The City and the Castle. A Story of the Reformation in Switzerland.
A tale of a noble family and one in humble life becoming connected by circumstances, the relation of which faithfully portrays the state and character of society at the time of the Reformation (in Switzerland).
Leonie; or, Light out of Darkness: and Within Iron Walls, a Tale of the Siege of Paris. Twin-Stories of the Franco-German War.
Two tales, the first connected with the second. One, of country life in France during the war; the other, life within the besieged capital.
Wenzel's Inheritance; or, Faithful unto Death. A Tale of Bohemia in the Fifteenth Century.
Presents a vivid picture of the religious and social condition of Bohemia in the fifteenth century. The story is one of suffering and martyrdom borne for faith's sake.
Alison Walsh. A Study of To-Day. By Constance Evelyn.
An extremely interesting and suggestive character study. The heroine, losing faith in the Christian religion, passes through great tribulation and anguish of soul. By the persuasion and example of loving friends, and by earnest effort on her own part to follow the precepts of our Lord, she finds at last in His religion that "peace which passeth all understanding."
Arthur Erskine's Story. A Tale of the Days of Knox. By the Author of "The Spanish Brothers," etc.
"Another tale by that accomplished lady writer whose 'Spanish Brothers' and 'Dark Year of Dundee' are fair samples of her really superb handiwork."—Christian Leader.