These are the best stepping-stones to Shakespeare himself.
439. The Cruise of the ‘Bonny Kate.’ (Hayes) 3s. 6d.
Telling well of Chancellor’s voyage to Russia.
440. For Queen and King. By Henry Frith (Cassell) 5s.
Essex’s rebellion and the Gunpowder Plot. It is rather wooden and devoid of character, and very hard upon Garnett.
441. The Fortunes of Nigel. By Sir Walter Scott.
A somewhat painful picture of the Court and manners of James I.
442. Lady Betty’s Governess. By L. E. Guernsey. (Shaw) 5s.
The story is pretty, but the ideas of the Laudian theology are very peculiar. Bishop Hall is quite incorrectly represented as at enmity with Laud.