This is a story of the time of "Harold, the last of the Saxon Kings." The scene is laid mostly within the house of a Saxon Thane, where Gytha is a little slave girl. Though mainly a domestic tale, we yet get a glimpse of the stirring events taking place in the country at that period. We hear of the death of the "Confessor," the election of Harold, his fight with the Danes and defeat at Hastings; and the picture is presented to us of England subsiding into peace under the sway of the Conqueror. A good deal is learned of Saxon manners and customs, and both boys and girls will delight to read of the home life of Hilda and Gytha, and of the brave deeds of the impulsive Gurth and the faithful Leofric.
BY M. A. PAULL.
MY MISTRESS THE QUEEN.
By Miss M. A. Paull, author of "I, Benjamin Holbeck," &c. With 4 full-page Illustrations by C. T. Garland, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2s. 6d.
This is an historical tale. "My Mistress the Queen" is Mary, daughter of James II., into whose service the narrator, a girl of 16, enters just before the marriage of Mary to William III. The descriptions are graphic, and the views of historic personages and of manners at the courts of Charles II. and William III. accurate and life-like. The language is simple, and imitative of the quaint quiet style of that period.
BY MRS. AUSTIN.
MARIE'S HOME:
Or, A Glimpse of the Past. By Mrs. Austin. With 3 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2s.