“A kind of dictionary of historical romance from the earliest sagas to the latest historical novel.”—(Pref.). Aims to include “every good work of prose fiction dealing with past times.”—(Pref.). Full bibliographical particulars (date, price, publisher) are given about each book. In most cases a short descriptive note is added. The entries average seven on a page. The titles are arranged first in order of countries. Thus in Vol. I., pp. 1-128 deal with English History; pp. 129-154, with Scotch; pp. 155-167, with Irish, and so on. Vol. II., pp. 1-56, U.S.A.; pp. 61-117, France; pp. 118-131, Germany, and so on. The books dealing with the history of each particular country are arranged in order of date. A copious Author, Title, and Subject Index is appended to each volume. We retain the note on this book as, though now in a sense out of date, it is still in print, and its price makes it more generally available than is the new edition.
6. NIELD, Jonathan.
⸺ A GUIDE TO THE BEST HISTORICAL NOVELS AND TALES. Pott 4to. Pp. xviii. + 522. (Elkin Mathews). 8s. nett. [1902, pp. viii. + 124]. Fourth ed., rev. and enlarged. 1911.
Introd. pp. 16 defends historical fiction. The work is in two parts—the main body as it appeared in the third ed., and a supplement nearly as large. Each is separately indexed. Each part is arranged in chronological order. The titles of the books, the author and publisher, the subject are arranged in three vertical columns. Prices are not given. On pp. 119 sq. there is a supplementary list of noteworthy semi-historical novels. On p. 129 a list of fifty representative historical novels. The Author appends suggested courses of juvenile reading and a valuable Bibliogr. The Indexes are (1) Author and title, (2) Title only. The former give the dates of publication of the books. The number of novels noted is about 3,000. Ireland is, of course, not dealt with separately, as the histories of the various countries are mingled in one chronological list.
7. BUCKLEY, J. A., M.A., and W. T. WILLIAMS, B.A.
⸺ A GUIDE TO BRITISH HISTORICAL FICTION. Pp. 182. (Harrap). 2s. 6d. 1912.
Intended for teachers of Secondary and Elementary schools. Chronological order with author- and title-indexes. Neatly arranged for ready reference. Full notes on each novel. A good many Irish novels are included.
8. KRANS, Horatio Sheafe.
⸺ IRISH LIFE IN IRISH FICTION. Pp. 338. (N.Y.: Macmillan Co.). 6s. 6d. net. 1903.
The Author is a Professor of Columbia University.