What books to lend and what to give

by Charlotte M. Yonge

The first siege of Corfe Castle made into a fairly interesting tale.

453. The Pigeon Pie. By C. M. Yonge. (Walter Smith) 1s.

Also a child’s tale of the hiding of fugitive Cavaliers.

454. Under the Storm, or Steadfast’s Charge. By C. M. Yonge. (National Society) 3s. 6d.

A young lad left in charge of the church plate during the Rebellion. An attempt at realising the condition of the lower classes in those times.

455. The Two Swords. By Emma Marshall. (Seeley)

456. Dorothy’s Venture. (Nelson) 6d.

Prettily told of a child begging her uncle’s life of Cromwell, but with historical blunders. Vane had long broken with Cromwell. Moreover, the Protector loved practical jokes, and he is here said to have despised them.

457. Rosamond Fane. By M. Lee. (Griffith, Farran, & Co.) 3s. 6d.

The escape of the Duke of York, very well told, so as to be thoroughly acceptable to children.