377. The Farm of Aptonga. (Masters) 2s.
African adventures of Christians.
TALES ON ENGLISH HISTORY.
These tales of English History are given in greater numbers and with less sifting than the others, because when a particular period is proposed for study or examination a story even of no great merit may be an assistance. Also some belonging to higher literature are enumerated so as to make out a complete list.
378. The Camp on the Severn. By Rev. E. Cutts. (Mowbray) 2s.
379. No. XIII. The Lost Vestal. By Emma Marshall. (Cassell) 2s. 6d.
Both these start from St. Alban’s martyrdom. Neither is quite satisfactory as to correctness, but the second is the more vivid, the latter part being upon scenes at Rome. The first needs less education to be understood.
380. Stories of the Days of King Arthur. By C. H. Hanson. (Nelson) 3s. and 3s. 6d.
Hardly to be called historical, but with the grand outlines of Sir T. Malory’s great romance and with excellent illustrations by Gustave Doré. Desirable as giving the genuine English heroic tale, noble in itself, and furnishing allusions. It is intended to prepare the way for Malory and Tennyson, and there is thus little said of the Quest of the Holy Grail.
381. Edwy the Fair. By Rev. A. D. Crake. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.