Category: Historical Novels
"It is due to Messrs. Blackie to say that no firm of publishers turns out this class of literature with more finish. We refer not only to the novel tinting of the illustrations and the richness of the covers, but more particularly to the solidity of the binding, a matter of gr...
"It is due to Messrs. Blackie to say that no firm of publishers turns out this class of literature with more finish. We refer not only to the novel tinting of the illustrations...
2. Part 2The scene of this tale is laid on the west coast of Africa, and in the lower reaches of the Congo; the characteristic scenery of the great river being delineated with wonderful...
3. Part 3A romantic tale of the later days of the reign of Charles II. The main theme of the story is the conspiracy for the assassination of the king and the Duke of York, which was to...
4. Part 4"This pretty story has a freshness and natural eloquence about it such as are seldom met with in our home made tales. It seems to carry us back to some of the love stories of th...