HISTORICAL MYSTERIES

BY

ANDREW LANG

WITH A FRONTISPIECE

SECOND EDITION

LONDON
SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE
1905

[All rights reserved]

Elizabeth Canning.

William Smith 1754 Pinx. Mac Ardell. Mezzo.

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15 Waterloo Place, S.W.

PREFACE

These Essays, which appeared, with two exceptions, in The CornhillMagazine, 1904, have been revised, and some alterations, corrections,and additions have been made in them. 'Queen Oglethorpe,' in whichMiss Alice Shield collaborated, doing most of the research, isreprinted by the courteous permission of the editor, from Blackwood'sMagazine. A note on 'The End of Jeanne de la Motte,' has been addedas a sequel to 'The Cardinal's Necklace:' it appeared in The MorningPost, the Editor kindly granting leave to republish.

The author wishes to acknowledge the able assistance of Miss E.M.Thompson, who made researches for him in the British Museum and at theRecord Office.

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