A disciple of Sir Walter Scott, George Payne Rainsford James was a bestselling historical novelist of the early Victorian period. Masterpieces such as âRichelieuâ, âAgincourtâ and âThe Smugglerâ are noted for their polished prose, spice of adventure and scholarly attention to historical detail. This eBook presents Jamesâ collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jamesâ life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* 41 novels, with individual contents tables
* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Rare poetry available in no other collection
* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read
* Includes Jamesâ non-fiction study of âThe History of Chivalryâ
* Includes a brief biography
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
Richelieu (1829)
Darnley (1830)
De lâOrme (1830)
Philip Augustus (1831)
Bertrand de la Croix (1831)
Delaware (1833)
Mary of Burgundy (1833)
The Life and Adventures of John Marston Hall (1834)
The Gypsy (1835)
One in a Thousand (1835)
Attila (1837)
The Robber (1838)
Henry of Guise (1839)
The Huguenot (1839)
Charles Tyrrell (1839)
The Kingâs Highway (1840)
The Man at Arms (1840)
Corse de Leon (1841)
Morley Ernstein (1842)
Forest Days (1843)
Agincourt (1844)
Arabella Stuart (1844)
Rose dâAlbret (1844)
Arrah Neil (1845)
The Smuggler (1845)
Beauchamp (1846)
Heidelberg (1846)
The Castle of Ehrenstein (1847)
A Whim and Its Consequences (1847)
The Convict (1847)
Gowrie (1848)
The Forgery (1849)
The Woodman (1849)
Henry Smeaton (1851)
The Fate (1851)
Revenge (1852)
Agnes Sorel (1853)
Ticonderoga (1854)
The Old Dominion (1856)
Leonora dâOrco (1857)
Lord Montaguâs Page (1858)
The Shorter Fiction
The Desultory Man (1836)
The Poetry
Adra, or The Peruvians and Other Poems (1829)
The Non-Fiction
The History of Chivalry (1830)
The Biography
George Payne Rainsford James (1900) by John Andrew Hamilton