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GIFT-BOOKS Prince Rupert's Namesake. By Emily Weaver. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier.)—The Staynor family have been brought very low by their loyal devotion to King Charles, and have the mortification of seeing their land, parted from them in payment of debts, in the hands of a Roundhead knight. Their home has been dismantled for its obstinate resistance. How they bear themselves, and, after much tribulation, obtain tardy assistance from Charles II. through the interest Prince Rupert takes in the young heir, his namesake, makes a very readable narrative. The Great Plague is brought into the narrative with considerable effect ; and Obadiah Kenrick, the sturdy old Independent, makes a capital character in his way. The dialogue is perhaps too modern for the period, but does not detract from the interest of a good tale.
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