THE

KING'S PHYSICIAN,

And Other Tales.

BY

MRS. LEVETUS,

(Late Miss Celia Moss),

ONE OF THE AUTHORESSES OF THE "ROMANCE
AND TALES FROM JEWISH HISTORY,"
"EARLY EFFORTS," &c., &c.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY T. HINTON, "PORTSMOUTH
GUARDIAN" OFFICE, QUEEN-STREET, PORTSEA; AND
TO BE HAD OF THE AUTHORESS, 68, KENT-

CA-BO

INTRODUCTION.

It is now nearly twenty years since the tales contained in this volume were planned, and partly written, with the intention of supplying a want that still exists—a book suitable for a gift to Jewish youth. It was considered by the writer that Jewish History, after the dispersion, was too little known or studied by the rising generation, and she wished, by selecting a few striking incidents and well-authenticated traditions, to awaken a desire to know more of records fuller of instances of fervent piety, courage, endurance and constancy under suffering, than those of any other people.

In conclusion, the writer has only to state that many of the tales have already been printed in the Occident, an American Jewish publication, which, however, is so little known in England as to render them new to the majority of English readers.

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