE — E. Gilliat
Edward I.
Seeley & Co.

THE LORD OF DYNEOVER — E. Everett Green
Edward I.
T. Nelson & Sons

THE SCOTTISH CHIEFS — Jane Porter
Wallace and Bruce (Edward I.—Edward II.)
J. M. Dent & Co.

THE DAYS OF BRUCE — Grace Aguilar
Wallace and Bruce (Edward I.—Edward II.)
Warne & Co.

GOD, THE KING, MY BROTHER — Mary F. Nixon Roulet
Edward III.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

THE LANCES OF LYNWOOD — Charlotte M. Yonge
Edward III.
Macmillan & Co.

IN THE DAYS OF CHIVALRY — E. Everett Green
Edward III.
T. Nelson & Sons

ROBERT ANNYS, POOR PRIEST — Annie N. Meyer
Richard II.
Macmillan & Co.

THE BANNER OF ST. GEORGE — M. Bramston
Richard II.
Duckworth & Co.

BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER — G. A. Henty
Henry IV.
Blackie & Son

IN THE DAYS OF PRINCE HAL — H. Elrington
Henry V.
Blackie & Son

A CHAMPION OF THE FAITH — J. M Callwell
Henry V.
Blackie & Son

AGINCOURT — G. P. R. James
Henry V.
Warne & Co.

TWO PENNILESS PRINCESSES — Charlotte M. Yonge
Henry VI.
Macmillan & Co.

THE LAST OF THE BARONS — Lytton
Wars of the Roses (Henry VI.—Edward IV.)
Geo. Routledge & Sons

GRISLY GRISSELL — Charlotte M. Yonge
Wars of the Roses (Henry VI.—Edward IV.)
Macmillan & Co.

IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES — E. Everett Green
Wars of the Roses (Henry VI.—Edward IV.)
T. Nelson & Sons

RED ROSE AND WHITE — A. Armitage
Richard III.
J. Macqueen

THE WOODMAN — G. P. R. James
Richard III.
Warne & Co

THE HEIR OF HASCOMBE HALL — E. Everett Green
Henry VII.
T. Nelson & Sons

THE HOUSEHOLD OF SIR THOMAS MORE — A. Manning
Henry VIII.
J. C. Nimmo

MY FRIEND ANNE — Jessie Armstrong
Henry VIII.
Warne & Co.

THE ARMOURER'S PRENTICES — Charlotte M. Yonge
Henry VIII.
Macmillan & Co.

THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER — Mark Twain
Edward VI.
Chatto & Windus

THE MAID OF LONDON BRIDGE — S. Gibney
Edward VI.
Jarrold & Sons

THE COLLOQUIES OF EDWARD OSBORNE — A. Manning
Edward VI.—Mary
J. C Nimmo

SEETHING DAYS — Caroline C. Holroyd
Edward VI.—Mary
A. D. Innes & Co.

KENILWORTH — Scott
Elizabeth
A. & C. Black

WESTWARD HO! — Charles Kingsley
Elizabeth
Macmillan & Co.

UNKNOWN TO HISTORY — Charlotte M. Yonge
Elizabeth
Macmillan & Co.

PENSHURST CASTLE — Emma Marshall
Elizabeth
Seeley & Co.

MASTER SKYLARK — J. Bennett
Elizabeth
Macmillan & Co.

THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL — Scott
James I.
A. & C. Black

THE LOST TREASURE OF TREVLYN — E. Everett Green
James I.
T. Nelson & Sons

HOLMBY HOUSE — Whyte Melville
Charles I.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

MIRIAM CROMWELL — Dora McChesney
Charles I.
W. Blackwood & Sons

TO RIGHT THE WRONG — Edna Lyall
Charles I.
Hurst & Blackett

IN SPITE OF ALL — Edna Lyall
Charles I.
Hurst & Blackett

UNDER SALISBURY SPIRE — Emma Marshall
Charles I.
Seeley & Co.

A HAUNT OF ANCIENT PEACE — Emma Marshall
Charles I.
Seeley & Co.

ETHNE — Mrs. Field
Commonwealth
Wells, Gardner, & Co.

WOODSTOCK — Scott
Commonwealth
A. & C. Black

ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SEA — Mrs. Charles
Commonwealth
T. Nelson & Sons

AFTER WORCESTER — E. Everett Green
Commonwealth
T. Nelson & Sons

IN THE GOLDEN DAYS — Edna Lyall
Charles II.
Hurst & Blackett

CHERRY AND VIOLET — A. Manning
Charles II.
J. C. Nimmo

TRAITOR OR PATRIOT? — M. C. Rowsell
Charles II.
Blackie & Son

THE CARVED CARTOON — Austin Clare
Charles II.
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

OLD MORTALITY — Scott
Charles II.
A. & C. Black

WINCHESTER MEADS — Emma Marshall
Charles II.
Seeley & Co.

LORNA DOONE — R. D. Blackmore
James II.
Sampson Low & Co.

IN THE SERVICE OF RACHEL, LADY RUSSELL — Emma Marshall
James II.
Seeley & Co.

IN TAUNTON TOWN — E. Everett Green
James II.
T. Nelson & Sons

A REPUTED CHANGELING — Charlotte M. Yonge
James II.
Macmillan & Co.

DEB CLAVEL — M. E. Palgrave
James II.
Religious Tract Society

MY MISTRESS THE QUEEN — M. A. Paull
William III.
Blackie & Son

KENSINGTON PALACE — Emma Marshall
William III.
Seeley & Co.

BY THE NORTH SEA — Emma Marshall
William III.
Jarrold & Sons

A MAN'S FOES — E. H. Strain
William III.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

THE OLD CHELSEA BUN HOUSE — A. Manning
Anne
J. C. Nimmo

THE CORNET OF HORSE — G. A. Henty
Anne
Sampson Low & Co.

TOM TUFTON'S TRAVELS and TOM TUFTON'S TOLLS — E. Everett Green
Anne
T. Nelson & Sons

DOROTHY FORSTER — W. Besant
George I.
Chatto & Windus

DUANCE PENDRAY — G. Norway
George I.
Jarrold & Sons

A LOYAL LITTLE MAID — S. Tytler
George I.
Blackie & Son

WAVERLEY — Scott
George II.
A. & C. Black

MISTRESS NANCY MOLESWORTH — Joseph Hocking
George II.
J. Bowden

THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE — R. L. Stevenson
George II.
Cassell & Co.

KIDNAPPED — R. L. Stevenson
George II.
Cassell & Co.

CATRIONA — R. L. Stevenson
George II.
Cassell & Co.

THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEET — W. Besant
George II.
Chatto & Windus

AMYOT BROUGH — E. Vincent Briton
George II.
Seeley & Co.

BARNABY RUDGE — Dickens
George III.
Chapman & Hall

MISS ANGEL — Miss Thackeray
George III.
Smith, Elder, & Co.

THE MAID OF SKER — R. D. Blackmore
George III.
Sampson Low & Co.

ALICE LORRAINE — R. D. Blackmore
George III.
Sampson Low & Co.

THE PARSON'S DAUGHTER — Emma Marshall
George III.
Seeley & Co.

FACE TO FACE WITH NAPOLEON and IN THE YEAR OF WATERLOO — O. V. Caine
George III.
J. Nisbet & Co.

UNDER THE MENDIPS — Emma Marshall
William IV.
Seeley & Co.

CASTLE DALY — Miss Keary
Victoria
Macmillan & Co.

In connection with this subject of Juvenile Literature, I would
draw attention to Messrs. Constable's "Library of Historical Novels
and Romances"—so admirably edited by Mr. G. Laurence Gomme.
Readers (old as well as young) are still further indebted to Mr.
Gomme for his well-arranged series of extracts taken from Romantic
Literature in the four volumes entitled, "The King's Story Book,"
"The Queen's Story Book," "The Prince's Story Book," and "The
Princess's Story Book." (Constable & Co.)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Although I have adopted the heading "Bibliography," it should be understood that, in offering the subjoined list, I do not claim for it absolute comprehensiveness. There are, of course, almost innumerable Biographies, Literary Studies, Histories of Literature and Fiction, &c., in which indirect references to our subject may be traced. Moreover, in preparing this little volume, it has been found necessary to consult largely "The Dictionary of National Biography," the Enyclopaedias (especially Chambers', 1901), and other Standard Works of the Dictionary type. I confine myself below to noteworthy writings which deal directly with the subject of