A Modern Telemachus

The idea of this tale was taken from The Mariners’ Chronicle, compiled by a person named Scott early in the last century—a curious book of narratives of maritime adventures, with exceedingly quaint illustrations. Nothing has ever shown me more plainly that truth is stranger than fiction, for all that is most improbable here is the actual fact

English novelist and historian whose works helped proliferate the impact of the Oxford Movement. A prolific writer, Yonge has more than 125 volumes of fiction to her name. She also wrote national histories, religious treatises, and school books.