Show r Historical Tale of Scottish Queen Intrigues Reader Here is a good gift book for boys or girls in their teens It Itis Itis Itis is entitled Unknown History that in intrigues intrigues intrigues in- in If th there re is one thing both young and old it itis itis itis is a mystery and in this story Charlotte M. M Yonne Yone has ha contrived to tell tel of one actually taken from life The tale is that of an occurrence occurrence occurrence occur occur- rence in the life of Mary Queen of Scots Scot Burtons Burton's History of Scotland also gives an a account of the same facts fact The heroine is Cicely Talbot a young and charming girl who is a waif rescued from a sinking ship She is adopted into the re respectable respectable re- re Talbot family and ad soon comes in close contact with the exiled come queen There are plots plot and intrigues surrounding the unhappy queen and threading their way through the tale The menace meace of Q Queen een Elizabeth is always present The writer has ha made a close study of the period and the book is v very v-r v ry authentic The il illusion illusion i. i il- il lusion of living in that perilous peril peri perilous ous age is complete The background background background back back- ground is realistic and the delineation delineation de de- lineation of social customs is fascinating The volume is well wel and at attractively attractively attractively at- at bound and handsomely illustrated illustrated Harper Harper Bros New York |