EVELYN MANWARING

A Tale of Hampton Court Palace

BY

GREVILLE J. CHESTER, B.A.

AUTHOR OF “TRANS-ATLANTIC SKETCHES,” “JULIAN CLOUGHTON; OR, LAD-LIFE IN NORFOLK,” “AURELIA; OR, THE CLOSE AT MIXETER,” “ELLA CUTHULLIN AND OTHER POEMS, OLD AND NEW,” &c.

London: MARCUS WARD & CO., 67, 68, CHANDOS STREET AND AT BELFAST AND NEW YORK 1883

TO MY FRIENDS I Inscribe this Tale, IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL LOOK MORE LENIENTLY UPON ITS MANY FAULTS THAN I DO MYSELF.