《best historical novels and tales(乔纳森尼尔德历史小说故事精选).》第23章


Eighteenth Century Macmillan & Co。 
ANNALS OF THE PARISH John Galt Scotch Village Life; 1760… 
1810 W。 Blackwood & Sons 
EVELINA Frances Burney Fashionable manners; end Eighteenth 
Century J。 M。 Dent & Co。 
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Jane Austen Everyday Society; 
beginning of Nineteenth Century Macmillan & Co。 
ADAM BEDE George Eliot English Rural Life; beginning of 
Nineteenth Century W。 Blackwood & Sons 
DESTINY Susan E。 Ferrier Scotch character; beginning of 
Nineteenth Century J。 M。 Dent & Co。 
TRAITS AND STORIES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY William 
Carleton Irish Peasant…life; beginning of Nineteenth Century J。 M。 Dent & 
Co。 
O"DONNEL Lady Morgan Irish character; beginning of Nineteenth 
Century Colburn; 1814 
THE GRANDISSIMES G。 W。 Cable America; early Nineteenth 
Century (Creole life) Hodder & Stoughton 
PENDENNIS and THE NEWES Thackeray Late Georgian 
Early Victorian manners Smith Elder & Co。 
CRANFORD Mrs。 Gaskell English Provincial Life in the second 
quarter of the Nineteenth Century Macmillan & Co。 
PERLYCROSS R。 D。 Blackmore English Provincial Life in the 
second quarter of the Nineteenth Century Sampson Low & Co。 
THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE Nathaniel Hawthorne Margaret 
Fuller and the 〃Brook Farm〃 group; under fictitious names。 Walter Scott 
THE TRAGIC EDIANS George Meredith Ferdinand Lassalle; 
under fictitious name Constable & Co。 
UNCLE TOM"S CABIN Mrs。 H。 Beecher…Stowe Slavery in America 
Routledge; Cassell; and others 
A KENTUCKY CARDINAL AND AFTERMATH James Lane 
Allen American Manners; 1850 Macmillan & Co。 
BARCHESTER TOWERS Anthony Trollope Life in an English 
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Cathedral City; middle of Nineteenth Century Chapman & Hall 
SUNNINGWELL F。 Warre Cornish 〃High Church〃 and 〃Broad 
Church;〃 middle of Nineteenth Century Constable & Co。 
BEAUCHAMP"S CAREER George Meredith English Politics; 
middle of Nineteenth Century Constable & Co。 
MARY BARTON Mrs。 Gaskell Manufacturing Districts; middle of 
Nineteenth Century Smith; Elder; & Co。 
SUGGESTED COURSES OF READINGJUVENILE。 
As likely to assist Parents and Teachers; I propose to give two lists 
(covering English History from the Norman Conquest) for Boys and Girls 
respectively; but a passing allusion may; first of all; be made to tales 
dealing with more ancient periods。 For the illustration of Greek and 
Roman History; those books of Professor A。 J。 Church which are entered 
in my Pre…Christian section may be safely remended; while the 
pictures of First Century life given in Wallace"s 〃Ben Hur;〃 Lytton"s 〃Last 
Days of Pompeii;〃 and Whyte Melville"s 〃The Gladiators〃 are; perhaps; as 
likely to interest an intelligent boy or girl in the 〃teen〃 stage as any similar 
productions that could be mentioned。 Turning to the Early History of our 
own isle; I would specially mention Mr。 Henty"s 〃Beric the Briton〃; the 
〃Aescendune〃 series of tales (〃Edwy the Fair;〃 〃Alfgar the Dane;〃 and 
〃The Rival Heirs〃) by the late Rev。 A。 D。 Crake; Mr。 C。 W。 Whistler"s 
〃Havelok the Dane;〃 〃A Thane of Wessex;〃 &c。; and the various books 
chosen to represent Alfred and his times。 
In preparing the following lists; I have had in view; for the most part; 
the average Juvenile taste; doubtless many of the more advanced works 
might be offered in special cases; but; in regard to that; the Parent or 
Teacher can alone judge。 Some of the tales entered in (I。) reappear in 
(II。); but a parison will disclose important differences。 A reference to 
the General List will; in most cases; reveal a more exact specification; for 
the sake of convenience; the tales are here grouped according to Reigns 
only。 
Of the romances dealing with American and Foreign History to be 
found in the foregoing pages; many are suitable for young readers; but the 
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sequence not being very close (for any lengthy period at least); separate 
lists would appear superfluous。 Such writers (to mention only a few) as 
Fennimore Cooper; Mrs。 J。 G。 Austin; G。 C。 Eggleston; Kirk Munroe; and 
Elbridge S。 Brooks; may be particularly remended for American 
History; while Scott; Dumas; Charlotte M。 Yonge; Miss Roberts (author of 
〃Mademoiselle Mori〃); and G。 A。 Henty; have all illustratedin more or 
less adequate fashionthe course of events in Foreign Countries。 The 
novels of Dumas are not infrequently considered somewhat 〃strong meat;〃 
but his 〃 She… Wolves of Machecoul〃 and 〃Black Tulip〃 may be safely 
placed in any hands。 
ENGLISH HISTORY SINCE THE CONQUEST (Boys)。 
HAROLD Lytton Norman Conquest; HaroldWilliam I。 Geo。 
Routledge & Sons 
THE CAMP OF REFUGE C。 Macfarlane Norman Conquest; 
HaroldWilliam I。 Constable & Co。 
HEREWARD THE WAKE Charles Kingsley Norman Conquest; 
HaroldWilliam I。 Macmillan & Co。 
WULF THE SAXON G。 A。 Henty Norman Conquest; Harold 
William I。 Blackie
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