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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; 



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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。 

     Chapter     III。   (〃The    Historical    Novel〃);    in   F。  H。  Stoddard's     〃The 

Evolution of the English Novel〃 (Macmillan; 1900)。 

     'A highly important contribution。' 

     The two sections on Historical Fiction; relating to Greece and Rome 

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

History〃 (Macmillan; 1900)。 

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

given in my pages; the above will be found useful。' 

     Article   on   〃Historical   Novels   and   their   uses   in   teaching;〃   by   C。   S。 

Fearenside; in The School World; November; 1900。 

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

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

moderation。' 

     Article on 〃The New Historical Romances;〃 by W。 D。 Howells; in The 

North American Review; December; 1900。 

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

〃The Historical Novel and other essays〃 (Scribner's; 1901)。 

     'Originally   appeared       in  The   Forum;   September;       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; such an attitude is; surely; unfavourable 

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

〃facts。〃' 

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

Enlarged Edition; January; 1902)。 

     'Non…selective;       but    useful    more     especially    on    account     of   its 

Topographical arrangement。' 

     The list of Historical Tales given in J。 S。 Lindsey's 〃Certificate Note… 

Book   of   European   History;   1814…1848。〃          (Heffer   &   Sons;   Cambridge; 

1902)。 

     〃History     of  English     Romanticism       in  the  Nineteenth     Century;〃     by 



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Henry A。 Beers (Kegan Paul & Co。; 1902)。 

     'Contains some valuable direct criticism。 See especially Chapter I。' 

     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;   these   are  Mr。   P。  L。  Ford's   〃The   American      Historical 

Novel〃      (Macmillan);      and    Mr。    E。   A。   Baker's     〃Guide     to   Fiction〃 

(Sonnensehein)。        The   last…named   volume   will;   I   understand;   contain   a 

section devoted to Historical Romance。 



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