Excerpt from The Greek Romances in Elizabethan Prose Fiction Viihave used the Greek Romances, have received only passing mention; nor has the Catalogue of the British Museum been searched for titles sug gestive of Greek Romance. My bibliography, thus, does not profess to be complete; it was com piled upon a frankly utilitarian basis, and con tains very few titles not actually referred to in the book. With the same design of usefulness to the reader, the Index has been made rather full. I am under Obligations to the authorities Of the Libraries of Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Michigan, for many cour tesies. To the owner of the Clifford and Ashburnham Manuscripts of the Old Ar cadia, who prefers to remain unnamed, and to Mr. A. T. Porter of London, both of whom most kindly allowed me the free use of their property, my special acknowledgments are due. My friend Dr. S. M. Tucker, Professor of Eng lish at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, gave me indispensable assistance in seeing this book through the press. To Professor A. H. Thorn dike, of Columbia University, I am obliged for many excellent suggestions. Professor Woodberry was the onlie begetter of the studies which have at last issued in this book; and my indebtedness to him is greater than I can express or he would own. Professor J. B. Fletcher, of Columbia University, has given freely his valuable advice and criticism, as well as a personal interest and encouragement without which my work, however auspiciously begun. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.