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The list of Historical Novels given in W. F. Allen's "The Reader's
Guide to English History. With Supplement, extending the plan to
other countries and periods." (Ginn & Co., 1888.)
[A useful, but very unequal list.]
The partially-selective list of Historical Novels in "A Guide Book
to Books," by E. B. Sargant and B. Whishaw. (H. Frowde, 1891.)
The essay on "Sir Walter Scott," in Vol. I. of Leslie Stephen's
"Hours in a Library." (Smith, Elder, & Co., 1892. New edition,
with additions.)
[Mr. Leslie Stephen is one of the most formidable critics with whom
the lover of Historical Romance has to deal. That which it is
possible to say against such fiction is said more forcibly by him,
perhaps, than by anyone else.]
The series of articles dealing with "History in Fiction," &c., by
J. B. Carlile, in Great Thoughts, October, 1892, to March, 1894.
Article "The Historical Novel," by Prof. A. J. Church, in Atalanta
for April, 1893.
The useful and partially-selective lists of Historical Tales given
in "The Intermediate Textbook of English History," by C.
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