THE BRITISH BARBARIANS

A HILL-TOP NOVEL

BY

GRANT ALLEN

1895






INTRODUCTION





Which every reader of this book is requested to read before
beginning the story.


This is a Hill-top Novel. I dedicate it to all who have heart
enough, brain enough, and soul enough to understand it.

What do I mean by a Hill-top Novel? Well, of late we have been
flooded with stories of evil tendencies: a Hill-top Novel is one