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VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE — Dumas (trans.)
France—Louis XIV.
J. M. Dent & Co.

BELLE ROSE — Amedee Achard
France—Louis XIV.
A. Bourdilliat et Cie., Paris, 1859

IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY — J. Bloundelle Burton
France—Louis XIV.
Methuen & Co.

*THE SCOURGE OF GOD — J. Bloundelle Burton
France—Louis XIV. (Huguenots)
James Clarke & Co.

* Intentionally placed with the Louis XIV. romances. It should, however, be noted that the events of the story are supposed to happen in the first years of the Eighteenth Century (the Cevennes Revolt).

THE REFUGEES — Conan Doyle
Louis XIV.—Old and New World
Longmans, Green, & Co.

THE BLACK WOLF'S BREED — H. Dickson
Louis XIV.—Old and New World
Methuen & Co.

CAPTAIN SATAN — Louis Gallet (trans.)
Adventure in early Louis XIV. period
Jarrold & Sons

THE KING'S SIGNET — Eliza Pollard
Madame de Maintenon, &c.
Blackie & Son

THE MARCHIONESS OF BRINVILLIERS — Albert Smith
Marquise de Brinvilliers, the poisoner
Bentley (new edition, 1886)

THE GOLDEN FLEECE — Amedee Achard(trans.)
Turkish Wars (Louis XIV.)
J. Macqueen

HIS COUNTERPART — Russell M. Garnier
Wars of Turenne (John Churchill)
Harper & Brothers

THE CLASH OF ARMS — J. Bloundelle Burton
Wars of Turenne (John Churchill)
Methuen & Co.

UNCROWNING A KING — E. S. Ellis
America—King Philip's war
Cassell & Co.

THE OLD DOMINION (PRISONERS OF HOPE) — Mary Johnston
Virginia, late Seventeenth Century
Constable & Co.

VIVIAN OF VIRGINIA — Hulbert Fuller
Virginia, late Seventeenth Century
Jarrold & Sons

THE HEART'S HIGHWAY — Mary E. Wilkins
Virginia, late Seventeenth Century
John Murray

A REPUTED CHANGELING — Charlotte M. Yonge
Period of Charles II.—William III.
Macmillan & Co.

THE REBEL — H. B. Marriott Watson
Rising at Taunton, 1684.
W. Heinemann

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

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

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

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

THE BLUE FLAG — Max Hillary
James II.—Monmouth Rebellion
Ward, Lock, & Co.

URITH — S. Baring-Gould
James II.—Monmouth Rebellion
Methuen & Co.

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

DUKE OF MONMOUTH — Gerald Griffin
James II.—Monmouth Rebellion
R. Bentley, 1836

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

THE STANDARD BEARER — S. R. Crockett
Period of James II. (Covenanters)
Methuen & Co.

THE COURTSHIP OF MORICE BUCKLER — A. E. W. Mason
Period of James II. (1685-7)
Macmillan & Co.

THE SWORD OF THE KING — Ronald Macdonald
William of Orange
John Murray

THE OUTLAW — Mrs. Hall
Revolution period (1688)
R. Bentley, 1847

THE LIFEGUARDSMAN — H. J. Schimmel (translation)
Revolution period (1688)
A. & C. Black

THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER — James Grant
Battle of Killiecrankie
Geo. Routledge & Sons

RINGAN GILHAIZE — J. Galt
Battle of Killiecrankie
Greening & Co.

LOCHINVAR — S. R. Crockett
Battle of Killiecrankie
Methuen & Co.

MISTRESS DOROTHY MARVIN — J. C. Snaith
Period of Judge Jeffreys, &c.
Ward, Lock, & Co.

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

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

MY MISTRESS THE QUEEN — M. A. Paull
Marriage of Mary to William (Charles II.—William III.)
Blackie & Son

BY THE NORTH SEA — Emma Marshall
Cromwell's Grand-daughter
Jarrold & Sons

A MAN'S FOES — E. H. Strain
Siege of Derry (1689)
Ward, Lock, & Co.

THE CRIMSON SIGN — S. R. Keightley
Siege of Derry (1689)
Hutchinson & Co.

IN THE WAKE OF KING JAMES — Standish O'Grady
Siege of Derry (1689)
J. M. Dent & Co.

THE BOYNE WATER — J. Banim
Battle of the Boyne (1690)
James Duffy, Dublin

THE MAC MAHON — Owen Blayney
Battle of the Boyne (1690)
Constable & Co.

REDMOND COUNT O'HANLON — W. Carleton
Battle of Aughrim
James Duffy, Dublin

THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR — Scott
East Lothian, 1695
A. & C. Black

ON THE RED STAIRCASE — M. Imlay Taylor
Russia in the youthful days of Peter the Great
Gay and Bird

THE LION CUB — F. Whishaw
Russia in the youthful days of Peter the Great
Griffith, Farran, & Co.

THE ROAD TO FRONTENAC — S. Merwin
French occupation of Canada
John Murray

THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD — Gilbert Parker
French occupation of Canada
Methuen & Co.

THE YOUNG PIONEERS — E. Everett Green
La Salle, the French Explorer
T. Nelson & Sons

THE BEGUM'S DAUGHTER — E. L. Bynner
New York (Jacob Leisler)
Houghton, Muffin. & Co.

IN FURTHEST IND — Sydney C. Grier
East India Company, 1697
W. Blackwood & Sons

DARIEN — Eliot Warburton
William Paterson and the Darien Scheme (1698)
Colburn, 1852

MAZEPPA — F. Whishaw
Mazeppa and the Cossacks (17th-18th Century)
Chatto & Windus

MONSIEUR MARTIN — W. Carey
Sweden from 1699 (Charles XII.)
W. Blackwood & Sons

A LADY OF QUALITY — F. Hodgson Burnett
Social Life, end of Seventeenth Century
Warne & Co.

HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE — F. Hodgson Burnett
Social Life, end of Seventeenth Century
Warne & Co.

A SET OF ROGUES — Frank Barrett
Algerine Pirates, &c.
A. D. Innes & Co.

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

THE PIRATE — Scott
Shetland and Orkney Islands, 1700
A. & C. Black

ESMOND — Thackeray
Time of Anne
Smith, Elder, & Co.

DEVEREUX — Lytton
Time of Anne (England and Abroad)
Geo. Routledge & Sons

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

THE OLD CHELSEA BUN HOUSE — Miss Manning
Time of Anne
J. C. Nimmo

ACROSS THE SALT SEAS — J. Bloundelle Burton
Time of Anne (Battle of Blenheim)
Methuen & Co.

THE QUEEN'S SERF — Elsa d'Esterre Keeling
Time of Anne
Fisher Unwin

MOHAWKS — Miss Braddon
Time of Anne
J. & R. Maxwell
Ditto.

IN KING'S HOUSES — Julia C. R. Dorr
Time of Anne
Duckworth & Co.

THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE — G. A. Henty
Time of Anne (Peterborough)
Blackie & Son

THE CORNET OF HORSE — G. A. Henty
Time of Anne (Duke of Marlborough)
Sampson Low & Co.

IN THE IRISH BRIGADE — G. A. Henty
Time of Anne (Foreign Wars).
Blackie & Son

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

ESTHER VANHOMRIGH — Margaret L. Woods
Dean Swift
John Murray

THE BLACK DWARF — Scott
The Lowlands of Scotland, 1706 (Jacobites)
A. & C. Black

AN IMPERIAL LOVER — M. Imlay Taylor
Russia—Peter the Great
Gay & Bird

BORIS THE BEAR-HUNTER and A LOST ARMY — F. Whishaw
Russia (from late Seventeenth Century)
T. Nelson & Sons

CAPTAIN SINGLETON — Defoe
Time of George I.
J. M. Dent & Co.

FOR THE KING — C. Gibbon
Time of George I.
Chatto & Windus

THE HERITAGE OF LANGDALE — Mrs. Alexander
Time of George I.
Hutchinson & Co.

PARSON KELLY — A. E. W. Mason and A. Lang
Time of George I.
Longmans, Green, & Co.

DUANCE PENDRAY — G. Norway
Time of George I. (Cornish Jacobites)
Jarrold & Sons

MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE — Booth Tarkington
Bath—early Eighteenth Century
John Murray

THE RAIDERS and THE DARK O' THE MOON — S. R. Crockett
Galloway—early Eighteenth Century
Fisher Unwin and Macmillan & Co.

ROB ROY — Scott
The Jacobites
A. & C. Black

DOROTHY FORSTER — Walter Besant
The Jacobites
Chatto & Windus

A DAUGHTER OF STRIFE — J. H. Findlater
The Jacobites
Methuen & Co.

A LOYAL LITTLE MAID — S. Tytler
The Jacobites
Blackie & Son

TO ARMS! — A. Balfour
The Jacobites
Methuen & Co.

*CLEMENTINA — A. E. W. Mason
The Old Pretender and Princess Clementina Sobieski
Methuen & Co.

* Decidedly superior to the same Author's "Lawrence Clavering" (also Jacobite period).

A JACOBITE EXILE — G. A. Henty
Charles XII. of Sweden
Blackie & Son

TIMES OF CHARLES XII. — Z. Topelius (trans.)
Charles XII. of Sweden
Jansen & Co., Chicago

LE CHEVALIER D'HARMENTHAL — Dumas (translation)
France—the Regency (1718)
J. M. Dent & Co.

THE REGENT'S DAUGHTER — Dumas (translation)
France—the Regency (1719)
J. M. Dent & Co.

THE YEMASSEE — W. G. Simms
South Carolina, 1715
W. J. Widdleton, New York, 1866 (Revised Ed.)

FREE TO SERVE — E. Rayner
Colonial New York
G. P. Putnam's Sons

AUDREY — Mary Johnston
Virginia, in George I-II. Period
Constable & Co.

HALIL THE PEDLAR — M. Jokai (trans.)
Stambul, 1730
Jarrold & Sons

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

THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN — Walter Besant
Time of George II.
Chatto & Windus

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN — Scott
Time of George II. (Porteous Riots)
A. & C. Black

WILLOWDENE WILL — Halliwell Sutcliffe
Time of George II.
C. A. Pearson

THE GIPSY — G. P. R. James
Time of George II.
Warne & Co.

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

RODERICK RANDOM — Smollett
Time of George II.
Constable & Co.

TREASURE TROVE — S. Lover
Time of George II. (Fontenoy)
Constable & Co.

WHERE HONOUR LEADS — Marian Francis
Time of George II. (Fontenoy)
Hutchinson & Co.

THE HOUSE DIVIDED — H. B. Marriott Watson
Time of George II.
Harper & Brothers

LADY GRIZEL — Lewis Wingfield
Time of George II.
Bentley, 1877

FOR THE WHITE ROSE OF ARNO — Owen Rhoscomyl
Wales, in 1745
Longmans, Green, & Co.

WAVERLEY — Scott
The Jacobites
A. & C. Black

MISTRESS NANCY MOLESWORTH — Joseph Hocking
The Jacobites
J. Bowden

THE FORTUNES OF CLAUDE — Edgar Pickering
The Jacobites
Warne & Co.

A LOST LADY OF OLD YEARS — J. Buchan
The Jacobites
John Lane

DENOUNCED — J. Bloundelle Burton
The Jacobites
Methuen & Co.

RICROFT OF WITHENS — Halliwell Sutcliffe
The Jacobites
Fisher Unwin

THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE — R. L. Stevenson
The Jacobites
Cassell & Co.

AN EXILED SCOT — H. A. Bryden
The Jacobites (The Cape)
Chatto & Windus

SIR SERGEANT — W. L. Watson
The Jacobites
W. Blackwood & Sons

KIDNAPPED — R. L. Stevenson
Scotland, 1751
Cassell & Co.

CATRIONA — R. L. Stevenson
Scotland, 1751
Cassell & Co.

THE SHOES OF FORTUNE — Neil Munro
Jacobites, 1755
Isbister & Co.

THE BIRTHRIGHT — Joseph Hocking
Time of John Wesley (Cornwall)
J. Bowden

HUMPHREY CLINKER — Smollett
Manners, mid. Eighteenth Century
Constable & Co.

THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEET — W. Besant and J. Rice
Manners, mid. Eighteenth Century
Chatto & Windus

MOONFLEET — J. Meade Falkner
Smugglers, 1757
E. Arnold

THE MASTER OF THE MUSICIANS — Emma Marshall
Handel, 1742-1759
Seeley & Co.

PEG WOFFINGTON — Charles Reade
The Stage, middle of Eighteenth Century
Chatto & Windus

THE JESSAMY BRIDE — F. Frankfort Moore
Goldsmith, Garrick, &c.
Hutchinson & Co.

MEMOIRS OF BARRY LYNDON — Thackeray
World of fashion, from middle to end of Eighteenth Century
Smith, Elder, & Co.

THE BATH COMEDY — Agnes & Egerton Castle
Bath, middle of Eighteenth Century
Macmillan & Co.

THE DUTCHMAN'S FIRESIDE — J. K. Paulding
New York, middle of Eighteenth Century
Scribners

IN OLD NEW YORK — Wilson Barrett and E. Barron
New York, middle of Eighteenth Century
J. Macqueen

AGNES SURRIAGE — Edwin L. Bynner
America (Boston), middle of Eighteenth Century
Sampson Low & Co.

FAIRFAX — J. E. Cooke
Valley of the Shenandoah, 1748-81
Sampson Low & Co.

WITH CLIVE IN INDIA — G. A. Henty
India, middle Eighteenth Century
Blackie & Son

RALPH DANIELL — Meadows Taylor
India, middle Eighteenth Century
Kegan, Paul, & Co.

LIKE ANOTHER HELEN — Sydney C. Grier
India, middle Eighteenth Century
W. Blackwood & Sons

IVAN DE BIRON — Sir Arthur Helps
Russia, middle Eighteenth Century
Chatto & Windus

THE KING'S "BLUE BOYS" — Sheila E. Braine
Frederick William I. of Prussia and his Giant Grenadiers
Jarrold & Sons

THE CITIZEN OF PRAGUE — C. L. A. Paalzow (translation)
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria
H. Colburn, 1846

CONSUELO and THE COUNTESS OF RUDOLSTADT — George Sand (trans.)
Time of Frederick the Great
Walter Scott

*FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FAMILY — Louise Muhlbach
(translation)
Time of Frederick the Great
D. Appleton & Co.

* One of L. Muhlbach's several romances dealing with this period.

GAVIN HAMILTON — M. E. Seawell
The Seven Years War
Harper & Brothers

WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT — G. A. Henty
The Seven Years War
Blackie & Son

A FALLEN STAR — C. Lowe
The Seven Years War
Downey & Co.

AMYOT BROUGH — E. Vincent Briton
England and Canada, middle of Eighteenth Century
Seeley & Co.

THE FORGE IN THE FOREST — C. D. G. Roberts
Canada, middle Eighteenth Century
Kegan, Paul, & Co.

A SISTER TO EVANGELINE — C. D. G. Roberts
Canada, middle Eighteenth Century
John Lane

AT WAR WITH PONTIAC — Kirk Munroe
Canada, middle Eighteenth Century
Blackie & Son

THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY — Gilbert Parker
The Taking of Quebec
Methuen & Co.

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS — Fennimore Cooper
Montcalm, 1757
Macmillan & Co.

THE STORY OF OLD FORT LOUDON — C. E. Craddock
North America, 1758. (French War)
Macmillan & Co.

FORTUNE'S MY FOE — J. Bloundelle Burton
Cartagena, 1758
Methuen & Co.

THE VIRGINIANS — Thackeray
America and England, George II.-III.
Smith, Elder, & Co.

THE GOLDEN DOG — William Kirby
Quebec, in the days of Louis XV.
Jarrold & Sons

OLYMPE DE CLEVES — Dumas (translation)
France, Louis XV.
J. M. Dent & Co.

THE HOUSE OF DE MAILLY — Margaret H. Potter
France, Louis XV.
Harper & Brothers

THE LITTLE HUGUENOT — Max Pemberton
France, Louis XV.
Cassell & Co.

THE LAST RECRUIT OF CLARE'S — S. R. Keightley
Marquise de Pompadour, &c. (Irish Brigade stories)
Hutchinson & Co.

THE FAVOR OF PRINCES —