Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times

by Elbridge S. Brooks

"One of the best accounts of the Crusades it has been our privilege to read. The book cannot fail to interest boys."—Schoolmistress.

BY MARY C. ROWSELL.

TRAITOR OR PATRIOT?

A Tale of the Rye-House Plot. By Mary C. Rowsell. With 6 full-page Pictures by C. O. Murray and C. J. Staniland, R.I. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.

A romantic tale of the later days of Charles II. The main theme of the story is the conspiracy for the assassination of the king and the Duke of York, which was to be effected on their return from Newmarket. The hero of the story, Lawrence Lee, a young farmer, accidentally learns the truth, and starts on horseback for Newmarket to warn the king. After a series of adventures, the young man succeeds in his loyal enterprise, and duly receives his reward for his conspicuous share in the frustration of the "Rye-House Plot."

"A romantic love episode, whose true characters are life-like beings, not dry sticks as in many historical tales."—Graphic.

"The character of the heroine, Ruth, is singularly pretty and attractive: we thank the author for so charming a creation."—Bristol Mercury.

THE PEDLAR AND HIS DOG.

By Mary C. Rowsell. With 2 Illustrations by George Cruikshank, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 1s. 6d.