The Camp of Refuge

Excerpt from The Camp of Refuge

England does not possess a national epic and but few national traditions. But its literature is enriched by romances, dramatic and narrative, founded on the events of almost all epochs in the national history. The quality of these romances varies, of course, but some of them are of classical value, many are far above the average of fiction, and nearly all are of interest and value to the literary history of the country.

It is proposed to reproduce such of these romances as are available and suitable for the purpose, in a uniform series, arranged under the reigns of the sovereigns to which they belong.

The value which this series must possess for educational purposes has influenced to a very considerable extent the plan adopted by the editor for presenting each volume to the public. The well-known attraction of a good historical novel to the young will he made use of to direct attention to the real history of the period of which each story was intended by its author to be a representation.

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