This Week's Acquisitions

• Historical Tales for Young Protestants (American Sunday-School Union, n.d.). Reprint of a collection first published by the RTS in 1857. The British Library ascribes it to the otherwise unknown J. H. Crosse; however, Ralph David Byles claims it for one of his ancestors, the prolific Christian novelist Esther Beuzeville Hewlett Copley.

• The Christian Witness and Congregational Magazine, n.s. II (1866). British Congregationalists; theological and controversial articles, poetry, didactic fiction, etc. There's a very basic overview of Congregationalism here.

• Harry Shaw, ed., Critical Essays on Sir Walter Scott: The Waverley Novels (G. K. Hall, 1996). Useful anthology of major essays and book excerpts, ranging from the mid-19th c. to the present day.

Comments

[Marion Clark]

For your interest:
I am directly descended from Esther Hewlett (afterwards, Copley) nee Beuzeville. I have much documentation indicating that she is the author of the book "Historical Tales for Young Protestants". This has been documented in 'Family Notes' by Emma Mary Byles OBE (circa 1935) and is specifically mentioned (and the story of the Roussell's flight to England is reproduced) in Rev. David Carnegie Agnew's book Protestant Exiles from France (1866) Agnew subscribes the authorship of the book to Esther Hewlett.
Your acquisition of this book is the only copy in existence that I know about, and I am wondering whether you would be able to have it copied for me. If that is so I would be absolutely delighted as I am an avid family historian (see - http://www.witness.com.au) and wonder, of course, what other stories in that book relate to Esther's family in particular. If you can have it copied for me I would be pleased if you could inform me as to how I may pay you.... Credit Card, Bank Draft, or other.
With my kindest regards,
Marion Clark.
Melbourne, Australia.
PS - I know Ralph Byles of South Australia.. a distant cousin of mine.