best historical novels and tales(乔纳森尼尔德历史小说故事精选).
Wilibald Alexis PrussiaInvasion of Napoleon; &c。 Barthol; Berlin (1852
and 1854)
RAFAEL Ernest Daudet (trans。) SpainCharles IV。 and Napoleon
Sampson Low & Co。
TOM BURKE Of 〃OURS〃 Charles Lever French Wars (Consulate
Empire) Downey & Co。 and Geo。 Routledge & Sons
THE AIDE…DE…CAMP James Grant Battle of Maida; 1806 Geo。
Routledge & Sons
CHARLES O’MALLEY Charles Lever Peninsular War Downey &
Co。 and Geo。 Routledge & Sons
ALICE LORRAINE R。 D。 Blackmore Peninsular War Sampson
Low & Co。
THE ROMANCE OF WAR James Grant Peninsular War Geo。
Routledge & Sons
WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA and UNDER WELLINGTON’S
MAND G。 A。 Henty Peninsular War Blackie & Son
THE SUBALTERN G。 R。 Gleig Peninsular War W。 Blackwood &
Sons
THE BIVOUAC W。 H。 Maxwell Peninsular War Geo。 Routledge &
Sons
SONS OF THE SWORD Margaret L。 Woods Peninsular War W。
Heinemann
WITH THE RED EAGLE W。 Westall Austria; early Nineteenth
Century Chatto & Windus
A RED BRIDAL W。 Westall Austria; early Nineteenth Century
(Hofer。) Chatto & Windus
WAR AND PEACE Tolstoy (translation) Napoleon’s Russian
Campaign Walter Scott
KENNETH Charlotte M。 Yonge Napoleon’s Russian Campaign
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Macmillan & Co。
THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS G。 A。 Henty Napoleon’s Russian
Campaign Blackie & Son
SHIRLEY Charlotte Bronte The 〃Luddite〃 Riots Smith; Elder; &
Co。
FOREST FOLK James Prior The 〃Luddite〃 Riots W。 Heinemann
AN OCEAN FREE LANCE Clark Russell Privateering in 1812
Sampson Low & Co。
ST。 RONAN’S WELL Scott Near Firth of Forth; 1812 A。 & C。 Black
D’RI AND I。 Irving Bacheller AmericaWar of 1812 Grant Richards
THE BIG BROTHER G。 C。 Eggleston AmericaWar of 1812。
Indian War; 1813 G。 P。 Putnam’s Sons
IN THE YEAR ’13 Fritz Renter (trans。) French occupation of
Mecklenburg Sampson Low & Co。 (Tauchnitz edition; 1867)
UNCLE BERNAC Conan Doyle Napoleon and his time Smith;
Elder; & Co。
EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GERARD Conan Doyle Napoleon
and his time George Newnes
THE SHADOW OF THE SWORD R。 Buchanan Napoleon and his
time (Elba。) Chatto & Windus
GRANTLEY FENTON M。 M。 Blake Napoleon and his time (Elba。)
Jarrold & Sons
VENGEANCE IS MINE A。 Balfour Napoleon and his time (Elba。)
Methuen & Co。
FACE TO FACE WITH NAPOLEON and IN THE YEAR OF
WATERLOO O。 V。 Caine Napoleon and his time J。 Nisbet & Co。
ONE OF THE 28th。 G。 A。 Henty Napoleon and his time (Waterloo。)
Blackie & Son
THE BLOCKADE Erckmann…Chatrian (translation) Napoleon and
his time Ward; Lock; & Co。
*THE CONSCRIPT and WATERLOO Erckmann…Chatrian
(translation) Napoleon and his time Ward; Lock; & Co。
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STORIES OF WATERLOO W。 H。 Maxwell Napoleon and his time
Geo。 Routledge & Sons
THE GREAT SHADOW Conan Doyle Napoleon and his time
(Waterloo。) J。 W。 Arrowsmith
ST。 IVES R。 L。 Stevenson French prisoner in England; 181314 W。
Heinemann
CHEAP JACK ZITA S。 Baring…Gould The Fen Riots Methuen &
Co。
LES MISERABLES Victor Hugo (trans。) France; 1815 J。 M。 Dent &
Co。
LAZARRE Mrs。 Catherwood Son of Louis XVI。 (France and
America; 1795…1815) Grant Richards
THE NAMELESS CASTLE M。 Jokai (trans。) Daughter of Louis
XVI。 (Hungary in the Napoleonic period) Jarrold & Sons
LORDS OF THE NORTH Agnes C。 Laut CanadaHudson Bay
pany versus North…West pany W。 Heinemann
THE REVOLUTION IN TANNER’S LANE Mark Rutherford
Nonconformity; early Nineteenth Century Fisher Unwin
THE MANCHESTER MAN Mrs。 G。 L。 Banks Manchester; early
Nineteenth Century (Peterloo) George Newnes
VANITY FAIR Thackeray 〃High Life;〃 George III。…IV。 Smith; Elder;
& Co。
MIS’ESS JOY John Le Breton Last Years of the Regency J。
Macqueen
YEOMAN FLEETWOOD M。 E。 Francis (Mrs。 Blundell) Last Years
of the Regency Longmans; Green; & Co。
A LADY OF THE REGENCY Mrs。 Stepney Rawson Time of
George IV。 Hutchinson & Co。
TAKEN FROM THE ENEMY Henry Newbolt Time of George IV。
(Plot to rescue Napoleon; 1821。) Chatto & Windus
ROYAL GEORGIE S。 Baring…Gould Time of George IV。 Methuen
& Co。
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THE VINTAGE and CAPSINA E。 F。 Benson Greek War of
Independence; 1821 Methuen & Co。
BLACK PROPHET W。 Carleton Ireland; in 1822 Simms & Co。;
1847
THE WHITEBOY Mrs。 S。 C。 Hall Ireland; in 1822 Geo。 Routledge
& Sons
HUNGARIAN NABOB M。 Jokai (translation) Hungary; 1822
Jarrold & Sons
THE GREEN BOOK M。 Jokai (translation) Russia; 1825 Jarrold &
Sons
THADDEUS OF WARSAW Jane Porter Poland; about 1830 Geo。
Routledge & Sons
THE FIERY DAWN M。 E。 Coleridge Duchesse de Berri (1831…2) E。
Arnold
THE SHE WOLVES OF MACHECOUL Dumas (translation)
Duchesse de Berri (1795…1843) J。 M。 Dent & Co。
THE FIREBRAND S。 R。 Crockett SpainQueen Cristina and the
Carlists Macmillan & Co。
IN KEDAR’S TENTS H。 S。 Merriman The Carlists Smith; Elder; &
Co。
FOR THE RIGHT Karl Emil Franzos (translation) Carpathian
district; 1835 James Clarke & Co。
MIDDLEMARCH George Eliot Time of William IV。 W。 Blackwood
& Sons
FELIX HOLT George Eliot Time of William IV。 W。 Blackwood &
Sons
UNDER THE MENDIPS Emma Marshall Time of William IV。
(Bristol Riots。) Seeley & Co。
TREWERN R。 M。 Thomas Time of William IV。 (Wales。) Fisher
Unwin
SWALLOW H。 Rider Haggard South Africathe Great Trek; 1836
Longmans; Green; & Co。
JOHN CHARITY H。 A。 Vachell First years of Queen Victoria’s reign。
(Hants and California)。 John Murray
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ALTON LOCKE Charles Kingsley Early Victorian period (Chartists)
Macmillan & Co。
SYBIL Disraeli Early Victorian period (Chartists) Longmans; Green;
& Co。
TO HERAT AND CABUL G。 A。 Henty First Afghan War Blackie &
Son
CASTLE RICHMOND Anthony Trollope Irish Famine Chapman &
Hall; 1860
CASTLE DALY Miss Keary Irish Famine Macmillan & Co。
MONONIA Justin McCarthy Ireland; 1848 Chatto & Windus
ISHMAEL Miss Braddon France (Louis Philippe…Napoleon III。) J。
& R。 Maxwell
JOURNEYMAN LOVE Mrs。 Stepney Rawson France。 (Period of
tile ’48 Revolution)。 Hutchinson & Co。
MADEMOISELLE MORI Miss Roberts Italian Revolution; 1848
Longmans; Green; & Co
*DR。 ANTONIO G。 D。 Ruffini Italian Revolution; 1848 Thos。
Constable & Co。; Edinburgh; 1855
* A remarkable example of a foreigner’s mastery of our language。
Ruffini; the illustrious Italian patriot; wrote this novel after a sojourn of
some years in England。
VITTORIA George Meredith Italian Revolution; 1848 Constable &
Co。
FOR FREEDOM Tighe Hopkins War of Italian Liberation; 1859
Chatto & Windus
OUT WITH GARIBALDI G。 A。 Henty War of Italian Liberation;
1859 Blackie & Son
DEBIT AND CREDIT Freytag (translation) Silesia; 1848 Bentley;
1857
THE BARON’S SONS M。 Jokai (translation) Hungarian Revolution;
1848。 J。 Macqueen
MANASSEH M。 Jokai (translation) Italy and Transylvania; 1848…59
J。 Macqueen
RAVENSHOE Henry Kingsley Period of Crimean War Ward; Lock;
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*SEVASTOPOL Tolstoy (translatton) Period of Crim