Produced by Al Haines. [Illustration: Cover art] [Illustration: The Rescue.--Page 149.] _*GEOFFREY*_* THE LOLLARD.* BY FRANCES EASTWOOD, AUTHOR OF "MARCELLA OF ROME." "Blessed are those who die for God, And earn the Martyr’s crown of light, Yet he who lives for God may lie A greater conqueror in His sight." --A. PROCTOR. New Edition LONDON: JOHN F. SHAW AND CO. 48 PATERNOSTER ROW. *PREFACE.* My chief authority for the facts which are interwoven with the fiction of this story is Fox, among whose horrors many curious and interesting accounts of the peculiar doctrines of the so-called Lollards may be found. Their views on the Sacraments and some other points did not entirely agree with those of the great Reformers, but their purity of life, their love for the Bible and devotion to the cause of religious liberty, will entitle this spiritual awakening to be called the dawn of the Reformation. Its political aspect--though a very important one--I have avoided entering upon in this volume, and therefore the trial of Cobham and his companions has been very imperfectly described, but the full account of it which Fox gives will be found to be very interesting in an historical as well as religious point of view. FRANCES EASTWOOD. *CONTENTS* I. The Church Underground II. Putting on the Yoke III. Forest Tower and its Inmates IV. Farewell to Home V. In London VI. The Trial VII. As the Stars forever and ever VIII. Quiet Days IX. Hide and Seek in Forest Tower X. The Birds Flown to the Mountains XI. The Lesson of Forgiveness XII. Caught and Caged XIII. Kate the Quick-Witted XIV. Remorse and its Effects XV. Plots and Counterplots XVI. The Convent Ghost XVII. A Midnight Supper XVIII. Free Again XIX. From Darkness to Light XX. One more Lamb safe in the Fold XXI. Father Paul XXII. Meeting and Parting