Library of Historical Tales.
The City and the Castle. A Story of the Reformation in Switzerland. By ANNIE LUCAS, Author of “Leonie,” etc. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
A tale of a noble family and one in humble life becoming connected by circumstances, the relation of which faithfully portrays the state and character of society at the time of the Reformation (in Switzerland).
Leonie; or, Light out of Darkness: and Within Iron Walls, a Tale of the Siege of Paris. Twin-Stories of the Franco-German War. By ANNIE LUCAS. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
Two tales, the first connected with the second. One, of country life in France during the war; the other, life within the besieged capital. These stories abound in interesting and graphic sketches of French life and character, and incidentally contain a faithful description of the leading events of the Franco-German War.
Wenzel’s Inheritance; or, Faithful unto Death. A Tale of Bohemia in the Fifteenth Century. By ANNIE LUCAS. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
Presents a vivid picture of the religious and social condition of Bohemia in the fifteenth century. The story is one of suffering and martyrdom borne for faith’s sake.
Helena’s Household. A Tale of Rome in the First Century. With Frontispiece. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
Illustrates the mode in which the very persecutions of the primitive ages of the Church were made instrumental, through the Spirit of God, to the promulgation of the faith.
The Spanish Brothers. A Tale of the Sixteenth Century. By the Author of “The Dark Year of Dundee.” Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
A tale of Spanish life, presenting a true and vivid picture of the cruel and stormy time during the period of the Inquisition.
The Czar. A Tale of the Time of the First Napoleon. By the Author of “The Spanish Brothers,” etc. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
An interesting tale of the great Franco-Russian war in 1812–13; the characters partly French, partly Russian.
Arthur Erskine’s Story. A Tale of the Days of Knox. By the Author of “The Spanish Brothers,” etc. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
The object of the writer of this tale is to portray the life of the people in the days of Knox. The stormy passions of the time are vividly described, and the story of Scotland’s Reformation is effectively re-told.
Under the Southern Cross. A Tale of the New World. By the Author of “The Spanish Brothers,” etc. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
A thrilling and fascinating story, most exciting in incident, and most instructive in its accurate reproduction of the manners and customs in Peru during the later years of the sixteenth century.
Pendower. A Story of Cornwall in the Reign of Henry the Eighth. By M. FILLEUL. Crown 8vo, cloth extra. Price 4s.
A tale illustrating in fiction that stirring period of English history previous to the Reformation.