Sir John, by the author of 'Anne Dysart'.

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Seite 292 - OF COLONEL DE GONNEVILLE. Edited from the French by CHARLOTTE M. YONGE, Author of the " Heir of Redclyffe," &c. 2 vols. crown 8vo. 21s. " The author of this very interesting memoir was a French gentleman of ancient lineage, who left his home in Normandy to enter the service of Napoleon...
Seite 295 - A LEGACY : Being the Life and Remains of JOHN MARTIN, Schoolmaster and Poet. Written and Edited by the Author of
Seite 294 - The thanks of all students of English history are due to Mr. Hepworth Dixon for his clever and original work, 'History of two Queens.' The book is a valuable contribution to English history. The author has consulted a number of original sources of information — in particular the archives at Simancas, Alcala, and Venice. Mr. Dixon is a skilful writer. His style, singularly vivid, graphic, and dramatic — is alive with human and artistic interest Some of the incidental descriptions reach a very...
Seite 296 - ... women of England in the olden time. We shall see them jesting, jousting, love-making, plotting, and then anon, perhaps, commending their souls to God in the presence of a hideous masked figure, bearing an axe in his hands.

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