This story deals with the guerrilla aspect of the Boer War, and shows how George Ransome is compelled to leave his father's farm and take service with the British. He is given the command of a band of scouts as a reward for gallantry, and with these he punishes certain rebels for a piece of rascality, and successfully attacks Botha's commando. Thanks to his knowledge of the veldt he is of signal service to his country, and even outwits the redoubtable De Wet."Altogether an unusually good story."--Yorkshire Post.Under the Spangled Banner:A Tale of the Spanish-American War.With 8 Illustrations by PAUL HARDY. 5s.Hal Marchant is in Cuba before the commencement of hostilities. A Spaniard who has been frustrated in an attempt to rob Hal's employer attacks the hacienda and is defeated, but turns the tables by denouncing Hal as a spy. The hero makes good his escape from Santiago, and afterwards fights for America both on land and at sea. The story gives a vivid and at the same time accurate account of this memorable struggle."Just the kind of book that a boy would delight in."--Schoolmaster.(11)*      *      *      *      *FREDERICK HARRISONThe Boys of Wynport College.With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 3s.New Edition.The hero and his chums differ as widely in character as in personal appearance. We have Patrick O'Fflahertie, the good-natured Irish boy; Jack Brookes, the irrepressible humorist; Davie Jackson, the true-hearted little lad, on whose haps and mishaps the plot to a great extent turns; and the hero himself, who finds in his experiences at Wynport College a wholesome corrective of a somewhat lax home training."A book which no well-regulated school-boy should be without."--Whitehall Review.LÉON GOLSCHMANNBoy Crusoes:A Story of the Siberian Forest.Adapted from the Russian by LÉON GOLSCHMANN.With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE, R.I. 3s. 6d.Two Russian lads are so deeply impressed by reading Robinson Crusoe that they run away from home. They lose their way in a huge trackless forest, and for two years are kept busy hunting for food, fighting against wolves and other enemies, and labouring to increase their comforts, before they are rescued."This is a story after a boy's own heart."--Nottingham Guardian.MEREDITH FLETCHEREvery Inch a Briton:A School storyWith 6 page Illustrations by SYDNEY COWELL. 3s. 6d.This story is written from the point of view of an ordinary boy, who gives an animated account of a young public-schoolboy's life. No moral is drawn; yet the story indicates a kind of training that goes to promote veracity, endurance, and enterprise; and of each of several of the characters it might be truly said, he is worthy to be called, "Every Inch a Briton"."InEvery Inch a BritonMr. Meredith Fletcher has scored a success."--Manchester Guardian.EDGAR PICKERINGIn Press-Gang Days.With 4 illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2s. 6d.New Edition.In this story Harry Waring is caught by the Press-gang and carried on board His Majesty's shipSandwich. He takes part in the mutiny of the Nore, and shares in some hard fighting on board thePhoenix. He is with Nelson, also, at the storming of Santa Cruz, and the battle of the Nile."It is of Marryat, that friend of our boyhood, we think as we read this delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure, with incidents well-conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and well-distinguished."--Academy.(12)*      *      *      *      *FRED SMITHThe Boyhood of a Naturalist.With 6 page Illustrations. 3s. 6d.New Edition.Few lovers of Nature have given to the world a series of recollections so entertaining, so vigorous, and so instinct with life as these delightful reminiscences. The author takes the reader with him in the rambles in which he spent the happiest hours of his boyhood, a humble observer of the myriad forms of life in field and copse, by stream and hedgerow."We cannot too highly recommend the book to all readers."--Guardian.The World of Animal Life.Edited by Fred Smith. Profusely Illustrated with Engravings after F. SPECHT and other eminent artists. 5s.The aim ofThe World of Animal Lifeis to give in non-scientific language an account of those inhabitants of the land, sea, and sky with whose names we are all familiar, but concerning whose manner of life the majority of us have only the haziest conceptions."An admirable volume for the young mind enquiring after Nature.--Birmingham Gazette.EDGAR PICKERINGAn Old-Time Yarn:*Adventures in the West Indies and Mexico with Hawkins and Drake.With 6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 3s. 6d.The hero sails from Plymouth in the flagship of Master John Hawkins. Divers are the perils through which he passes. Chief of these are the destruction of the English ships by the treacherous Spaniards, the fight round the burning vessels, the journey of the prisoners to the city of Mexico, the horrors of the Inquisition, and the final escape to England."An excellent story of adventure.... The book is thoroughly to be recommended."--Guardian.CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEYGold, Gold in Cariboo:A Story of Adventure in British Columbia.With 4 Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY. 1s. 6d.New Edition.Ned Corbett, a young Englishman, and his companion set out with a pack-train in order to obtain gold on the upper reaches of the Fraser River. After innumerable adventures, and a life-and-death struggle with the Arctic weather of that wild region, they find the secret gold-mines for which they have toilsomely searched."It would be difficult to say too much in favour ofGold, Gold in Cariboo. We have seldom read a more exciting tale of wild mining adventure in a singularly inaccessible country. There is a capital plot, and the interest is sustained to the last page."--The Times.(13)*      *      *      *      *ROBERT LEIGHTONThe Golden Galleon.With 6 Illustrations by W. RAINEY, R.I. 3s.New Edition.Gilbert Oglander, and his friend, Timothy Trollope, join in Lord Thomas Howard's expedition to intercept the Spanish treasure-fleet from the West Indies, and are on boardThe Revengein the memorable fight between that one little man-of-war and fifty-three great galleons of Spain. After the battle come storm and shipwreck, and the lads, having drifted for days, find refuge on board a derelict galleon, whence they are rescued and brought home to England."A well-constructed and lively historical romance."--Spectator.S. BARING-GOULDGrettir the Outlaw:A Story of Iceland in the days of the Vikings.With 6 page Illustrations by M. ZENO DIEMER. 3s.A narrative of adventure of the most romantic kind. No boy will be able to withstand the magic of such scenes as the fight of Grettir with the twelve bearserks, the wrestle with Karr the Old in the chamber of the dead, the combat with the spirit of Glam the thrall, and the defence of the dying Grettir by his younger brother."Has a freshness, a freedom, a sense of sun and wind and the open air, which make it irresistible."--National Observer.C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNEThe Captured Cruiser:or, Two Years from Land.With 6 page Illustrations by F. BRANGWYN. 3s. 6d.The central incidents deal with the capture, during the war between Chili and Peru, of an armed cruiser. The heroes and their companions break from prison in Valparaiso, board this warship in the night, overpower the watch, escape to sea under the fire of the forts, and finally, after marvellous adventures, lose the cruiser among the icebergs near Cape Horn."The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for boys."--Spectator.Stimson's Reef:With 4 page illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2s. 6d.This is the extended log of a cutter which sailed from the Clyde to the Amazon in search of a gold reef. It relates how they discovered the buccaneer's treasure in the Spanish Main, fought the Indians, turned aside the river Jamary by blasting, and so laid bare the gold of Stimson's Reef."Few stories come within hailing distance ofStimson's Reefin startling incidents and hairbreadth escapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson'sTreasure Island."--Guardian.(14)*      *      *      *      *[image]From ONE OF THE FIGHTING SCOUTSBY CAPT. F. S. BRERETON. (See page 11)(15)*      *      *      *      *R. STEADGrit Will Tell:The Adventures of a Barge-boy.With 4 Illustrations by D. CARLETON SMYTH. Cloth, 2s. 6d.A lad whose name has been lost amidst early buffetings by hard fortune suffers many hardships at the hands of a bargeman, his master, and runs away. The various adventures and experiences with which he meets on the road to success, the bear-hunt in which he takes part, and the battle at which he acts as war correspondent, form a story of absorbing interest and after a boy's own heart."A thoroughly wholesome and attractive book."--Graphic.HARRY COLLINGWOODThe Pirate Island.With 6 page Illustrations by C. J. STANILAND and J. R. WELLS. 3s.New Edition.By a deed of true gallantry the hero's whole destiny is charmed, and, going to sea, he forms one of a party who, after being burned out of their ship in the South Pacific, are picked up by a pirate brig and taken to the "Pirate Island". After many thrilling adventures, they ultimately succeed in effecting their escape."A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better-known Mr. Clark Russell."--Times.FLORENCE COOMBEBoys of the Priory School.With 4 page Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 2s. 6d.The interest centres in the relations of Raymond and Hal Wentworth, and the process by which Raymond, the hero of the school, learns that in the person of his ridiculed cousin there beats a heart more heroic than his own."It is an excellent work of its class, cleverly illustrated with 'real boys' by Mr. Harold Copping."--Literature.JOHN C. HUTCHESONAfloat at Last:A Sailor Boy's LogWith 6 Page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3s. 6d.From the stowing of the vessel in the Thames to her recovery from the Pratas Reef on which she is stranded, everything is described with the accuracy of perfect practical knowledge of ships and sailors; and the incidents of the story range from the broad humours of the fo'c's'le to the perils of flight from, and fight with, the pirates of the China Seas."As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish."--Academy.(16)*      *      *      *      *Blackie & Son'sStory Books for GirlsETHEL F. HEDDLEA Mystery of St. Rule's.With 8 Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 6s.Illustrated Edition."The author has been amazingly successful in keeping her secret almost to the end. Yet the mystery attending a stolen diamond of great value is so skilfully handled that several perfectly innocent persons seem all but hopelessly identified with the disappearance of the gem. Cleverly, however, as this aspect of the story has been managed, it has other sources of strength."--Scotsman."The chief interest ... lies in the fascinating young adventuress, who finds a temporary nest in the old professor's family, and wins all hearts in St. Rules by her beauty and her sweetness."--Morning Leader."Into the dignified atmosphere of a northerly academic town, Miss Ethel Heddle introduces a coil of events worthy of Wilkie Collins."--Manchester Guardian.KATHARINE TYNANGirl of Galway.With 8 full-page Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 6s.When Bertha Grace is on the threshold of young womanhood, she goes to stay with her grandfather in Ireland, with the trust from her mother of reconciling him and his son, Bertha's father. Bertha finds her grandfather a recluse and a miser, and in the hands of an underling, who is his evil genius. How she keeps faith with her mother and finds her own fate, through many strange adventures, is the subject of the story."Full of the poetic charm we are accustomed to find in the works of that gifted writer."--World.CAROLINE AUSTINCousin Geoffrey and I.With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 3s.The only daughter of a country gentleman finds herself unprovided for at her father's death, and for some time lives as a dependant upon her kinsman. Life is saved from being unbearable to her by her young cousin Geoffrey, who at length meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible. She makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood, until a startling event brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together again."Miss Austin's story is bright, clever, and well developed."--Saturday Review.(17)*      *      *      *      *ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMSA Queen among Girls.With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. Cloth, 3s. 6d.Augusta Pembroke is the head of her school, the favourite of her teachers and fellow-pupils, who are attracted by her fearless and independent nature and her queenly bearing. She dreams of a distinguished professional career; but the course of her life is changed suddenly by pity for her timid little brother Adrian, the victim of his guardian-uncle's harshness. The story describes the daring means adopted by Augusta for Adrian's relief."An interesting and well-written narrative, in which humour and a keen eye for character unite to produce a book happily adapted for modern maidens."--Globe.A Girl of To-Day.With 6 page Illustrations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d."What are Altruists?" humbly asks a small boy. "They are only people who try to help others," replies the Girl of To-Day. To help their poorer neighbours, the boys and girls of Woodend band themselves together into the Society of Altruists. That they have plenty of fun is seen in the shopping expedition and in the successful Christmas entertainment."It is a spirited story. The characters are true to nature and carefully developed. Such a book as this is exactly what is needed to give a school-girl an interest in the development of character."--Educational Times.FRANCES ARMSTRONGA Girl's Loyalty.With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3s. 6d.New Edition.When she was still but a child, Helen Grant received from her grandfather, on his death-bed, a secret message. The brief words remained fast in her memory, and dominated her whole career. She was loyal to her trust, however, and to her friends in the hour of their need. For the girl was possessed of that quick courage which leaps up in a shy nature when evil-doers have to be unmasked, and wrongs made right."The one book for girls that stands out this year is Miss Frances Armstrong'sA Girl's Loyalty."--Review of Reviews.G. NORWAYA True Cornish Maid.With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 3s. 6d.The heroine of the tale is sister to a young fellow who gets into trouble in landing a contraband cargo on the Cornish coast. In his extremity the girl stands by her brother bravely, and by means of her daring scheme he manages to escape."The success of the year has fallen, we think, to Mrs. Norway, whoseTrue Cornish Maidis really an admirable piece of work."--Review of Reviews.(18)*      *      *      *      *[image]From A MYSTERY OF ST. RULE'SBy ETHEL F. HEDDLE. (See page 17)(19)*      *      *      *      *ROSA MULHOLLAND(LADY GILBERT)The Girls of Banshee Castle.With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3s. 6d.New Edition.Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos."Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."--Truth.Gianetta:A Girl's Story of Herself.With 6 full-page illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 3s.The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.ANNIE E. ARMSTRONGViolet Vereker's Vanity.With 6 full-page Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d.The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had one small weakness, which expressed itself in a snobbish dislike of her neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed beneath her own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her folly, with results which are sure to delight the reader."A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."--Sheffield Independent.ALICE CORKRANMargery Merton's Girlhood.With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her father--an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after influence on the story are singularly vivid."Margery Merton's Girlhoodis a piece of true literature, as dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is simple."--Woman's World.(20)*      *      *      *      *ELIZA F. POLLARDFor the Red Rose.With 4 Illustrations by JAMES DURDEN. 2s. 6d.A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious chain of events her own origin is discovered."This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical romance."--Court Circular.MRS. E. J. LYSAGHTBrother and Sister:With 6 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.A story showing, by the narrative of the vicissitudes and struggles of a family which has "come down in the world", and of the brave endeavours of its two younger members, how the pressure of adversity is mitigated by domestic affection, mutual confidence, and hopeful honest effort.
This story deals with the guerrilla aspect of the Boer War, and shows how George Ransome is compelled to leave his father's farm and take service with the British. He is given the command of a band of scouts as a reward for gallantry, and with these he punishes certain rebels for a piece of rascality, and successfully attacks Botha's commando. Thanks to his knowledge of the veldt he is of signal service to his country, and even outwits the redoubtable De Wet.
"Altogether an unusually good story."--Yorkshire Post.
"Altogether an unusually good story."--Yorkshire Post.
Under the Spangled Banner:
A Tale of the Spanish-American War.
With 8 Illustrations by PAUL HARDY. 5s.
Hal Marchant is in Cuba before the commencement of hostilities. A Spaniard who has been frustrated in an attempt to rob Hal's employer attacks the hacienda and is defeated, but turns the tables by denouncing Hal as a spy. The hero makes good his escape from Santiago, and afterwards fights for America both on land and at sea. The story gives a vivid and at the same time accurate account of this memorable struggle.
"Just the kind of book that a boy would delight in."--Schoolmaster.
"Just the kind of book that a boy would delight in."--Schoolmaster.
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FREDERICK HARRISON
The Boys of Wynport College.
With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 3s.New Edition.
The hero and his chums differ as widely in character as in personal appearance. We have Patrick O'Fflahertie, the good-natured Irish boy; Jack Brookes, the irrepressible humorist; Davie Jackson, the true-hearted little lad, on whose haps and mishaps the plot to a great extent turns; and the hero himself, who finds in his experiences at Wynport College a wholesome corrective of a somewhat lax home training.
"A book which no well-regulated school-boy should be without."--Whitehall Review.
"A book which no well-regulated school-boy should be without."--Whitehall Review.
LÉON GOLSCHMANN
Boy Crusoes:
A Story of the Siberian Forest.
Adapted from the Russian by LÉON GOLSCHMANN.
With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE, R.I. 3s. 6d.
Two Russian lads are so deeply impressed by reading Robinson Crusoe that they run away from home. They lose their way in a huge trackless forest, and for two years are kept busy hunting for food, fighting against wolves and other enemies, and labouring to increase their comforts, before they are rescued.
"This is a story after a boy's own heart."--Nottingham Guardian.
"This is a story after a boy's own heart."--Nottingham Guardian.
MEREDITH FLETCHER
Every Inch a Briton:
A School story
With 6 page Illustrations by SYDNEY COWELL. 3s. 6d.
This story is written from the point of view of an ordinary boy, who gives an animated account of a young public-schoolboy's life. No moral is drawn; yet the story indicates a kind of training that goes to promote veracity, endurance, and enterprise; and of each of several of the characters it might be truly said, he is worthy to be called, "Every Inch a Briton".
"InEvery Inch a BritonMr. Meredith Fletcher has scored a success."--Manchester Guardian.
"InEvery Inch a BritonMr. Meredith Fletcher has scored a success."--Manchester Guardian.
EDGAR PICKERING
In Press-Gang Days.
With 4 illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2s. 6d.New Edition.
In this story Harry Waring is caught by the Press-gang and carried on board His Majesty's shipSandwich. He takes part in the mutiny of the Nore, and shares in some hard fighting on board thePhoenix. He is with Nelson, also, at the storming of Santa Cruz, and the battle of the Nile.
"It is of Marryat, that friend of our boyhood, we think as we read this delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure, with incidents well-conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and well-distinguished."--Academy.
"It is of Marryat, that friend of our boyhood, we think as we read this delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure, with incidents well-conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and well-distinguished."--Academy.
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FRED SMITH
The Boyhood of a Naturalist.
With 6 page Illustrations. 3s. 6d.New Edition.
Few lovers of Nature have given to the world a series of recollections so entertaining, so vigorous, and so instinct with life as these delightful reminiscences. The author takes the reader with him in the rambles in which he spent the happiest hours of his boyhood, a humble observer of the myriad forms of life in field and copse, by stream and hedgerow.
"We cannot too highly recommend the book to all readers."--Guardian.
"We cannot too highly recommend the book to all readers."--Guardian.
The World of Animal Life.
Edited by Fred Smith. Profusely Illustrated with Engravings after F. SPECHT and other eminent artists. 5s.
The aim ofThe World of Animal Lifeis to give in non-scientific language an account of those inhabitants of the land, sea, and sky with whose names we are all familiar, but concerning whose manner of life the majority of us have only the haziest conceptions.
"An admirable volume for the young mind enquiring after Nature.--Birmingham Gazette.
"An admirable volume for the young mind enquiring after Nature.--Birmingham Gazette.
EDGAR PICKERING
An Old-Time Yarn:*
Adventures in the West Indies and Mexico with Hawkins and Drake.
With 6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 3s. 6d.
The hero sails from Plymouth in the flagship of Master John Hawkins. Divers are the perils through which he passes. Chief of these are the destruction of the English ships by the treacherous Spaniards, the fight round the burning vessels, the journey of the prisoners to the city of Mexico, the horrors of the Inquisition, and the final escape to England.
"An excellent story of adventure.... The book is thoroughly to be recommended."--Guardian.
"An excellent story of adventure.... The book is thoroughly to be recommended."--Guardian.
CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY
Gold, Gold in Cariboo:
A Story of Adventure in British Columbia.
With 4 Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY. 1s. 6d.New Edition.
Ned Corbett, a young Englishman, and his companion set out with a pack-train in order to obtain gold on the upper reaches of the Fraser River. After innumerable adventures, and a life-and-death struggle with the Arctic weather of that wild region, they find the secret gold-mines for which they have toilsomely searched.
"It would be difficult to say too much in favour ofGold, Gold in Cariboo. We have seldom read a more exciting tale of wild mining adventure in a singularly inaccessible country. There is a capital plot, and the interest is sustained to the last page."--The Times.
"It would be difficult to say too much in favour ofGold, Gold in Cariboo. We have seldom read a more exciting tale of wild mining adventure in a singularly inaccessible country. There is a capital plot, and the interest is sustained to the last page."--The Times.
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ROBERT LEIGHTON
The Golden Galleon.
With 6 Illustrations by W. RAINEY, R.I. 3s.New Edition.
Gilbert Oglander, and his friend, Timothy Trollope, join in Lord Thomas Howard's expedition to intercept the Spanish treasure-fleet from the West Indies, and are on boardThe Revengein the memorable fight between that one little man-of-war and fifty-three great galleons of Spain. After the battle come storm and shipwreck, and the lads, having drifted for days, find refuge on board a derelict galleon, whence they are rescued and brought home to England.
"A well-constructed and lively historical romance."--Spectator.
"A well-constructed and lively historical romance."--Spectator.
S. BARING-GOULD
Grettir the Outlaw:
A Story of Iceland in the days of the Vikings.
With 6 page Illustrations by M. ZENO DIEMER. 3s.
A narrative of adventure of the most romantic kind. No boy will be able to withstand the magic of such scenes as the fight of Grettir with the twelve bearserks, the wrestle with Karr the Old in the chamber of the dead, the combat with the spirit of Glam the thrall, and the defence of the dying Grettir by his younger brother.
"Has a freshness, a freedom, a sense of sun and wind and the open air, which make it irresistible."--National Observer.
"Has a freshness, a freedom, a sense of sun and wind and the open air, which make it irresistible."--National Observer.
C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE
The Captured Cruiser:
or, Two Years from Land.
With 6 page Illustrations by F. BRANGWYN. 3s. 6d.
The central incidents deal with the capture, during the war between Chili and Peru, of an armed cruiser. The heroes and their companions break from prison in Valparaiso, board this warship in the night, overpower the watch, escape to sea under the fire of the forts, and finally, after marvellous adventures, lose the cruiser among the icebergs near Cape Horn.
"The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for boys."--Spectator.
"The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for boys."--Spectator.
Stimson's Reef:
With 4 page illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2s. 6d.
This is the extended log of a cutter which sailed from the Clyde to the Amazon in search of a gold reef. It relates how they discovered the buccaneer's treasure in the Spanish Main, fought the Indians, turned aside the river Jamary by blasting, and so laid bare the gold of Stimson's Reef.
"Few stories come within hailing distance ofStimson's Reefin startling incidents and hairbreadth escapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson'sTreasure Island."--Guardian.
"Few stories come within hailing distance ofStimson's Reefin startling incidents and hairbreadth escapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson'sTreasure Island."--Guardian.
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R. STEAD
Grit Will Tell:
The Adventures of a Barge-boy.
With 4 Illustrations by D. CARLETON SMYTH. Cloth, 2s. 6d.
A lad whose name has been lost amidst early buffetings by hard fortune suffers many hardships at the hands of a bargeman, his master, and runs away. The various adventures and experiences with which he meets on the road to success, the bear-hunt in which he takes part, and the battle at which he acts as war correspondent, form a story of absorbing interest and after a boy's own heart.
"A thoroughly wholesome and attractive book."--Graphic.
"A thoroughly wholesome and attractive book."--Graphic.
HARRY COLLINGWOOD
The Pirate Island.
With 6 page Illustrations by C. J. STANILAND and J. R. WELLS. 3s.New Edition.
By a deed of true gallantry the hero's whole destiny is charmed, and, going to sea, he forms one of a party who, after being burned out of their ship in the South Pacific, are picked up by a pirate brig and taken to the "Pirate Island". After many thrilling adventures, they ultimately succeed in effecting their escape.
"A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better-known Mr. Clark Russell."--Times.
"A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better-known Mr. Clark Russell."--Times.
FLORENCE COOMBE
Boys of the Priory School.
With 4 page Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 2s. 6d.
The interest centres in the relations of Raymond and Hal Wentworth, and the process by which Raymond, the hero of the school, learns that in the person of his ridiculed cousin there beats a heart more heroic than his own.
"It is an excellent work of its class, cleverly illustrated with 'real boys' by Mr. Harold Copping."--Literature.
"It is an excellent work of its class, cleverly illustrated with 'real boys' by Mr. Harold Copping."--Literature.
JOHN C. HUTCHESON
Afloat at Last:
A Sailor Boy's Log
With 6 Page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3s. 6d.
From the stowing of the vessel in the Thames to her recovery from the Pratas Reef on which she is stranded, everything is described with the accuracy of perfect practical knowledge of ships and sailors; and the incidents of the story range from the broad humours of the fo'c's'le to the perils of flight from, and fight with, the pirates of the China Seas.
"As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish."--Academy.
"As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish."--Academy.
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Blackie & Son'sStory Books for Girls
ETHEL F. HEDDLE
A Mystery of St. Rule's.
With 8 Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 6s.Illustrated Edition.
"The author has been amazingly successful in keeping her secret almost to the end. Yet the mystery attending a stolen diamond of great value is so skilfully handled that several perfectly innocent persons seem all but hopelessly identified with the disappearance of the gem. Cleverly, however, as this aspect of the story has been managed, it has other sources of strength."--Scotsman."The chief interest ... lies in the fascinating young adventuress, who finds a temporary nest in the old professor's family, and wins all hearts in St. Rules by her beauty and her sweetness."--Morning Leader."Into the dignified atmosphere of a northerly academic town, Miss Ethel Heddle introduces a coil of events worthy of Wilkie Collins."--Manchester Guardian.
"The author has been amazingly successful in keeping her secret almost to the end. Yet the mystery attending a stolen diamond of great value is so skilfully handled that several perfectly innocent persons seem all but hopelessly identified with the disappearance of the gem. Cleverly, however, as this aspect of the story has been managed, it has other sources of strength."--Scotsman.
"The chief interest ... lies in the fascinating young adventuress, who finds a temporary nest in the old professor's family, and wins all hearts in St. Rules by her beauty and her sweetness."--Morning Leader.
"Into the dignified atmosphere of a northerly academic town, Miss Ethel Heddle introduces a coil of events worthy of Wilkie Collins."--Manchester Guardian.
KATHARINE TYNAN
Girl of Galway.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 6s.
When Bertha Grace is on the threshold of young womanhood, she goes to stay with her grandfather in Ireland, with the trust from her mother of reconciling him and his son, Bertha's father. Bertha finds her grandfather a recluse and a miser, and in the hands of an underling, who is his evil genius. How she keeps faith with her mother and finds her own fate, through many strange adventures, is the subject of the story.
"Full of the poetic charm we are accustomed to find in the works of that gifted writer."--World.
"Full of the poetic charm we are accustomed to find in the works of that gifted writer."--World.
CAROLINE AUSTIN
Cousin Geoffrey and I.
With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 3s.
The only daughter of a country gentleman finds herself unprovided for at her father's death, and for some time lives as a dependant upon her kinsman. Life is saved from being unbearable to her by her young cousin Geoffrey, who at length meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible. She makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood, until a startling event brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together again.
"Miss Austin's story is bright, clever, and well developed."--Saturday Review.
"Miss Austin's story is bright, clever, and well developed."--Saturday Review.
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ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS
A Queen among Girls.
With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. Cloth, 3s. 6d.
Augusta Pembroke is the head of her school, the favourite of her teachers and fellow-pupils, who are attracted by her fearless and independent nature and her queenly bearing. She dreams of a distinguished professional career; but the course of her life is changed suddenly by pity for her timid little brother Adrian, the victim of his guardian-uncle's harshness. The story describes the daring means adopted by Augusta for Adrian's relief.
"An interesting and well-written narrative, in which humour and a keen eye for character unite to produce a book happily adapted for modern maidens."--Globe.
"An interesting and well-written narrative, in which humour and a keen eye for character unite to produce a book happily adapted for modern maidens."--Globe.
A Girl of To-Day.
With 6 page Illustrations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d.
"What are Altruists?" humbly asks a small boy. "They are only people who try to help others," replies the Girl of To-Day. To help their poorer neighbours, the boys and girls of Woodend band themselves together into the Society of Altruists. That they have plenty of fun is seen in the shopping expedition and in the successful Christmas entertainment.
"It is a spirited story. The characters are true to nature and carefully developed. Such a book as this is exactly what is needed to give a school-girl an interest in the development of character."--Educational Times.
"It is a spirited story. The characters are true to nature and carefully developed. Such a book as this is exactly what is needed to give a school-girl an interest in the development of character."--Educational Times.
FRANCES ARMSTRONG
A Girl's Loyalty.
With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3s. 6d.New Edition.
When she was still but a child, Helen Grant received from her grandfather, on his death-bed, a secret message. The brief words remained fast in her memory, and dominated her whole career. She was loyal to her trust, however, and to her friends in the hour of their need. For the girl was possessed of that quick courage which leaps up in a shy nature when evil-doers have to be unmasked, and wrongs made right.
"The one book for girls that stands out this year is Miss Frances Armstrong'sA Girl's Loyalty."--Review of Reviews.
"The one book for girls that stands out this year is Miss Frances Armstrong'sA Girl's Loyalty."--Review of Reviews.
G. NORWAY
A True Cornish Maid.
With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 3s. 6d.
The heroine of the tale is sister to a young fellow who gets into trouble in landing a contraband cargo on the Cornish coast. In his extremity the girl stands by her brother bravely, and by means of her daring scheme he manages to escape.
"The success of the year has fallen, we think, to Mrs. Norway, whoseTrue Cornish Maidis really an admirable piece of work."--Review of Reviews.
"The success of the year has fallen, we think, to Mrs. Norway, whoseTrue Cornish Maidis really an admirable piece of work."--Review of Reviews.
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[image]From A MYSTERY OF ST. RULE'SBy ETHEL F. HEDDLE. (See page 17)
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From A MYSTERY OF ST. RULE'SBy ETHEL F. HEDDLE. (See page 17)
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ROSA MULHOLLAND(LADY GILBERT)
The Girls of Banshee Castle.
With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3s. 6d.New Edition.
Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos.
"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."--Truth.
"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."--Truth.
Gianetta:
A Girl's Story of Herself.
With 6 full-page illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 3s.
The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.
ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG
Violet Vereker's Vanity.
With 6 full-page Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d.
The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had one small weakness, which expressed itself in a snobbish dislike of her neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed beneath her own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her folly, with results which are sure to delight the reader.
"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."--Sheffield Independent.
"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."--Sheffield Independent.
ALICE CORKRAN
Margery Merton's Girlhood.
With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her father--an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after influence on the story are singularly vivid.
"Margery Merton's Girlhoodis a piece of true literature, as dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is simple."--Woman's World.
"Margery Merton's Girlhoodis a piece of true literature, as dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is simple."--Woman's World.
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ELIZA F. POLLARD
For the Red Rose.
With 4 Illustrations by JAMES DURDEN. 2s. 6d.
A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious chain of events her own origin is discovered.
"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical romance."--Court Circular.
"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical romance."--Court Circular.
MRS. E. J. LYSAGHT
Brother and Sister:
With 6 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.
A story showing, by the narrative of the vicissitudes and struggles of a family which has "come down in the world", and of the brave endeavours of its two younger members, how the pressure of adversity is mitigated by domestic affection, mutual confidence, and hopeful honest effort.