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possibilities     within    it  which    the   greatest    literary   pessimist     among     us 

cannot      wholly     deny。     If�察  �then�察  �fault   can    be   found     with   the   older 

Romancists for the spreading here and there of false historical notions�察�let 

us look to future workers in the same sphere for adjustment。                        I believe�察�

however�察�that one notable critic has pronounced the mischief already done 

to be quite irreparable�察�seeing that the only ;History; at all widely spread 

is that derived from those very romances in which errors are so interwoven 

with the sentimental interest of the plot itself that readers inevitably ;hug 

their delusions� ─       �But I think that this danger need not be contemplated 

seriously。      The   Historical   Novel   exists   primarily   as   Fiction�察  �and�察  �even 

though in our waking moments we may be persuaded of the unreality of 

that ;dream; which a Scott or a Dumas has produced for us�察�we shall still 

be    able   to   place   ourselves     again    and   again    under    the   spell   of  their 

delightful influence。         Moreover�察�while admitting Dumas' carelessness of 

exact detail�察�it would hardly be contended by the most sceptical that his 

works   ��still   less   those   of   Scott��   are   without   any   background   of   Historic 

suggestiveness。          Scott�察    �indeed�察    �shows      signs    of   having     possessed 

something of that ;detachment; which is one important qualification in the 

Historian      proper�察   �there    is  a  fairness    and    prevision     in  his   historical 

judgments   which        we   look   for   in  vain   when   reading      the   works   of   his 

contemporaries。 

     And�察  �having   thus   touched   on   what   I   believe   to   be   the   true   relation 

between Romance and History�察�I may note�察�as a last word�察�the use of the 

Historical Tale to those who have the training of young folk。 That ;desire 

to   know�察─  �which   is   an   essential   for   all   true   learning�察  �is   sometimes   best 

fostered      by   methods     outside    the   ordinary     School     routine。    Thus�察    �as 



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regards History�察�where the text´book fails in arousing interest�察�the tale may 

succeed�察�and�察�once the spirit of inquiry has been stimulated�察�half the battle 

is gained。      In saying this I am far from wishing to imply that the reading 

of romances can ever take the place of genuine historical study。                       I know 

well   that   such   a   book   as   Green's   ;Short   History   of   the   English   People; 

may prove to some more fascinating than any novel。                    There are�察�however�察�

cases in which recourse may be had to a high´class work of fiction for the 

attainment   of   a   truer   historic   sense�察  �while�察  �taken   only   as   supplement   to 

more strictly Academic reading�察�such a work may prove to have its uses。 

Considerable   discrimination   is   requiredas   I   have   already  hintedin   the 

choice of suitable books�察�and�察�as a help in this direction�察�I have made out 

��vide   ;Suggested   courses   of   Reading;   at   the   end   of   this   volume��   two 

special lists for Boys and Girls respectively�察�which will�察�I trust�察�be found 

useful。     If�察�besides being of help to teachers�察�my remendations should 

lead in any degree to further appreciation of the great masters of Romance�察�

the    labour     ��by    no    means     inconsiderable��       expended       on    this   little 

pilation will be amply rewarded。 

     J。 N。 

     January�察�1902。 



     NOTEthe   order   in   which   the   books   are   placed   is�察  �on   the   whole�察�

according to the periods dealt with�察�occasionally the grouping decided on 

has prevented absolute correctness in this respect。 



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                PRE´CHRISTIAN ERA。 



      SARCHEDON      G。   J。   Whyte     Melville   Ancient   Babylon   and  the 

Assyrians W。 Thacker & Co。�察�and Ward�察�Lock�察�& Co。 

    UARDA     Georg   Ebers   ��trans。��   EgyptRameses   Sesostris   Sampson 

Low & Co。 

    ZOROASTER  F。 Marion Crawford Zoroaster�察�the Persian Religious 

Reformer Macmillan & Co。 

    AN   EGYPTIAN   PRINCESS      Georg   Ebers   ��trans。��   EgyptAmasis 

and Cambyses�察�6th Century B。 C。 Sampson Low & Co。 

    THE FALL OF ATHENS  A。 J。 Church Peloponnesian War Seeley & 

Co。 

    A   YOUNG      MACEDONIAN             A。  J。  Church  Alexander  the  Great 

Seeley & Co。 

    SALAMMBO  Gustave Flaubert ��trans。�� Rome versus Carthage G。 P。 

Putnam's Sons�察�and Grant Richards 

    THE LION'S BROOD  Duffield Osborne Rome versus Carthage W。 

Heinemann 

    LORDS   OF   THE   WORLD      A。   J。   Church   Rome   versus   Carthage。 

Blackie & Son 

    THE   SISTERS      Georg   Ehers   ��trans。��   EgyptPtolemy   Philometer�察�

and Euergetes Sampson Low & Co。 

    THE   HAMMER      A。   J。   Church   and   R。   Seeley   Maccabaean   Times 

Seeley & Co。 

    DEBORAH  J。 M。 Ludlow Maccabaean Times J。 Nisbet & Co。 

    HELON'S       PILGRIMAGE        TO   JERUSALEM          F。  Strauss  ��trans。�� 

Judaism in the Century preceding Christ J。 Mawman�察�London�察�1824 

    PRUSIAS  Ernst Eckstein ��trans。�� The Slave Revolt under Spartacus。 

Trubner & Co。 

    TWO   THOUSAND YEARS AGO    A。   J。   Church   RomeSpartacus 

and Mithridates Blackie & Son 

    WOE TO THE CONQUERED  Alfred Clark Roman Life�察�B。 C。 73´ 

71 Sampson Low & Co。 

    A    FRIEND     OF   CAESAR         W。  S。  Davis   Pompey     and  Caesar 



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Macmillan & Co。 

     CLEOPATRA            Georg     Ebers   ��trans。��   Latter   Years   of   Cleopatra。 

Sampson Low & Co。 



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                 FIRST CENTURY A。D。 



      NEAERA        John   W。  Graham     Rome    under  Tiberius   ��A。  D。  26�� 

Macmillan & Co。 

    PHILOCHRISTUS      Anonymous   Memoirs   of   a   Disciple   of   Christ 

Macmillan & Co。 

    BEN   HUR      Lew   Wallace   Rome   in   the   time   of   Christ   Harper   & 

Brothers�察�and others 

    TARRY   THOU   TILL   I   E   ��Salathiel��      G。   Croly   Judaism   and 

Christianity ��the early struggle�� Funk & Wagnalls Co。 

    AS OTHERS SAW HIM  Anonymous Early Christianity ��A。 D。 54�� 

W。 Heinemann 

    BERIC   THE   BRITON      G。      A。  Henty   Roman   Invasion   of  Britain 

Blackie & Son 

    ONESIMUS Anonymous Memoirs of a Disciple of Paul Macmillan 

& Co。 

    QUO VADIS�拭 �H。 Sienkiewicz ��trans。�� Rome in the time of Nero J。 

M。 Dent & Co。 

    NERO  Ernst Eckstein ��trans。�� Rome in the time of Nero Trubner & 

Co。 

    THE BURNING OF ROME  A。 J。 Church Rome in the time of Nero 

Seeley & Co。 

    ACTE  Hugh Westbury Rome in the time of Nero Bentley 

    DARKNESS  AND   DAWN      Dean   Farrar   Persecutions   under   Nero 

Longmans�察�Green�察�& Co。 

    THE   LAST   DAYS   OF   POMPEII      Lytton   Time   of   Vespasian   Geo。 

Routledge & Sons 

    THE   GLADIATORS      G。   J。   Whyte   Melville   Fall   of   Jerusalem   W。 

Thacker & Co。 and Ward�察�Lock�察�& Co。 

    DOMITIA  S。 Baring´Gould Time of Domitian Methuen & Co。 

    MASTERS        OF   THE    WORLD         Mary   A。  M。   Hoppus    Time    of 

Domitian Bentley�察�1888 

    QUINTUS CLAUDIUS  Ernst Eckstein ��trans。�� Time of Domitian W。 

S。 Gottsberger 



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