=Tales of a Grandfather=, in three series, by Sir W. Scott; told to Hugh Littlejohn, who was between five and six years of age (1828). These tales are supposed to be taken from Scotch chronicles, and embrace the most prominent and graphic incidents of Scotch history. Series i., to the amalgamation of the two crowns in James I.; series ii., to the union of the two parliaments in the reign of Queen Anne; series iii., to the death of Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. =Tales of My Landlord=, tales supposed to be told by the landlord of the Wallace inn, in the parish of Gandercleuch, “edited and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham, schoolmaster and parish clerk” of the same parish, but in reality corrected and arranged by his usher, Peter or Patrick Pattison, who lived to complete five of the novels, but died before the last two were issued. These novels are arranged thus: _First Series_, “The Black Dwarf” and “Old Mortality;” _Second Series_, “Heart of Midlothian;” _Third Series_, “Bride of Lammermoor” and “Legend of Montrose;” _Posthumous_, “Count Robert of Paris” and “Castle Dangerous.”--Sir W. Scott. (See _Black Dwarf_, introduction.) =Tales of the Crusaders=, by Sir W. Scott, include _The Betrothed_ and _The Talisman_. =Tales of the Genii=, that is, tales told by the genii to Iracagem, their chief, respecting their tutelary charges, or how they had discharged their functions as the guardian genii of man. Patna and Coulor, children of Giualar (imân of Terki), were permitted to hear these accounts rendered, and hence they have reached our earth. The genius, Barhaddan, related the history of his tutelary charge of Abu´dah, a merchant of Bagdad. The genius, Mamlouk, told how he had been employed in watching over the Dervise Alfouran. Next, Omphram recounted his labors as the tutelar genius of Hassan Assar, caliph of Bagdad. The genius, Hassarack, tells his experience in the tale of Kelaun and Guzzarat. The fifth was a female genius, by name, Houadir, who told the tale of Urad, the fair wanderer, her ward on earth. Then rose the sage genius, Macoma, and told the tale of the Sultan Misnar, with the episodes of Mahoud and the princess of Cassimir. The affable Adiram, the tutelar genius of Sadak and Kalas´rade, told of their battle of life. Last of all rose the venerable genius, Nadan, and recounted the history of his earthly charge, named Mirglip, the dervise. These tales are from the Persian, and are ascribed to Horam, son of Asmar. =Talgol=, a butcher in Newgate market, who obtained a captain’s commission in Cromwell’s army for his bravery at Naseby. Talgol was of courage stout ... Inured to labor, sweat, and toil, And like a champion, shone with oil ... He many a boar and huge dun cow Did, like another Guy, o’erthrow ... With greater troops of sheep he’d fought Than Ajax or bold Don Quixote. S. Butler, _Hudibras_. i. 2 (1663).