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     Chapter     X。    �─�Sir   Walter    Scott;��    in  Prof。   Raleigh's    ;The   English 

Novel。;      ��John Murray�察�1894。�� 

     Chapters   X。�察  �XI。�察  �and   XII。   in   Prof。   Saintsbury's   ;Essays   in   English 

Literature�察�1780´1860。         Second series。;       ��J。 M。 Dent & Co。�察�1895。�� 

     ��Originally   appeared   in   Macmillan's   Magazine�察  �August�察  �September�察�

and   October�察  �1894。      A   contribution   to   the   subject   of   quite   exceptional 

brilliance and value。�А�

     ;A  Descriptive   List   of   Novels   and   Tales   dealing   with   the   History   of 

North America�察─�by W。 M。 Griswold。               ��Cambridge�察�U。S。A。�察�1895。�� 

     The    Section    headed     ;Historical    Tales;   in  ;Guide     to  the  Study    of 

American History�察─�by E。 Channing and A。 B。 Hart。 ��Ginn and Co。�察�1896。�� 

     A  Letter   on   ;Historical   Novels�察  �Past   and   Present�察─  �by   ;Mazarin�察─  �in 

The Bookman�察�October�察�1896。 

     Article on ;The Indian Mutiny in Fiction�察─�in Blackwood's Magazine�察�

February�察�1897。 

     Article on ;The Importance of Illustrating New England History by a 



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series of   Romances�察─  �by  Rufus   Choate�察 �in The   New   England   Magazine�察�

November�察�1897。 

     Paper read before the College of Preceptors�察�on ;The Use of Historical 

Romances        in  the   Teaching      of  History�察─   �by    R。   F。  Charles    in   The 

Educational Times�察�November�察�1897。 

     Article on ;The American Historical Novel�察─�by Paul Lester Ford�察�in 

The Atlantic Monthly�察�December�察�1897。 

     ��In this article a definition of the ;Historical Novel; at variance with 

my own�察�has been suggested。             In spite of Mr。 Fords argument�察�I am still 

of   opinion    that  the   line  of  demarcation      between    the   Historical   Novel 

proper   and   the   Novel   of   Character   or   Adventure   can   be   more   clearly 

drawn than he allows。          I was careful�察�when dealing with this question in 

my Introduction�察�to avoid making the test one of actual historical accuracy�察�

but   there   are�察  �I   have   implied�察  �certain   readily´verifiable   personages   and 

events which form a basis amply sufficient for purposes of distinction。 The 

pirates   of   ;Treasure   Island;   are   taken    ��as   Mr。   Ford   says��   from   actual 

figures   of   the   Eighteenth   Century�察  �but   under   my   definition   Stevenson's 

novel is not thereby constituted ;historical; in the strict sense。�А�

     Article   on   ;The   Neo´Romantic   Novel�察─  �by   G。   R。   Carpenter�察  �in   The 

Forum�察�March�察�1898。 

     Article on ;Historical Novels Past and Present�察─�by Harold Frederic�察�in 

The Bookman ��American���察�December�察�1898。 

     ��An admirably´written�察�stimulating article。�� 

     List of Historical Novels�察�&c。�察�illustrating the Period 1066 to 1815�察�in 

the volume ;Work and Play in Girls' Schools�察─�by Dorothea Beale�察�Lucy H。 

M。 Soulsby�察�and Jane Frances Dove ��Longmans�察�1898��。 

     ;Le    Roman      Historique    l'Epoque     Romantique�察─      �by   Louis   Maigron 

��Hachette et Cie。�察�Paris�察�1898��。 

     ��Contains a fine tribute to Scott�察�and much interesting matter。�А�

     Chapters III。 and IV。 of ;The Development of the English Novel�察─�by 

W。 L。 Cross ��Macmillan�察�1899。�� 

     ��A very full treatment。        In the Appendix are some useful lists of the 

earlier Historical Novels。�А�

     Article on ;Three American Historical Romances�察─�by W。 E。 Simonds�察�



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in The Atlantic Monthly�察�March�察�1900。 

     Article    on   ;The    Reading     of  Historical    Novels    and    the  Study    of 

History�察─�by Ada Shurmer�察�in The Scots Magazine�察�April�察�1900。 

     Chapter     III。   �─�The    Historical    Novel;���察   �in   F。  H。  Stoddard's     ;The 

Evolution of the English Novel; ��Macmillan�察�1900��。 

     ��A highly important contribution。�А�

     The two sections on Historical Fiction�察�relating to Greece and Rome 

respectively�察    �in   Arthur    L。  Goodrich's     ;Topics     of  Greek     and   Roman 

History; ��Macmillan�察�1900��。 

     ��For those requiring   a fuller  list of Greek   and Roman   tales than   that 

given in my pages�察�the above will be found useful。�А�

     Article   on   ;Historical   Novels   and   their   uses   in   teaching�察─  �by   C。   S。 

Fearenside�察�in The School World�察�November�察�1900。 

     ��An exceptionally good article。          The writer states his case clearly and 

forcibly�察  �and   his   argument   is   all   the   more   convincing   by   reason   of   its 

moderation。�А�

     Article on ;The New Historical Romances�察─�by W。 D。 Howells�察�in The 

North American Review�察�December�察�1900。 

     The   Essay   on   ;The   Historical   Novel;   in   Prof。   J。   Brander   Matthews' 

;The Historical Novel and other essays; ��Scribner's�察�1901��。 

     ��Originally   appeared       in  The   Forum�察  �September�察      �1897。    Represents 

that   School   of   Criticism   which   is   most   adverse   to   Historical   Romance。 

Some of the Professor's remarks convey the impression that he disbelieves 

in ANY reconstruction of the Past�察�such an attitude is�察�surely�察�unfavourable 

to   History    itself�察 �which    is  always    more    than   any   mere    statement    of 

;facts。;�А�

     The List of Historical Novels in Mudie's Library Catalogue ��The New 

Enlarged Edition�察�January�察�1902��。 

     ��Non´selective�察      �but    useful    more     especially    on    account     of   its 

Topographical arrangement。�А�

     The list of Historical Tales given in J。 S。 Lindsey's ;Certificate Note´ 

Book   of   European   History�察  �1814´1848。;          ��Heffer   &   Sons�察  �Cambridge�察�

1902��。 

     ;History     of  English     Romanticism       in  the  Nineteenth     Century�察─    �by 



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Henry A。 Beers ��Kegan Paul & Co。�察�1902��。 

     ��Contains some valuable direct criticism。 See especially Chapter I。�А�

     The ;Dedicatory Epistle; in Scott's ;Ivanhoe。; 

     The very brief but exceedingly suggestive opening section in Chapter I。 

of Charles Reade's ;The Cloister and the Hearth。; 

     The Preface to Scheffel's ;Ekkehard。; 



     NOTE。 

     Some of the American Public Libraries ��notably Boston�� have issued 

useful Lists of Historical Novels。 

     Two   worksannounced   for   a   considerable   timeI   should   have   been 

glad    to  consult�察  �these   are  Mr。   P。  L。  Ford's   ;The   American      Historical 

Novel;      ��Macmillan���察     �and    Mr。    E。   A。   Baker's     ;Guide     to   Fiction; 

��Sonnensehein��。        The   last´named   volume   will�察  �I   understand�察  �contain   a 

section devoted to Historical Romance。 



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