Though Eugene Sue is not reckoned a great novelist, two of his books which appeared when the fame of Dumas was at its height have continued to be read. They are the Wandering Jew and the Mysteries of Paris. The story of the Wandering Jew is based on the legend of the man at whose door the Saviour asked to rest His cross only to receive the reply “Go on!” “Thou shalt go on forever!” answered the Saviour, and the Jew became an eternal wanderer. One of his descendants turned Catholic to save his fortune, but his secret was discovered and his estate confiscated, all but a hundred and fifty thousand francs, which was left to accumulate for a hundred and fifty years, when it might be claimed by certain of his heirs. The story is largely concerned with the various ways in which the Jesuits hunt down all the heirs but a young priest who has made over to the society all his fortune. But they are defeated in the end. The book is written from the extreme Protestant point of view, and is a series of episodes and exciting adventures. In the romantic and historical school of Scott an important writer is the American James Fenimore Cooper. He first tried an English domestic novel, which he published at his own expense; but Scott, whose novels were then at the height of their popularity (1820) inspired him with different ambitions, and he wrote The Pilot to correct the nautical errors of Scott’s Pirate. Cooper wrote a large number of novels, but the only ones read to-day are those which describe American pioneer life. His characters are less real and individual than Scott’s even; but his fine pictures of the woods, the Indians, and the adventures of the early pioneers have never been surpassed. His first readable novel is The Spy, in which appears his one good character, Harvey Birch. The others of special interest are in the so-called Leatherstocking series, and are-- The Pioneer, 1823. The Pilot, 1823. The Last of the Mohicans, 1826 (called his best). The Prairie, 1827. The Pathfinder, 1840. The Deerslayer, 1841. Wyandotte, 1843. The Redskins, 1846 (the least notable). Bulwer-Lytton was a prolific novelist, but only one of his stories remains to us as indisputably great. That is The Last Days of Pompeii, which we read for its history quite as much as for its fascinating story. Charles Kingsley a little later produced two good novels, Hypatia and Westward, Ho. Hypatia is an historical account of Egypt in the days when Alexandria was the flourishing city, and Hypatia is truly and learnedly drawn. The narrative is by no means so exciting as most other famous historical novels.