BY SIDNEY W. CLARKE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW. _Crown 8vo., 3s. 6d. Illustrated._ In bygone times the Miracle Play formed an important feature in the religious life of England. To those taking an interest in the history of the Church of England, this volume will prove useful. The author has given long and careful study to this subject, and produced a reliable and readable book, which can hardly fail to interest and instruct the reader. It is a volume for general reading, and for a permanent place in the reference library. CONTENTS:--The Origin of Drama--The Beginnings of English Drama--The York Plays--The Wakefield Plays--The Chester Plays--The Coventry Plays--Other English Miracle Plays--The Production of a Miracle Play--The Scenery, Properties, and Dresses--Appendix--The Order of the York Plays--Extract from City Register of York, 1426--The Order of the Wakefield Plays--The Order of the Chester Plays--The Order of the Grey Friars' Plays at Coventry--A Miracle Play in a Puppet Show--Index. "Mr. Clarke has chosen a most interesting subject, one that is attractive alike to the student, the historian, and the general reader.... A most interesting volume, and a number of quaint illustrations add to its value."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette._ "The book should be useful to many."--_Manchester Guardian._ "An admirable work."--_Eastern Morning News._ "Mr. Sidney Clarke's concise monograph in 'The Miracle Play in England' is another of the long and interesting series of antiquarian volumes for popular reading issued by the same publishing house. The author briefly sketches the rise and growth of the 'Miracle' or 'Mystery' play in Europe and in England; and gives an account of the series or cycle of these curious religious dramas--the forerunners of the modern secular play--performed at York, Wakefield, Chester, Coventry, and other towns in the middle ages. But his chief efforts are devoted to giving a sketch of the manner of production, and the scenery, properties, and dresses of the old miracle play, as drawn from the minute account books of the craft and trade guilds and other authentic records of the period. Mr. Clarke has gone to the best sources for his information, and the volume, illustrated by quaint cuts, is an excellent compendium of information on a curious byeway of literature and art."--_The Scotsman._ * * * * * Legal Lore: Curiosities of Law and Lawyers. EDITED BY WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S. _Demy 8vo., Cloth extra, 7s. 6d._