The Cloister and the Hearth: A Tale of the Middle Ages

PREFACE

A SMALL portion of this tale appeared in _Once a Week_, July--September, 1859, under the title of "A Good Fight."

After writing it, I took wider views of the subject, and also felt uneasy at having deviated _unnecessarily_ from the historical outline of a true story. These two sentiments have cost me more than a year's very hard labour, which I venture t...