Chapter 2

Novel." (John Murray, 1894.)

Chapters X., XI., and XII. in Prof. Saintsbury's "Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860. Second series." (J. M. Dent & Co., 1895.)

[Originally appeared in Macmillan's Magazine, August, September, and October, 1894. A contribution to the subject of quite exceptional brilliance and value.]

"A Descriptive List of Novels and Tales dealing with the History of North America," by W. M. Griswold. (Cambridge, U.S.A., 1895.)

The Section headed "Historical Tales" in "Guide to the Study of American History," by E. Channing and A. B. Hart. (Ginn and Co., 1896.)

A Letter on "Historical Novels, Past and Present," by "Mazarin," in The Bookman, October, 1896.

Article on "The Indian Mutiny in Fiction," in Blackwood's Magazine, February, 1897.

Article on "The Importance of Illustrating New England History by a series of Romances," by Rufus Choate, in The New England Magazine, November, 1897.

Paper read before the College of Preceptors, on "The Use of Historical Romances in the Teaching of History," by R. F. Charles in The Educational Times, November, 1897.

Article on "The American Historical Novel," by Paul Lester Ford, in The Atlantic Monthly, December, 1897.

[In this article a definition of the "Historical Novel" at variance with my own, has been suggested. In spite of Mr. Fords argument, 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, when dealing with this question in my Introduction, to avoid making the test one of actual historical accuracy, but there are, I have implied, 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, but under my definition Stevenson's novel is not thereby constituted "historical" in the strict sense.]

Article on "The Neo-Romantic Novel," by G. R. Carpenter, in The Forum, March, 1898.

Article on "Historical Novels Past and Present," by Harold Frederic, in The Bookman (American), December, 1898.

[An admirably-written, stimulating article.)

List of Historical Novels, &c., illustrating the Period 1066 to 1815, in the volume "Work and Play in Girls' Schools," by Dorothea Beale, Lucy H. M. Soulsby, and Jane Frances Dove (Longmans, 1898).

"Le Roman Historique l'Epoque Romantique," by Louis Maigron (Hachette et Cie., Paris, 1898).

[Contains a fine tribute to Scott, and much interesting matter.]

Chapters III. and IV. of "The Development of the English Novel," by W. L. Cross (Macmillan, 1899.)

[A very full treatment. In the Appendix are some useful lists of the earlier Historical Novels.]

Article on "Three American Historical Romances," by W. E. Simonds, in The Atlantic Monthly, March, 1900.

Article on "The Reading of Historical Novels and the Study of History," by Ada Shurmer, in The Scots Magazine, April, 1900.