382. Alfgar the Dane. By Rev. A. D. Crake. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
383. The Rival Heirs. By Rev. A. D. Crake. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
This and the other ‘Chronicles of Æscendune’ endeavour to dramatise the days of Anglo-Saxon history. Young people like them very much, but there is more of adventure and research than of character or life.
384. The Champion of Odin. By Hodgetts. (Cassell) 5s.
A fierce story of wild Northmen invading England. The manners are well touched, but there is the great error of making Alfred knowingly re-baptise a Dane who had recurred to his wild life.
385. Harold. By Lord Lytton. (Routledge) 6d., 2s., and 3s. 6d.
This and other historical novels of high merit are here mentioned to complete the series, though only for advanced readers.
386. The Camp of Refuge. (Leach) 5s.
The legend of Hereward le Wake, not told with the fire of imagination which Kingsley has thrown into it.