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The Love Story of Mary Tudor,
Sister of Henry VIII.

WHEN
KNIGHTHOOD
WAS IN
FLOWER.

By EDWIN CASKODEN (Charles Major).

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, '98.

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"One of the most vital books that has been written recently. This remarkable romance of the times of Henry VIII. is in every way a meritorious one, and deserves to be a popular success. The scenes are full of animation, the story is dramatically told, and the characters are alive, especially the character of Mary Tudor; she is one of the most fascinating heroines that we have met in fiction."

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The action of the story is brisk, the situations are not forced, and the character of Lady Mary is thoroughly charming. There are no long waits, no seasons of dreariness that tempt the reader to skip a chapter here and there, but from the first to the last page the interest is keyed to the highest pitch. Lady Mary, the gentle Jane, the good hero and his friend, the chronicler-all command our sympathies, making When Knighthood Was in Flower one of the best romances that has been written in the last ten years.'

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