Chapter 14

[pg A-1]“English boys owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Henty.”—Athenæum.Blackie & Son’sIllustrated Story BooksHISTORICAL TALES BYG. A. HENTYWith the Allies to Pekin:A story of the Relief of the Legations. Illustrated byWal Paget. With a Map. 6s.On the outbreak of the Boxer movement Rex Bateman, by a daring stratagem, rescues some relatives from an outlying village, and conducts them into Pekin. Then he makes his way down to Tien-tsin and joins Admiral Seymour’s column. When the advance of this force is checked he pushes on alone to the capital, where his courage and ready invention are invaluable to the defenders. On the declaration of an armistice, however, he again succeeds in eluding the Boxer bands, goes through the storming of Tien-tsin, and marches with the allied army to Pekin.“The hero contrives and performs all kinds of exciting undertakings, and a clever story is woven into an accurate account of the various expeditions.”—School Guardian.“A boy could have no better guide to that story of British pluck and energy.”—Spectator.Through Three Campaigns:A Story of Chitral, the Tirah, and Ashanti. Illustrated byWal Paget. With 3 Maps. 6s.The hero of this story, the son of an officer, joins the Chitral expedition secretly as a private soldier, but the enormous difficulties which have to be overcome in the course of the march soon call forth his noble qualities, and before the end of the campaign he qualifies for a commission. His subsequent career is a series of brilliant successes. He takes part in the storming of the Dargai heights, is more than once captured by the enemy, and by a heroic sacrifice wins the V.C.“Every true boy will enjoy this story of plucky adventure.”—Educational News.“Gives animation to recent history, and its confident art and abundant spirit will greatly satisfy the intelligent and spirited boy.”—Dundee Advertiser.[pg A-2]For the Temple:A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. Illustrated bySolomon J. Solomon, A.R.A. With a Map. 3s.6d.Mr. Henty weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable and attractive plot. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the marches of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem, form an impressive historic setting to the figure of the lad who passes from the vineyard to the service of Josephus, becomes the leader of a guerrilla band of patriots, fights bravely for the Temple, and after a brief term of slavery at Alexandria returns to his Galilean home with the favour of Titus.“A good tale of early Bible times, told with a verve and vigour that keeps the interest sustained to the very end.”—Academy.—With Kitchener in the Soudan:A Tale of Atbara and Omdurman. With 10 Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I., and 3 Maps. 6s.In carrying out various special missions with which he is entrusted the hero displays so much dash and enterprise that he soon attains an exceptionally high rank for his age. In all the operations he takes a distinguished part, and adventure follows so close on adventure that the end of the story is reached all too soon.“Mr. Henty has collected a vast amount of information about the reconquest of the Soudan, and he succeeds in impressing it upon his reader’s mind at the very time when he is interesting him most.”—Literary World.—With the British Legion:A Story of the Carlist Wars. With 10 Illustrations byWal Paget. 6s.The hero joins the British Legion, which was raised by Sir de Lacy Evans to support the cause of Queen Christina and the Infant Queen Isabella, and as soon as he sets foot on Spanish soil his adventures begin. Arthur is one of Mr. Henty’s most brilliant heroes, and the tale of his experiences is thrilling and breathless from first to last.“It is a rattling story told with verve and spirit.”—Pall Mall Gazette.—The Treasure of the Incas:A Tale of Adventure in Peru. With 8 Illustrations byWal Paget, and a Map. 5s.The heroes of this powerful story go to Peru to look for the treasure which the Incas hid when the Spaniards invaded the country. Their task is both arduous and dangerous, but though they are often disappointed, their courage and perseverance are at last amply rewarded.“The interest never flags for one moment, and the story is told with vigour.”—World.Illustration: THE LATE G. A. HENTYTHE LATE G. A. HENTYIllustration: From WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKINFrom WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKINBy G. A. Henty(Seepage 1)[pg A-3]With Roberts to Pretoria:A Tale of the South African War. With 12 Illustrations byWilliam Rainey, R.I., and a Map. 6s.The hero takes part in the series of battles that end in the disaster at Magersfontein, is captured and imprisoned in the race-course at Pretoria, but escapes in time to fight at Paardeberg and march with the victorious army to Bloemfontein. He rides with Colonel Mahon’s column to the relief of Mafeking, and accomplishes the return journey with such despatch as to be able to join in the triumphant advance to Pretoria.“In this story of the South African war Mr. Henty proves once more his incontestable pre-eminence as a writer for boys.”—Standard.—Both Sides the Border:A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. With 12 page Illustrations byRalph Peacock. 6s.The hero casts in his lot with the Percys, and becomes esquire to Sir Henry, the gallant Hotspur. He is sent on several dangerous and important missions in which he acquits himself with great valour.“With boys the story should rank among Mr. Henty’s best.”—Standard.“A vivid picture of that strange past ... when England and Scotland ... were torn by faction and civil war.”—Onward.—Through Russian Snows:or, Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow. With 8 page Illustrations byW. H. Overend. 5s.Julian Wyatt becomes, quite innocently, mixed up with smugglers, who carry him to France, and hand him over as a prisoner to the French. He subsequently regains his freedom by joining Napoleon’s army in the campaign against Russia.“The story of the campaign is very graphically told.”—St. James’s Gazette.“One of Mr. Henty’s best books, which will be hailed with joy by his many eager readers.”—Journal of Education.“Is full of life and action.”—Journal of Education.—Out with Garibaldi:A Story of the Liberation of Italy. With 8 page Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I., and two Maps. 5s.Mr. Henty makes the liberation of Italy by Garibaldi the groundwork of an exciting tale of adventure. The hero is an English lad who joins the expedition and takes a prominent part in the extraordinary series of operations that ended in the fall of the Neapolitan kingdom.“A first-rate story of stirring deeds.”—Daily Chronicle.“Full of hard fighting, gallant rescues, and narrow escapes.”—Graphic.[pg A-4]At the Point of the Bayonet:A Tale of the Mahratta War. With 12 Illustrations byWal Paget, and 2 Maps. 6s.Harry Lindsay is carried off to the hills and brought up as a Mahratta. At the age of sixteen he becomes an officer in the service of the Mahratta prince at Poona, and afterwards receives a commission in the army of the East India Company. His courage and enterprise are rewarded by quick promotion, and at the end of the war he sails for England, where he succeeds in establishing his right to the family estates.“A brisk, dashing narrative.”—Bookman.—Under Wellington’s Command:A Tale of the Peninsular War. With 12 page Illustrations byWal Paget. 6s.In this stirring romance Mr. Henty gives us the further adventures of Terence O’Connor, the hero ofWith Moore at Corunna. We are told how, in alliance with a small force of Spanish guerrillas, the gallant regiment of Portuguese levies commanded by Terence keeps the whole of the French army in check at a critical period of the war, rendering invaluable service to the Iron Duke and his handful of British troops.“An admirable exposition of Mr. Henty’s masterly method of combining instruction with amusement.”—World.—To Herat and Cabul:A Story of the first Afghan War. With 8 full-page Illustrations byC. M. Sheldon, and Map. 5s.The hero takes a distinguished part in the defence of Herat, and subsequently obtains invaluable information for the British army during the first Afghan war. He is fortunately spared the horrors of the retreat from Cabul, and shares in the series of operations by which that most disastrous blunder was retrieved.“We can heartily commend it to boys, old and young.”—Spectator.—With Cochrane the Dauntless:A Tale of his Exploits. With 12 page Illustrations byW. H. Margetson. 6s.It would be hard to find, even in sensational fiction, a more daring leader than Lord Cochrane, or a career which supplies so many thrilling exploits. The manner in which, almost single-handed, he scattered the French fleet in the Basque Roads is one of the greatest feats in English naval history.“As rousing and interesting a book as boys could wish for.”—Saturday Review.“This tale we specially recommend.”—St. James’s Gazette.[pg A-5]Redskin and Cow-Boy:A Tale Of the Western Plains. With 12 page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse. 6s.Hugh Tunstall accompanies a frontiersman on a hunting expedition on the Plains, and then seeks employment as a cow-boy on a cattle ranch. His experiences during a“round up”present in picturesque form the toilsome, exciting, adventurous life of a cow-boy; while the perils of a frontier settlement are vividly set forth. Subsequently, the hero joins a wagon-team, and the interest is sustained in a fight with, and capture of, brigands.“A strong interest of open-air life and movement pervades the whole book.”—Scotsman.—With Buller in Natal:or, A Born Leader. With 10 page Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I., and a Map. 6s.The heroic story of the relief of Ladysmith forms the theme of one of the most powerful romances that have come from Mr. Henty’s pen. When the war breaks out, the hero, Chris King, and his friends band themselves together under the title of the Maritzburg Scouts. From first to last the boy scouts are constantly engaged in perilous and exciting enterprises, from which they always emerge triumphant, thanks to their own skill and courage, and the dash and ingenuity of their leader.“Just the sort of book to inspire an enterprising boy.”—Army and Navy Gazette.—By England’s Aid:or, The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585–1604). With 10 page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse, and 4 Maps. 6s.& 3s.6d.Two English lads go to Holland in the service of one of“the fighting Veres”. After many adventures one of the lads finds himself on board a Spanish ship at the defeat of the Armada, and escapes from Spain only to fall into the hands of the Corsairs. He is successful, however, in getting back to Spain, and regains his native country after the capture of Cadiz.“Boys know and love Mr. Henty’s books of adventure, and will welcome his tale of the freeing of the Netherlands.”—Athenæum.—Condemned as a Nihilist:A Story of Escape from Siberia. With 8 page Illustrations byWal Paget. 5s.Godfrey Bullen, a young Englishman resident in St. Petersburg, becomes involved in various political plots, resulting in his seizure and exile to Siberia. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape, he gives himself up to the Russian authorities. Eventually he escapes, and reaches home, having safely accomplished a perilous journey which lasts nearly two years.“The escape from Siberia is well told and the description of prison life is very graphic.”—Academy.[pg A-6]The Lion of St. Mark:A Tale of Venice, with 6 page Illustrations. Cloth elegant, 3s.6d.A story of Venice at a period when intrigue, crime, and bloodshed were rife. The hero, the son of an English trader, displays a fine manliness, and is successful in extricating his friends from imminent dangers. Finally he contributes to the victories of the Venetians at Porto d’Anzo and Chioggia.“Every boy should read The Lion of St. Mark.”—Saturday Review.—The Dragon and the Raven:or, The Days of King Alfred. With 8 page Illustrations byC. J. Staniland. 5s.In this story the author gives an account of the desperate struggle between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England. The hero, a young Saxon, takes part in all the battles fought by King Alfred, and the incidents in his career are unusually varied and exciting.“We have nothing but praise for this story, which is excellently written, and will make the history of the period to which it relates a reality to its readers.”—School Guardian.—The Bravest of the Brave:or, with Peterborough in Spain. With 8 page Illustrations byH. M. Paget. 5s.There are few great leaders whose life and actions have so completely fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. He showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed. Round the fortunes of Jack Stilwell, the hero, and of Peterborough, Mr. Henty has woven a brilliant narrative of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705–6).“The adventures of the aide-de-camp, Jack, will probably be found to be no less interesting than the marvellous operations of the General himself, in which he takes a leading part.”—Spectator.—For Name and Fame:or, To Cabul with Roberts. With 8 page Illustrations. 5s.After being wrecked and going through many stirring adventures among the Malays, the hero of this story finds his way to Calcutta, and enlists in a regiment proceeding to the Afghan Passes. He accompanies the force under General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, and carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.“The book teems with spirited scenes and stirring adventures, and the boy who reads it attentively will acquire a sound knowledge on subjects that are of vital importance to our Indian Empire.”—School Guardian.[pg A-7]—Maori and Settler:A Story of the New Zealand War. With 8 page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse. 5s.The Renshaws lose their property and emigrate to New Zealand. Wilfrid, a strong, self-reliant lad, is the mainstay of the household. The odds seem hopelessly against the party, but they succeed in establishing themselves happily in one of the pleasantest of the New Zealand valleys.“A book which all young people, but especially boys, will read with avidity.”—Athenæum.—Beric the Briton:A Story of the Roman Invasion of Britain. With 12 page Illustrations byW. Parkinson. 6s.Beric is a boy-chief of a British tribe which takes a prominent part in the insurrection under Boadicea: and after the defeat of that heroic queen he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made the personal protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes and returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.“He is a hero of the most attractive kind.... One of the most spirited and well-imagined stories Mr. Henty has written.”—Saturday Review.“His conflict with a lion in the arena is a thrilling chapter.”—School Board Chronicle.“Full of every form of heroism and pluck.”—Christian World.—The Dash for Khartoum:A Tale of the Nile Expedition. With 10 page Illustrations byJohn SchönbergandJ. Nash. 6s.In the record of recent British history there is no more captivating page for boys than the story of the Nile campaign, and the attempt to rescue General Gordon. For, in the difficulties which the expedition encountered, and in the perils which it overpassed, are found all the excitement of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.“The Dash for Khartoum is your ideal boys’ book.”—Tablet.“It is literally true that the narrative never flags a moment.”—Academy.“The Dash for Khartoum will be appreciated even by those who don’t ordinarily care a dash for anything.”—Punch.—With Wolfe in Canada:or, The Winning of a Continent. With 12 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 6s.Mr. Henty tells the story of the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy on the North American continent. The fall of Quebec decided that the Anglo-Saxon race should predominate in the New World; that Britain, and not France, should take the lead among the nations.“A moving tale of military exploit and thrilling adventure.”—Daily News.[pg A-8]—Held Fast for England:A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. With 8 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 5s.The story deals with one of the most memorable sieges in history. The hero, a young Englishman resident in Gibraltar, takes a brave and worthy part in the long defence, and we learn with what bravery, resourcefulness, and tenacity the Rock was held for England.“There is no cessation of exciting incident throughout the story.”—Athenæum.—In the Irish Brigade:A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain. With 12 page Illustrations byCharles M. Sheldon. 6s.The hero is a young officer in the Irish Brigade, which for many years after the siege of Limerick formed the backbone of the French army. He goes through many stirring adventures, successfully carries out dangerous missions in Spain, saves a large portion of the French army at Oudenarde, and even has the audacity to kidnap the Prime Minister of England.“A stirring book of military adventure.”—Scotsman.—At Agincourt:A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. With 12 page Illustrations byWal Paget. 6s.Sir Eustace de Villeroy, in journeying from Hampshire to his castle in France, made young Guy Aylmer one of his escort. Soon thereafter the castle was attacked, and the English youth displayed such valour that his liege-lord made him commander of a special mission to Paris. This he accomplished, returning in time to take part in the campaign against the French which ended in the glorious victory for England at Agincourt.“Cannot fail to commend itself to boys of all ages.”—Manchester Courier.—A Final Reckoning:A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. With 8 page Illustrations byW. B. Wollen. 5s.The hero, a young Englishman, emigrates to Australia, where he gets employment as an officer in the mounted police. A few years of active work gain him promotion to a captaincy. In that post he greatly distinguishes himself, and finally leaves the service and settles down as a squatter.“A stirring story capitally told.”—Guardian.[pg A-9]“Young reader have no better friends than Blackie & Son.”—Westminster Gazette.Blackie & Son’sStory Books for BoysG. MANVILLE FENNQuicksilver!or, The Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. With 6 page Illustrations byF. Dadd. 3s.6d.Dr. Grayson has a theory that any boy, if rightly trained, can be made into a gentleman. He chooses a boy from the workhouse, with a bad reputation but with excellent instincts, and adopts him, the story narrating the adventures of the mercurial lad. The restless boyish nature, with its inevitable tendency to get into scrapes, is sympathetically and humorously drawn.“Quicksilver is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of story-writers for boys—George Manville Fenn—has surpassed himself. It is an ideal book for a boy’s library.”—Practical Teacher.“Not only a most engrossing story, but full of noble impulses and lessons.”—Newcastle Journal.—In the King’s Name.Illustrated. 3s.6d.New Edition.A spirited story of the Jacobite times, concerning the adventures of Hilary Leigh, a young naval officer on board theKestrel, in the preventive service off the coast of Sussex. Leigh is taken prisoner by the adherents of the Pretender, amongst whom is an early friend and patron, who desires to spare his life, but will not release him. The narrative is full of exciting and often humorous incident.“Mr. Fenn has won a foremost place among writers for boys. This is, we think, the best of all his productions in this field.”—Daily News.—The Golden Magnet:A Tale of the Land of the Incas. With 12 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 3s.The tale is of a romantic youth, who leaves home to seek his fortune in South America. He is accompanied by a faithful companion, who, in the capacity both of comrade and henchman, does true service, and shows the dogged courage of an English lad during their strange adventures.“There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull page, and many will be read with breathless interest.”—Journal of Education.[pg A-10]Capt. F. S. BRERETON, R.A.M.C.Foes of the Red Cockade:A Story of the French Revolution. Illustrated byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.Two English lads, wrecked at St. Malo, are persecuted as Aristocrats. They see the Reign of Terror in all its horror, but fortunately escape to the château of an uncle in La Vendée. A quarrel with a cousin ensues, and fighting occurs at the same time with the Republicans. As a scout the elder does gallant service till captured and taken to Paris, where he confronts Robespierre and falls into his cousin’s hands. Again, however, he escapes, and after many exciting experiences finally reaches safety and friends.“Cannot fail to give great enjoyment to many boys and girls, and not a little profit.”—Literary World.—In the Grip of the Mullah:A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland. Illustrated byCharles M. Sheldon. With a Map. 5s.The hero organizes a search-party and advances into Somaliland to rescue his father, who has fallen into the hands of the Mullah. The little force is opposed from the outset, but undaunted they push forward, and in spite of many difficulties and dangers succeed in accomplishing their object. The interest increases as the story advances, and becomes intense when the hero penetrates alone into the heart of the Mullah’s camp.“A fresher, more exciting, and more spirited tale could not be wished for.”—British Weekly.—One of the Fighting Scouts:A Tale of Guerilla Warfare in South Africa. Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. With a Map. 5s.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 byPaul 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.[pg A-11]HERBERT STRANGTom Burnaby:A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. Illustrated byCharles M. Sheldon. With 3 Plans. 5s.Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley writes:—“It is just the sort of book I would give to any school-boy, for I know he would enjoy every page of it.”The Rev. Dr. Wood, Head-master of Harrow, writes:—“I have read it through with interest. It is an excellent book for boys, full of vigour and romance.”“The fierce struggles between the Bahima and the Arabs, with their Manyema allies, are told with a vigour and enthusiasm that will stir the heart of any boy.... When we add that Mr. Strang gives us a really graphic and thrilling impression of travel in the forests of Africa, and an almost living acquaintance with Arab and Negro, it is scarcely necessary to recommend it to boys as a delightful story of African adventure.”—Spectator.Dr. GORDON STABLES, R.N.In the Great White Land:A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean. With 6 Illustrations byJ. A. Walton. 3s.6d.This is a most fascinating story from beginning to end. It is a true picture of what daring healthful British men and boys can do, written by an author whose name is a household word wherever the English language is spoken. All is described with a master’s hand, and the plot is just such as boys love.“The narrative goes with a swing and a dash from start to finish.”—Public Opinion.ERNEST GLANVILLEIn search of the Okapi:A Story of Adventure in Central Africa. Illustrated byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.Two school chums join an expedition into the unexplored reaches of the vast central forest which the Okapi inhabits. The search for the strange animal, however, serves merely as an excuse for the journey, and once the little party is afloat on the Congo they go whither fortune leads them, and many and exciting are their adventures in the unknown wilds.“A story to make a boy’s heart throb with eager interest.”—Birmingham Gazette.The Diamond Seekers:A Story of Adventure in South Africa. With 8 Illustrations byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.The discovery of the plan of the diamond mine, the dangers incurred in reaching the wild, remote spot in an armoured wagon, and the many incidents of farm and veldt life, are vividly described by an author who knows the country well.“We have seldom seen a better story for boys.”—Guardian.[pg A-12]FREDERICK HARRISONThe Boys of Wynport College.With 6 Illustrations byHarold Copping. 3s.New Edition.The hero and his chums differ as widely in character as in personal appearance. We have Patrick O’Flahertie, 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 byLéon Golschmann. With 6 page Illustrations byJ. Finnemore, R.I.3s.6d.Two Russian lads are so deeply impressed by readingRobinson Crusoethat 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 Story. With 6 page Illustrations bySydney 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”.“In Every Inch a Briton Mr. Meredith Fletcher has scored asuccess.”—Manchester Guardian.EDGAR PICKERINGIn Press-Gang Days.With 4 Illustrations byW. 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 thePhœnix. 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.[pg A-13]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 byFred Smith. Profusely Illustrated with Engravings afterF. Spechtand 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.J. CHALMERSFighting the Matabele:A story of Adventure in Rhodesia. Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. 3s.New Edition.A story of the great Matabele rising in 1896. The hero and his friends are surprised by the revolted natives in the heart of the Matopo mountains, and after many stirring adventures make their way back to Buluwayo. The hero subsequently joins the Africander Corps, and distinguishes himself in the operations by which the insurrection is crushed.“The stormy times of the recent insurrection in Matabeleland are described with a piquantness which will ensure the book becoming a favourite.”—Liverpool Courier.CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEYGold, Gold in Cariboo:A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. With 4 Illustrations byG. C. Hindley. 2s.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.[pg A-14]ROBERT LEIGHTONThe Wreck of the Golden Fleece.Illustrated byFrank Brangwyn. 3s.New Edition.The hero is apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger, where he has to suffer many buffets from his shipmates. The storms and dangers which he braved are set forth with intense power. The narrative deals with a highway robbery, the trial of the accused fisherman, his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas.“Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors are capital.”—The Times.S. BARING-GOULDGrettir the Outlaw:A Story of Iceland in the days of the Vikings. With 6 page Illustrations byM. 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 byF. 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 byW. 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 ofStimson’s Reef.“Few stories come within hailing distance ofStimson’s Reefin startling incidents and hairbreadth ’scapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson’sTreasure Island.”—Guardian.Illustration: From IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHFrom IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHBy Capt. F. S. Brereton(Seepage 10)Illustration: From THE DISPUTED V.C.From THE DISPUTED V.C.By Frederick P. Gibbon(Seepage 15)[pg A-15]PAUL DANBYThe Red Army Book.With many Illustrations in colour and in black-and-white. 6s.This book includes chapters on the various branches of the regular army, and also on such attractive subjects as“Boys who have won the V.C.”,“Pets of the Regiment”,“The Colours”,“Famous War Horses”, &c. Each chapter, besides dealing generally with its subject, is full of capital anecdotes, and the book as a whole is excellently illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations.“Every boy would glory in the keeping and reading of such a prize.”—Daily Telegraph.FREDERICK P. GIBBONThe Disputed V.C.Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. 5s.“A tale of the Great Mutiny which should stir a boy’s blood, and will tell him all he cares to know of that memorable death-struggle for our supremacy.... Even Lord Roberts scarcely gives a more spirited account of the defence of Delhi, of the difficulties to be overcome, and of the good service of the gallant little army which so long held stubbornly to the Ridge.”—Times.A. J. CHURCHTwo Thousand Years Ago.Illustrated. 3s.6d.New Edition.Lucius Marius, a Roman boy, has a very chequered career, being now a captive in the hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed for the suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more on a pirate ship. He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithridates, and detained in Pontus for a number of years.“Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful, and there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters.”—Times.OLIPHANT SMEATONA Mystery of the Pacific.Illustrated byWal Paget. 3s.New Edition.TheFitzroy, a small sailing vessel, discovers an extraordinary island in the South Seas, that has been hidden for ages behind a wide belt of sea-weed. The country is peopled by descendants of colonists from Imperial Rome, and by a yet older race who trace their origin to the long-lost Atlantis. In graphic language the author describes the strange experiences that befell the crew of theFitzroyamong these remarkable people.“A tale of unprecedented adventure in unknown lands.... Boys will revel in the book.”—Birmingham Gazette.[pg A-16]R. STEADGrit will Tell:The Adventures of a Barge-boy. With 4 Illustrations byD. 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 byC. J. StanilandandJ. R. Wells. 3s.New Edition.By a deed of true gallantry the hero’s whole destiny is changed, 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 byHarold 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 Log. With 6 page Illustrations byW. 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.

“English boys owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Henty.”—Athenæum.

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With the Allies to Pekin:A story of the Relief of the Legations. Illustrated byWal Paget. With a Map. 6s.

On the outbreak of the Boxer movement Rex Bateman, by a daring stratagem, rescues some relatives from an outlying village, and conducts them into Pekin. Then he makes his way down to Tien-tsin and joins Admiral Seymour’s column. When the advance of this force is checked he pushes on alone to the capital, where his courage and ready invention are invaluable to the defenders. On the declaration of an armistice, however, he again succeeds in eluding the Boxer bands, goes through the storming of Tien-tsin, and marches with the allied army to Pekin.

“The hero contrives and performs all kinds of exciting undertakings, and a clever story is woven into an accurate account of the various expeditions.”—School Guardian.

“A boy could have no better guide to that story of British pluck and energy.”—Spectator.

Through Three Campaigns:A Story of Chitral, the Tirah, and Ashanti. Illustrated byWal Paget. With 3 Maps. 6s.

The hero of this story, the son of an officer, joins the Chitral expedition secretly as a private soldier, but the enormous difficulties which have to be overcome in the course of the march soon call forth his noble qualities, and before the end of the campaign he qualifies for a commission. His subsequent career is a series of brilliant successes. He takes part in the storming of the Dargai heights, is more than once captured by the enemy, and by a heroic sacrifice wins the V.C.

“Every true boy will enjoy this story of plucky adventure.”—Educational News.

“Gives animation to recent history, and its confident art and abundant spirit will greatly satisfy the intelligent and spirited boy.”—Dundee Advertiser.

For the Temple:A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. Illustrated bySolomon J. Solomon, A.R.A. With a Map. 3s.6d.

Mr. Henty weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable and attractive plot. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the marches of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem, form an impressive historic setting to the figure of the lad who passes from the vineyard to the service of Josephus, becomes the leader of a guerrilla band of patriots, fights bravely for the Temple, and after a brief term of slavery at Alexandria returns to his Galilean home with the favour of Titus.

“A good tale of early Bible times, told with a verve and vigour that keeps the interest sustained to the very end.”—Academy.

—With Kitchener in the Soudan:A Tale of Atbara and Omdurman. With 10 Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I., and 3 Maps. 6s.

In carrying out various special missions with which he is entrusted the hero displays so much dash and enterprise that he soon attains an exceptionally high rank for his age. In all the operations he takes a distinguished part, and adventure follows so close on adventure that the end of the story is reached all too soon.

“Mr. Henty has collected a vast amount of information about the reconquest of the Soudan, and he succeeds in impressing it upon his reader’s mind at the very time when he is interesting him most.”—Literary World.

—With the British Legion:A Story of the Carlist Wars. With 10 Illustrations byWal Paget. 6s.

The hero joins the British Legion, which was raised by Sir de Lacy Evans to support the cause of Queen Christina and the Infant Queen Isabella, and as soon as he sets foot on Spanish soil his adventures begin. Arthur is one of Mr. Henty’s most brilliant heroes, and the tale of his experiences is thrilling and breathless from first to last.

“It is a rattling story told with verve and spirit.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

—The Treasure of the Incas:A Tale of Adventure in Peru. With 8 Illustrations byWal Paget, and a Map. 5s.

The heroes of this powerful story go to Peru to look for the treasure which the Incas hid when the Spaniards invaded the country. Their task is both arduous and dangerous, but though they are often disappointed, their courage and perseverance are at last amply rewarded.

“The interest never flags for one moment, and the story is told with vigour.”—World.

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With Roberts to Pretoria:A Tale of the South African War. With 12 Illustrations byWilliam Rainey, R.I., and a Map. 6s.

The hero takes part in the series of battles that end in the disaster at Magersfontein, is captured and imprisoned in the race-course at Pretoria, but escapes in time to fight at Paardeberg and march with the victorious army to Bloemfontein. He rides with Colonel Mahon’s column to the relief of Mafeking, and accomplishes the return journey with such despatch as to be able to join in the triumphant advance to Pretoria.

“In this story of the South African war Mr. Henty proves once more his incontestable pre-eminence as a writer for boys.”—Standard.

—Both Sides the Border:A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. With 12 page Illustrations byRalph Peacock. 6s.

The hero casts in his lot with the Percys, and becomes esquire to Sir Henry, the gallant Hotspur. He is sent on several dangerous and important missions in which he acquits himself with great valour.

“With boys the story should rank among Mr. Henty’s best.”—Standard.

“A vivid picture of that strange past ... when England and Scotland ... were torn by faction and civil war.”—Onward.

—Through Russian Snows:or, Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow. With 8 page Illustrations byW. H. Overend. 5s.

Julian Wyatt becomes, quite innocently, mixed up with smugglers, who carry him to France, and hand him over as a prisoner to the French. He subsequently regains his freedom by joining Napoleon’s army in the campaign against Russia.

“The story of the campaign is very graphically told.”—St. James’s Gazette.

“One of Mr. Henty’s best books, which will be hailed with joy by his many eager readers.”—Journal of Education.

“Is full of life and action.”—Journal of Education.

—Out with Garibaldi:A Story of the Liberation of Italy. With 8 page Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I., and two Maps. 5s.

Mr. Henty makes the liberation of Italy by Garibaldi the groundwork of an exciting tale of adventure. The hero is an English lad who joins the expedition and takes a prominent part in the extraordinary series of operations that ended in the fall of the Neapolitan kingdom.

“A first-rate story of stirring deeds.”—Daily Chronicle.

“Full of hard fighting, gallant rescues, and narrow escapes.”—Graphic.

At the Point of the Bayonet:A Tale of the Mahratta War. With 12 Illustrations byWal Paget, and 2 Maps. 6s.

Harry Lindsay is carried off to the hills and brought up as a Mahratta. At the age of sixteen he becomes an officer in the service of the Mahratta prince at Poona, and afterwards receives a commission in the army of the East India Company. His courage and enterprise are rewarded by quick promotion, and at the end of the war he sails for England, where he succeeds in establishing his right to the family estates.

“A brisk, dashing narrative.”—Bookman.

—Under Wellington’s Command:A Tale of the Peninsular War. With 12 page Illustrations byWal Paget. 6s.

In this stirring romance Mr. Henty gives us the further adventures of Terence O’Connor, the hero ofWith Moore at Corunna. We are told how, in alliance with a small force of Spanish guerrillas, the gallant regiment of Portuguese levies commanded by Terence keeps the whole of the French army in check at a critical period of the war, rendering invaluable service to the Iron Duke and his handful of British troops.

“An admirable exposition of Mr. Henty’s masterly method of combining instruction with amusement.”—World.

—To Herat and Cabul:A Story of the first Afghan War. With 8 full-page Illustrations byC. M. Sheldon, and Map. 5s.

The hero takes a distinguished part in the defence of Herat, and subsequently obtains invaluable information for the British army during the first Afghan war. He is fortunately spared the horrors of the retreat from Cabul, and shares in the series of operations by which that most disastrous blunder was retrieved.

“We can heartily commend it to boys, old and young.”—Spectator.

—With Cochrane the Dauntless:A Tale of his Exploits. With 12 page Illustrations byW. H. Margetson. 6s.

It would be hard to find, even in sensational fiction, a more daring leader than Lord Cochrane, or a career which supplies so many thrilling exploits. The manner in which, almost single-handed, he scattered the French fleet in the Basque Roads is one of the greatest feats in English naval history.

“As rousing and interesting a book as boys could wish for.”—Saturday Review.

“This tale we specially recommend.”—St. James’s Gazette.

Redskin and Cow-Boy:A Tale Of the Western Plains. With 12 page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse. 6s.

Hugh Tunstall accompanies a frontiersman on a hunting expedition on the Plains, and then seeks employment as a cow-boy on a cattle ranch. His experiences during a“round up”present in picturesque form the toilsome, exciting, adventurous life of a cow-boy; while the perils of a frontier settlement are vividly set forth. Subsequently, the hero joins a wagon-team, and the interest is sustained in a fight with, and capture of, brigands.

“A strong interest of open-air life and movement pervades the whole book.”—Scotsman.

—With Buller in Natal:or, A Born Leader. With 10 page Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I., and a Map. 6s.

The heroic story of the relief of Ladysmith forms the theme of one of the most powerful romances that have come from Mr. Henty’s pen. When the war breaks out, the hero, Chris King, and his friends band themselves together under the title of the Maritzburg Scouts. From first to last the boy scouts are constantly engaged in perilous and exciting enterprises, from which they always emerge triumphant, thanks to their own skill and courage, and the dash and ingenuity of their leader.

“Just the sort of book to inspire an enterprising boy.”—Army and Navy Gazette.

—By England’s Aid:or, The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585–1604). With 10 page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse, and 4 Maps. 6s.& 3s.6d.

Two English lads go to Holland in the service of one of“the fighting Veres”. After many adventures one of the lads finds himself on board a Spanish ship at the defeat of the Armada, and escapes from Spain only to fall into the hands of the Corsairs. He is successful, however, in getting back to Spain, and regains his native country after the capture of Cadiz.

“Boys know and love Mr. Henty’s books of adventure, and will welcome his tale of the freeing of the Netherlands.”—Athenæum.

—Condemned as a Nihilist:A Story of Escape from Siberia. With 8 page Illustrations byWal Paget. 5s.

Godfrey Bullen, a young Englishman resident in St. Petersburg, becomes involved in various political plots, resulting in his seizure and exile to Siberia. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape, he gives himself up to the Russian authorities. Eventually he escapes, and reaches home, having safely accomplished a perilous journey which lasts nearly two years.

“The escape from Siberia is well told and the description of prison life is very graphic.”—Academy.

The Lion of St. Mark:A Tale of Venice, with 6 page Illustrations. Cloth elegant, 3s.6d.

A story of Venice at a period when intrigue, crime, and bloodshed were rife. The hero, the son of an English trader, displays a fine manliness, and is successful in extricating his friends from imminent dangers. Finally he contributes to the victories of the Venetians at Porto d’Anzo and Chioggia.

“Every boy should read The Lion of St. Mark.”—Saturday Review.

—The Dragon and the Raven:or, The Days of King Alfred. With 8 page Illustrations byC. J. Staniland. 5s.

In this story the author gives an account of the desperate struggle between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England. The hero, a young Saxon, takes part in all the battles fought by King Alfred, and the incidents in his career are unusually varied and exciting.

“We have nothing but praise for this story, which is excellently written, and will make the history of the period to which it relates a reality to its readers.”—School Guardian.

—The Bravest of the Brave:or, with Peterborough in Spain. With 8 page Illustrations byH. M. Paget. 5s.

There are few great leaders whose life and actions have so completely fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. He showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed. Round the fortunes of Jack Stilwell, the hero, and of Peterborough, Mr. Henty has woven a brilliant narrative of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705–6).

“The adventures of the aide-de-camp, Jack, will probably be found to be no less interesting than the marvellous operations of the General himself, in which he takes a leading part.”—Spectator.

—For Name and Fame:or, To Cabul with Roberts. With 8 page Illustrations. 5s.

After being wrecked and going through many stirring adventures among the Malays, the hero of this story finds his way to Calcutta, and enlists in a regiment proceeding to the Afghan Passes. He accompanies the force under General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, and carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.

“The book teems with spirited scenes and stirring adventures, and the boy who reads it attentively will acquire a sound knowledge on subjects that are of vital importance to our Indian Empire.”—School Guardian.

—Maori and Settler:A Story of the New Zealand War. With 8 page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse. 5s.

The Renshaws lose their property and emigrate to New Zealand. Wilfrid, a strong, self-reliant lad, is the mainstay of the household. The odds seem hopelessly against the party, but they succeed in establishing themselves happily in one of the pleasantest of the New Zealand valleys.

“A book which all young people, but especially boys, will read with avidity.”—Athenæum.

—Beric the Briton:A Story of the Roman Invasion of Britain. With 12 page Illustrations byW. Parkinson. 6s.

Beric is a boy-chief of a British tribe which takes a prominent part in the insurrection under Boadicea: and after the defeat of that heroic queen he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made the personal protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes and returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.

“He is a hero of the most attractive kind.... One of the most spirited and well-imagined stories Mr. Henty has written.”—Saturday Review.

“His conflict with a lion in the arena is a thrilling chapter.”—School Board Chronicle.

“Full of every form of heroism and pluck.”—Christian World.

—The Dash for Khartoum:A Tale of the Nile Expedition. With 10 page Illustrations byJohn SchönbergandJ. Nash. 6s.

In the record of recent British history there is no more captivating page for boys than the story of the Nile campaign, and the attempt to rescue General Gordon. For, in the difficulties which the expedition encountered, and in the perils which it overpassed, are found all the excitement of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.

“The Dash for Khartoum is your ideal boys’ book.”—Tablet.

“It is literally true that the narrative never flags a moment.”—Academy.

“The Dash for Khartoum will be appreciated even by those who don’t ordinarily care a dash for anything.”—Punch.

—With Wolfe in Canada:or, The Winning of a Continent. With 12 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 6s.

Mr. Henty tells the story of the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy on the North American continent. The fall of Quebec decided that the Anglo-Saxon race should predominate in the New World; that Britain, and not France, should take the lead among the nations.

“A moving tale of military exploit and thrilling adventure.”—Daily News.

—Held Fast for England:A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. With 8 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 5s.

The story deals with one of the most memorable sieges in history. The hero, a young Englishman resident in Gibraltar, takes a brave and worthy part in the long defence, and we learn with what bravery, resourcefulness, and tenacity the Rock was held for England.

“There is no cessation of exciting incident throughout the story.”—Athenæum.

—In the Irish Brigade:A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain. With 12 page Illustrations byCharles M. Sheldon. 6s.

The hero is a young officer in the Irish Brigade, which for many years after the siege of Limerick formed the backbone of the French army. He goes through many stirring adventures, successfully carries out dangerous missions in Spain, saves a large portion of the French army at Oudenarde, and even has the audacity to kidnap the Prime Minister of England.

“A stirring book of military adventure.”—Scotsman.

—At Agincourt:A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. With 12 page Illustrations byWal Paget. 6s.

Sir Eustace de Villeroy, in journeying from Hampshire to his castle in France, made young Guy Aylmer one of his escort. Soon thereafter the castle was attacked, and the English youth displayed such valour that his liege-lord made him commander of a special mission to Paris. This he accomplished, returning in time to take part in the campaign against the French which ended in the glorious victory for England at Agincourt.

“Cannot fail to commend itself to boys of all ages.”—Manchester Courier.

—A Final Reckoning:A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. With 8 page Illustrations byW. B. Wollen. 5s.

The hero, a young Englishman, emigrates to Australia, where he gets employment as an officer in the mounted police. A few years of active work gain him promotion to a captaincy. In that post he greatly distinguishes himself, and finally leaves the service and settles down as a squatter.

“A stirring story capitally told.”—Guardian.

[pg A-9]“Young reader have no better friends than Blackie & Son.”—Westminster Gazette.Blackie & Son’sStory Books for BoysG. MANVILLE FENNQuicksilver!or, The Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. With 6 page Illustrations byF. Dadd. 3s.6d.Dr. Grayson has a theory that any boy, if rightly trained, can be made into a gentleman. He chooses a boy from the workhouse, with a bad reputation but with excellent instincts, and adopts him, the story narrating the adventures of the mercurial lad. The restless boyish nature, with its inevitable tendency to get into scrapes, is sympathetically and humorously drawn.“Quicksilver is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of story-writers for boys—George Manville Fenn—has surpassed himself. It is an ideal book for a boy’s library.”—Practical Teacher.“Not only a most engrossing story, but full of noble impulses and lessons.”—Newcastle Journal.—In the King’s Name.Illustrated. 3s.6d.New Edition.A spirited story of the Jacobite times, concerning the adventures of Hilary Leigh, a young naval officer on board theKestrel, in the preventive service off the coast of Sussex. Leigh is taken prisoner by the adherents of the Pretender, amongst whom is an early friend and patron, who desires to spare his life, but will not release him. The narrative is full of exciting and often humorous incident.“Mr. Fenn has won a foremost place among writers for boys. This is, we think, the best of all his productions in this field.”—Daily News.—The Golden Magnet:A Tale of the Land of the Incas. With 12 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 3s.The tale is of a romantic youth, who leaves home to seek his fortune in South America. He is accompanied by a faithful companion, who, in the capacity both of comrade and henchman, does true service, and shows the dogged courage of an English lad during their strange adventures.“There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull page, and many will be read with breathless interest.”—Journal of Education.[pg A-10]Capt. F. S. BRERETON, R.A.M.C.Foes of the Red Cockade:A Story of the French Revolution. Illustrated byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.Two English lads, wrecked at St. Malo, are persecuted as Aristocrats. They see the Reign of Terror in all its horror, but fortunately escape to the château of an uncle in La Vendée. A quarrel with a cousin ensues, and fighting occurs at the same time with the Republicans. As a scout the elder does gallant service till captured and taken to Paris, where he confronts Robespierre and falls into his cousin’s hands. Again, however, he escapes, and after many exciting experiences finally reaches safety and friends.“Cannot fail to give great enjoyment to many boys and girls, and not a little profit.”—Literary World.—In the Grip of the Mullah:A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland. Illustrated byCharles M. Sheldon. With a Map. 5s.The hero organizes a search-party and advances into Somaliland to rescue his father, who has fallen into the hands of the Mullah. The little force is opposed from the outset, but undaunted they push forward, and in spite of many difficulties and dangers succeed in accomplishing their object. The interest increases as the story advances, and becomes intense when the hero penetrates alone into the heart of the Mullah’s camp.“A fresher, more exciting, and more spirited tale could not be wished for.”—British Weekly.—One of the Fighting Scouts:A Tale of Guerilla Warfare in South Africa. Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. With a Map. 5s.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 byPaul 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.[pg A-11]HERBERT STRANGTom Burnaby:A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. Illustrated byCharles M. Sheldon. With 3 Plans. 5s.Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley writes:—“It is just the sort of book I would give to any school-boy, for I know he would enjoy every page of it.”The Rev. Dr. Wood, Head-master of Harrow, writes:—“I have read it through with interest. It is an excellent book for boys, full of vigour and romance.”“The fierce struggles between the Bahima and the Arabs, with their Manyema allies, are told with a vigour and enthusiasm that will stir the heart of any boy.... When we add that Mr. Strang gives us a really graphic and thrilling impression of travel in the forests of Africa, and an almost living acquaintance with Arab and Negro, it is scarcely necessary to recommend it to boys as a delightful story of African adventure.”—Spectator.Dr. GORDON STABLES, R.N.In the Great White Land:A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean. With 6 Illustrations byJ. A. Walton. 3s.6d.This is a most fascinating story from beginning to end. It is a true picture of what daring healthful British men and boys can do, written by an author whose name is a household word wherever the English language is spoken. All is described with a master’s hand, and the plot is just such as boys love.“The narrative goes with a swing and a dash from start to finish.”—Public Opinion.ERNEST GLANVILLEIn search of the Okapi:A Story of Adventure in Central Africa. Illustrated byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.Two school chums join an expedition into the unexplored reaches of the vast central forest which the Okapi inhabits. The search for the strange animal, however, serves merely as an excuse for the journey, and once the little party is afloat on the Congo they go whither fortune leads them, and many and exciting are their adventures in the unknown wilds.“A story to make a boy’s heart throb with eager interest.”—Birmingham Gazette.The Diamond Seekers:A Story of Adventure in South Africa. With 8 Illustrations byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.The discovery of the plan of the diamond mine, the dangers incurred in reaching the wild, remote spot in an armoured wagon, and the many incidents of farm and veldt life, are vividly described by an author who knows the country well.“We have seldom seen a better story for boys.”—Guardian.[pg A-12]FREDERICK HARRISONThe Boys of Wynport College.With 6 Illustrations byHarold Copping. 3s.New Edition.The hero and his chums differ as widely in character as in personal appearance. We have Patrick O’Flahertie, 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 byLéon Golschmann. With 6 page Illustrations byJ. Finnemore, R.I.3s.6d.Two Russian lads are so deeply impressed by readingRobinson Crusoethat 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 Story. With 6 page Illustrations bySydney 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”.“In Every Inch a Briton Mr. Meredith Fletcher has scored asuccess.”—Manchester Guardian.EDGAR PICKERINGIn Press-Gang Days.With 4 Illustrations byW. 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 thePhœnix. 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.[pg A-13]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 byFred Smith. Profusely Illustrated with Engravings afterF. Spechtand 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.J. CHALMERSFighting the Matabele:A story of Adventure in Rhodesia. Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. 3s.New Edition.A story of the great Matabele rising in 1896. The hero and his friends are surprised by the revolted natives in the heart of the Matopo mountains, and after many stirring adventures make their way back to Buluwayo. The hero subsequently joins the Africander Corps, and distinguishes himself in the operations by which the insurrection is crushed.“The stormy times of the recent insurrection in Matabeleland are described with a piquantness which will ensure the book becoming a favourite.”—Liverpool Courier.CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEYGold, Gold in Cariboo:A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. With 4 Illustrations byG. C. Hindley. 2s.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.[pg A-14]ROBERT LEIGHTONThe Wreck of the Golden Fleece.Illustrated byFrank Brangwyn. 3s.New Edition.The hero is apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger, where he has to suffer many buffets from his shipmates. The storms and dangers which he braved are set forth with intense power. The narrative deals with a highway robbery, the trial of the accused fisherman, his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas.“Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors are capital.”—The Times.S. BARING-GOULDGrettir the Outlaw:A Story of Iceland in the days of the Vikings. With 6 page Illustrations byM. 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 byF. 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 byW. 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 ofStimson’s Reef.“Few stories come within hailing distance ofStimson’s Reefin startling incidents and hairbreadth ’scapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson’sTreasure Island.”—Guardian.Illustration: From IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHFrom IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHBy Capt. F. S. Brereton(Seepage 10)Illustration: From THE DISPUTED V.C.From THE DISPUTED V.C.By Frederick P. Gibbon(Seepage 15)[pg A-15]PAUL DANBYThe Red Army Book.With many Illustrations in colour and in black-and-white. 6s.This book includes chapters on the various branches of the regular army, and also on such attractive subjects as“Boys who have won the V.C.”,“Pets of the Regiment”,“The Colours”,“Famous War Horses”, &c. Each chapter, besides dealing generally with its subject, is full of capital anecdotes, and the book as a whole is excellently illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations.“Every boy would glory in the keeping and reading of such a prize.”—Daily Telegraph.FREDERICK P. GIBBONThe Disputed V.C.Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. 5s.“A tale of the Great Mutiny which should stir a boy’s blood, and will tell him all he cares to know of that memorable death-struggle for our supremacy.... Even Lord Roberts scarcely gives a more spirited account of the defence of Delhi, of the difficulties to be overcome, and of the good service of the gallant little army which so long held stubbornly to the Ridge.”—Times.A. J. CHURCHTwo Thousand Years Ago.Illustrated. 3s.6d.New Edition.Lucius Marius, a Roman boy, has a very chequered career, being now a captive in the hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed for the suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more on a pirate ship. He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithridates, and detained in Pontus for a number of years.“Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful, and there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters.”—Times.OLIPHANT SMEATONA Mystery of the Pacific.Illustrated byWal Paget. 3s.New Edition.TheFitzroy, a small sailing vessel, discovers an extraordinary island in the South Seas, that has been hidden for ages behind a wide belt of sea-weed. The country is peopled by descendants of colonists from Imperial Rome, and by a yet older race who trace their origin to the long-lost Atlantis. In graphic language the author describes the strange experiences that befell the crew of theFitzroyamong these remarkable people.“A tale of unprecedented adventure in unknown lands.... Boys will revel in the book.”—Birmingham Gazette.[pg A-16]R. STEADGrit will Tell:The Adventures of a Barge-boy. With 4 Illustrations byD. 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 byC. J. StanilandandJ. R. Wells. 3s.New Edition.By a deed of true gallantry the hero’s whole destiny is changed, 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 byHarold 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 Log. With 6 page Illustrations byW. 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.

“Young reader have no better friends than Blackie & Son.”—Westminster Gazette.

Blackie & Son’sStory Books for Boys

G. MANVILLE FENN

Quicksilver!or, The Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. With 6 page Illustrations byF. Dadd. 3s.6d.

Dr. Grayson has a theory that any boy, if rightly trained, can be made into a gentleman. He chooses a boy from the workhouse, with a bad reputation but with excellent instincts, and adopts him, the story narrating the adventures of the mercurial lad. The restless boyish nature, with its inevitable tendency to get into scrapes, is sympathetically and humorously drawn.

“Quicksilver is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of story-writers for boys—George Manville Fenn—has surpassed himself. It is an ideal book for a boy’s library.”—Practical Teacher.

“Not only a most engrossing story, but full of noble impulses and lessons.”—Newcastle Journal.

—In the King’s Name.Illustrated. 3s.6d.New Edition.

A spirited story of the Jacobite times, concerning the adventures of Hilary Leigh, a young naval officer on board theKestrel, in the preventive service off the coast of Sussex. Leigh is taken prisoner by the adherents of the Pretender, amongst whom is an early friend and patron, who desires to spare his life, but will not release him. The narrative is full of exciting and often humorous incident.

“Mr. Fenn has won a foremost place among writers for boys. This is, we think, the best of all his productions in this field.”—Daily News.

—The Golden Magnet:A Tale of the Land of the Incas. With 12 page Illustrations byGordon Browne. 3s.

The tale is of a romantic youth, who leaves home to seek his fortune in South America. He is accompanied by a faithful companion, who, in the capacity both of comrade and henchman, does true service, and shows the dogged courage of an English lad during their strange adventures.

“There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull page, and many will be read with breathless interest.”—Journal of Education.

Capt. F. S. BRERETON, R.A.M.C.

Foes of the Red Cockade:A Story of the French Revolution. Illustrated byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.

Two English lads, wrecked at St. Malo, are persecuted as Aristocrats. They see the Reign of Terror in all its horror, but fortunately escape to the château of an uncle in La Vendée. A quarrel with a cousin ensues, and fighting occurs at the same time with the Republicans. As a scout the elder does gallant service till captured and taken to Paris, where he confronts Robespierre and falls into his cousin’s hands. Again, however, he escapes, and after many exciting experiences finally reaches safety and friends.

“Cannot fail to give great enjoyment to many boys and girls, and not a little profit.”—Literary World.

—In the Grip of the Mullah:A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland. Illustrated byCharles M. Sheldon. With a Map. 5s.

The hero organizes a search-party and advances into Somaliland to rescue his father, who has fallen into the hands of the Mullah. The little force is opposed from the outset, but undaunted they push forward, and in spite of many difficulties and dangers succeed in accomplishing their object. The interest increases as the story advances, and becomes intense when the hero penetrates alone into the heart of the Mullah’s camp.

“A fresher, more exciting, and more spirited tale could not be wished for.”—British Weekly.

—One of the Fighting Scouts:A Tale of Guerilla Warfare in South Africa. Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. With a Map. 5s.

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 byPaul 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.

HERBERT STRANG

Tom Burnaby:A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. Illustrated byCharles M. Sheldon. With 3 Plans. 5s.

Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley writes:—“It is just the sort of book I would give to any school-boy, for I know he would enjoy every page of it.”

The Rev. Dr. Wood, Head-master of Harrow, writes:—“I have read it through with interest. It is an excellent book for boys, full of vigour and romance.”

“The fierce struggles between the Bahima and the Arabs, with their Manyema allies, are told with a vigour and enthusiasm that will stir the heart of any boy.... When we add that Mr. Strang gives us a really graphic and thrilling impression of travel in the forests of Africa, and an almost living acquaintance with Arab and Negro, it is scarcely necessary to recommend it to boys as a delightful story of African adventure.”—Spectator.

Dr. GORDON STABLES, R.N.

In the Great White Land:A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean. With 6 Illustrations byJ. A. Walton. 3s.6d.

This is a most fascinating story from beginning to end. It is a true picture of what daring healthful British men and boys can do, written by an author whose name is a household word wherever the English language is spoken. All is described with a master’s hand, and the plot is just such as boys love.

“The narrative goes with a swing and a dash from start to finish.”—Public Opinion.

ERNEST GLANVILLE

In search of the Okapi:A Story of Adventure in Central Africa. Illustrated byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.

Two school chums join an expedition into the unexplored reaches of the vast central forest which the Okapi inhabits. The search for the strange animal, however, serves merely as an excuse for the journey, and once the little party is afloat on the Congo they go whither fortune leads them, and many and exciting are their adventures in the unknown wilds.

“A story to make a boy’s heart throb with eager interest.”—Birmingham Gazette.

The Diamond Seekers:A Story of Adventure in South Africa. With 8 Illustrations byWilliam Rainey, R.I.6s.

The discovery of the plan of the diamond mine, the dangers incurred in reaching the wild, remote spot in an armoured wagon, and the many incidents of farm and veldt life, are vividly described by an author who knows the country well.

“We have seldom seen a better story for boys.”—Guardian.

FREDERICK HARRISON

The Boys of Wynport College.With 6 Illustrations byHarold Copping. 3s.New Edition.

The hero and his chums differ as widely in character as in personal appearance. We have Patrick O’Flahertie, 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 GOLSCHMANN

Boy Crusoes:A Story of the Siberian Forest. Adapted from the Russian byLéon Golschmann. With 6 page Illustrations byJ. Finnemore, R.I.3s.6d.

Two Russian lads are so deeply impressed by readingRobinson Crusoethat 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 FLETCHER

Every Inch a Briton:A School Story. With 6 page Illustrations bySydney 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”.

“In Every Inch a Briton Mr. Meredith Fletcher has scored asuccess.”—Manchester Guardian.

EDGAR PICKERING

In Press-Gang Days.With 4 Illustrations byW. 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 thePhœnix. 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.

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.

—The World of Animal Life.Edited byFred Smith. Profusely Illustrated with Engravings afterF. Spechtand 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.

J. CHALMERS

Fighting the Matabele:A story of Adventure in Rhodesia. Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. 3s.New Edition.

A story of the great Matabele rising in 1896. The hero and his friends are surprised by the revolted natives in the heart of the Matopo mountains, and after many stirring adventures make their way back to Buluwayo. The hero subsequently joins the Africander Corps, and distinguishes himself in the operations by which the insurrection is crushed.

“The stormy times of the recent insurrection in Matabeleland are described with a piquantness which will ensure the book becoming a favourite.”—Liverpool Courier.

CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY

Gold, Gold in Cariboo:A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. With 4 Illustrations byG. C. Hindley. 2s.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.

ROBERT LEIGHTON

The Wreck of the Golden Fleece.Illustrated byFrank Brangwyn. 3s.New Edition.

The hero is apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger, where he has to suffer many buffets from his shipmates. The storms and dangers which he braved are set forth with intense power. The narrative deals with a highway robbery, the trial of the accused fisherman, his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas.

“Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors are capital.”—The Times.

S. BARING-GOULD

Grettir the Outlaw:A Story of Iceland in the days of the Vikings. With 6 page Illustrations byM. 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 HYNE

The Captured Cruiser:or, Two Years from Land. With 6 page Illustrations byF. 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 byW. 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 ofStimson’s Reef.

“Few stories come within hailing distance ofStimson’s Reefin startling incidents and hairbreadth ’scapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson’sTreasure Island.”—Guardian.

Illustration: From IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHFrom IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHBy Capt. F. S. Brereton(Seepage 10)

From IN THE GRIP OF THE MULLAHBy Capt. F. S. Brereton(Seepage 10)

Illustration: From THE DISPUTED V.C.From THE DISPUTED V.C.By Frederick P. Gibbon(Seepage 15)

From THE DISPUTED V.C.By Frederick P. Gibbon(Seepage 15)

PAUL DANBY

The Red Army Book.With many Illustrations in colour and in black-and-white. 6s.

This book includes chapters on the various branches of the regular army, and also on such attractive subjects as“Boys who have won the V.C.”,“Pets of the Regiment”,“The Colours”,“Famous War Horses”, &c. Each chapter, besides dealing generally with its subject, is full of capital anecdotes, and the book as a whole is excellently illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations.

“Every boy would glory in the keeping and reading of such a prize.”—Daily Telegraph.

FREDERICK P. GIBBON

The Disputed V.C.Illustrated byStanley L. Wood. 5s.

“A tale of the Great Mutiny which should stir a boy’s blood, and will tell him all he cares to know of that memorable death-struggle for our supremacy.... Even Lord Roberts scarcely gives a more spirited account of the defence of Delhi, of the difficulties to be overcome, and of the good service of the gallant little army which so long held stubbornly to the Ridge.”—Times.

A. J. CHURCH

Two Thousand Years Ago.Illustrated. 3s.6d.New Edition.

Lucius Marius, a Roman boy, has a very chequered career, being now a captive in the hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed for the suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more on a pirate ship. He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithridates, and detained in Pontus for a number of years.

“Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful, and there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters.”—Times.

OLIPHANT SMEATON

A Mystery of the Pacific.Illustrated byWal Paget. 3s.New Edition.

TheFitzroy, a small sailing vessel, discovers an extraordinary island in the South Seas, that has been hidden for ages behind a wide belt of sea-weed. The country is peopled by descendants of colonists from Imperial Rome, and by a yet older race who trace their origin to the long-lost Atlantis. In graphic language the author describes the strange experiences that befell the crew of theFitzroyamong these remarkable people.

“A tale of unprecedented adventure in unknown lands.... Boys will revel in the book.”—Birmingham Gazette.

R. STEAD

Grit will Tell:The Adventures of a Barge-boy. With 4 Illustrations byD. 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 COLLINGWOOD

The Pirate Island.With 6 page Illustrations byC. J. StanilandandJ. R. Wells. 3s.New Edition.

By a deed of true gallantry the hero’s whole destiny is changed, 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 COOMBE

Boys of the Priory School.With 4 page Illustrations byHarold 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. HUTCHESON

Afloat at Last:A Sailor Boy’s Log. With 6 page Illustrations byW. 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.

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