By Charlotte M. Yonge

Henry, thou of holy birth, Thou, to whom thy Windsor gave Nativity and name and grave Heavily upon his head Ancestral crimes were visited. Meek in heart and undefiled, Patiently his soul resigned, Blessing, while he kissed the rod, His Redeemer and his God. SOUTHEY

CONTENTS

THE HERD BOY AND HIS HERMIT

CHAPTER I. — IN THE MOSS

CHAPTER II. — THE SNOW-STORM

CHAPTER III. — OVER THE MOOR

CHAPTER IV. — A SPORTING PRIORESS

CHAPTER V. — MOTHER AND SON

CHAPTER VI. — A CAUTIOUS STEPFATHER

CHAPTER VII. — ON DERWENT BANKS

CHAPTER VIII. — THE HERMIT

CHAPTER IX. — HENRY OF WINDSOR

CHAPTER X. — THE SCHOLAR OF THE MOUNTAINS

CHAPTER XI. — THE RED ROSE

CHAPTER XII. — A PRUDENT RECEPTION

CHAPTER XIII. — FELLOW TRAVELLERS

CHAPTER XIV. — THE JOURNEY

CHAPTER XV. — BLETSO

CHAPTER XVI. — THE HERMIT IN THE TOWER

CHAPTER XVII. — A CAPTIVE KING

CHAPTER XVIII. — AT THE MINORESSES’

CHAPTER XIX. — A STRANGE EASTER EVE

CHAPTER XX. — BARNET

CHAPTER XXI. — TEWKESBURY

CHAPTER XXII. — THE NUT-BROWN MAID

CHAPTER XXIII. — BROUGHAM CASTLE

THE HERD BOY AND HIS HERMIT