Chapter 52

THE CREAM OF JUVENILE FICTION

THE BOYS’ OWN LIBRARYA Selection of the Best Books for Boys by the Most Popular AuthorsThe titles in this splendid juvenile series have been selected with care, and as a result all the stories can be relied upon for their excellence. They are bright and sparkling; not over-burdened with lengthy descriptions, but brimful of adventure from the first page to the last—in fact they are just the kind of yarns that appeal strongly to the healthy boy who is fond of thrilling exploits and deeds of heroism. Among the authors whose names are included in the Boys’ Own Library are Horatio Alger, Jr., Edward S. Ellis, James Otis, Capt. Ralph Bonehill, Burt L. Standish, Gilbert Patten and Frank H. Converse.SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE BOYS’ OWN LIBRARYAll the books in this series are copyrighted, printed on good paper, large type, illustrated, printed wrappers, handsome cloth covers stamped in inks and gold—fifteen special cover designs.140 Titles—Price, per Volume, 75 centsFor sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by the publisher,DAVID McKAY,610 SO. WASHINGTON SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

THE BOYS’ OWN LIBRARY

A Selection of the Best Books for Boys by the Most Popular Authors

The titles in this splendid juvenile series have been selected with care, and as a result all the stories can be relied upon for their excellence. They are bright and sparkling; not over-burdened with lengthy descriptions, but brimful of adventure from the first page to the last—in fact they are just the kind of yarns that appeal strongly to the healthy boy who is fond of thrilling exploits and deeds of heroism. Among the authors whose names are included in the Boys’ Own Library are Horatio Alger, Jr., Edward S. Ellis, James Otis, Capt. Ralph Bonehill, Burt L. Standish, Gilbert Patten and Frank H. Converse.

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE BOYS’ OWN LIBRARY

All the books in this series are copyrighted, printed on good paper, large type, illustrated, printed wrappers, handsome cloth covers stamped in inks and gold—fifteen special cover designs.

140 Titles—Price, per Volume, 75 cents

For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by the publisher,

DAVID McKAY,610 SO. WASHINGTON SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

HORATIO ALGER, Jr.One of the best known and most popular writers. Good, clean, healthy stories for the American Boy.Adventures of a Telegraph BoyDean DunhamErie Train Boy, TheFive Hundred Dollar CheckFrom Canal Boy to PresidentFrom Farm Boy to SenatorMark StantonNed NewtonNew York BoyTom BraceTom TracyWalter GriffithYoung AcrobatC. B. ASHLEY.One of the best stories ever written on hunting, trapping and adventure in the West, after the Custer Massacre.Gilbert, the Boy TrapperANNIE ASHMORE.A splendid story, recording the adventures of a boy with smugglers.Smuggler’s Cave, TheCAPT. RALPH BONEHILL.Capt. Bonehill is in the very front rank as an author of boys’ stories. He writes also under the name of Stratemeyer and Winfield. These are two of his best works.Neka, the Boy ConjurerTour of the Zero ClubWALTER F. BRUNS.An excellent story of adventure in the celebrated Sunk Lands of Missouri and Kansas.In the Sunk LandsFRANK H. CONVERSE.This writer has established a splendid reputation as a boys’ author, and although his books usually command $1.25 per volume, we offer the following at a more popular price.Gold of Flat Top MountainHappy-Go-Lucky JackHeir to a MillionIn Search of An Unknown RaceIn Southern SeasMystery of a DiamondThat TreasureVoyage to the Gold CoastHARRY COLLINGWOOD.One of England’s most successful writers of stories for boys. His best story isPirate IslandGEORGE H. COOMER.Two books we highly recommend. One is a splendid story of adventure at sea, when American ships were in every port in the world, and the other tells of adventures while the first railway in the Andes Mountains was being built.Boys in the ForecastleOld Man of the MountainWILLIAM DALTON.Three stories by one of the very greatest writers for boys. The stories deal with boys’ adventures in India, China and Abyssinia. These books are strongly recommended for boys’ reading, as they contain a large amount of historical information.Tiger PrinceWar TigerWhite ElephantEDWARD S. ELLIS.These books are considered the best works this well-known writer ever produced. No better reading for bright young Americans.Arthur HelmuthCheck No. 2134From Tent to White HousePerils of the JungleOn the Trail of GeronimoWhite MustangGEORGE MANVILLE FENN.For the past fifty years Mr. Fenn has been writing books for boys and popular fiction. His books are justly popular throughout the English-speaking world. We publish the following select list of his boys’ books, which we consider the best he ever wrote.Commodore JunkDingo BoysGolden MagnetGrand ChacoWeathercockENSIGN CLARKE FITCH, U. S. N.A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and thoroughly familiar with all naval matters. Mr. Fitch has devoted himself to literature, and has written a series of books for boys that everyyoung American should read. His stories are full of very interesting information about the navy, training ships, etc.Bound for AnnapolisClif, the Naval CadetCruise of the Training ShipFrom Port to PortStrange Cruise, AWILLIAM MURRAY GRAYDON.An author of world-wide popularity. Mr. Graydon is essentially a friend of young people, and we offer herewith ten of his best works, wherein he relates a great diversity of interesting adventures in various parts of the world, combined with accurate historical data.Butcher of Cawnpore, TheCamp in the Snow, TheCampaigning with BraddockCryptogram, TheFrom Lake to WildernessIn Barracks and WigwamIn Fort and PrisonJungles and TraitorsRajah’s Fortress, TheWhite King of Africa, TheLIEUT. FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.Every American boy takes a keen interest in the affairs of West Point. No more capable writer on this popular subject could be found than Lieut. Garrison, who vividly describes the life, adventures and unique incidents that have occurred in that great institution—in these famous West Point stories.Off for West PointCadet’s Honor, AOn GuardWest Point Treasure, TheWest Point Rivals, TheHEADON HILL.The hunt for gold has always been a popular subject for consideration, and Mr. Hill has added a splendid story on the subject in this romance of the Klondyke.Spectre GoldHENRY HARRISON LEWIS.Mr. Lewis is a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and has written a great many books for boys. Among his best works are the following titles—the subjects include a vast series of adventures in all parts of the world. The historical data is correct, and they should be read by all boys, for the excellent information they contain.Centreboard JimKing of the IslandMidshipman MerrillEnsign MerrillSword and PenValley of Mystery, TheYankee Boys in JapanLIEUT. LIONEL LOUNSBERRY.A series of books embracing many adventures under our famous naval commanders, and with our army during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Founded on sound history, these books are written for boys, with the idea of combining pleasure with profit; to cultivate a fondness for study—especially of what has been accomplished by our army and navy.Cadet Kit CareyCaptain CareyKit Carey’s ProtegéLieut. Carey’s LuckOut With Commodore DecaturRandy, the PilotTom Truxton’s School DaysTom Truxton’s Ocean TripTreasure of the Golden CraterWon at West PointBROOKS McCORMICK.Four splendid books of adventure on sea and land, by this well-known writer for boys.Giant Islanders, TheHow He WonNature’s Young NoblemanRival BattalionsWALTER MORRIS.This charming story contains thirty-two chapters of just the sort of school life that charms the boy readers.Bob Porter at Lakeview AcademySTANLEY NORRIS.Mr. Norris is without a rival as a writer of “Circus Stories” for boys. These four books are full of thrilling adventures, but good, wholesome reading for young Americans.Phil, the ShowmanYoung Showman’s Rivals, TheYoung Showman’s Pluck, TheYoung Showman’s TriumphLIEUT. JAMES K. ORTON.When a boy has read one of Lieut. Orton’s books, it requires no urging to induce him to read the others. Not a dull page in any of them.Beach Boy JoeLast Chance MineSecret Chart, TheTom Havens with the White SquadronJAMES OTIS.Mr. Otis is known by nearly every American boy, and needs no introduction here. The following copyrights are among his best:Chased Through NorwayInland WaterwaysUnprovoked MutinyWheeling for FortuneReuben Green’s Adventures at YaleGILBERT PATTEN.Mr. Patten has had the distinction of having his books adopted by the U. S. Government for all naval libraries on board our war ships. While aiming to avoid the extravagant and sensational, the stories contain enough thrilling incidents to please the lad who loves action and adventure. In the Rockspur stories the description of their Baseball and Football Games and other contests with rival clubs and teams make very exciting and absorbing reading; and few boys with warm blood in their veins, having once begun the perusal of one of these books, will willingly lay it down till it is finished.Boy BoomersBoy Cattle KingBoy from the WestDon Kirke’s MineJud and JoeRockspur Nine, TheRockspur Eleven, TheRockspur Rivals, TheST. GEORGE RATHBORNE.Mr. Rathborne’s stories for boys have the peculiar charm of dealing with localities and conditions with which he is thoroughly familiar. The scenes of these excellent stories are along the Florida coast and on the western prairies.Canoe and Camp FirePaddling Under PalmettosRival Canoe BoysSunset RanchChums of the PrairieYoung Range RidersGulf CruisersShifting WindsARTHUR SEWELL.An American story by an American author. It relates how a Yankee boy overcame many obstacles in school and out. Thoroughly interesting from start to finish.Gay Dashleigh’s Academy DaysCAPT. DAVID SOUTHWICK.An exceptionally good story of frontier life among the Indians in the far West, during the early settlement period.Jack WheelerThe Famous Frank Merriwell Stories.BURT L. STANDISH.No modern series of tales for boys and youths has met with anything like the cordial reception and popularity accorded to the Frank Merriwell Stories. There must be a reason for this and there is. Frank Merriwell, as portrayed by the author, is a jolly whole-souled, honest, courageous American lad, who appeals to the hearts of the boys. He has no bad habits, and his manliness inculcates the idea that it is not necessary for a boy to indulge in petty vices to be a hero. Frank Merriwell’s example is a shining light for every ambitious lad to follow. Six volumes now ready:Frank Merriwell’s School DaysFrank Merriwell’s ChumsFrank Merriwell’s FoesFrank Merriwell’s Trip WestFrank Merriwell Down SouthFrank Merriwell’s BraveryVICTOR ST. CLAIR.These books are full of good, clean adventure, thrilling enough to please the full-blooded wide-awake boy, yet containing nothing to which there can be any objection from those who are careful as to the kind of books they put into the hands of the young.Cast Away in the JungleFor Home and HonorFrom Switch to LeverLittle Snap, the Post BoyZig-Zag, the Boy ConjurerZip, the AcrobatMATTHEW WHITE, JR.Good, healthy, strong books for the American lad. No more interesting books for the young appear on our lists.Adventures of a Young AthleteEric DaneGuy HammersleyMy Mysterious FortuneTour of a Private CarYoung Editor, TheARTHUR M. WINFIELD.One of the most popular authors of boys’ books. He writes also under the name of Bonehill and Stratemeyer. Here are three of his best.Mark Dale’s Stage VentureYoung Bank Clerk, TheYoung Bridge Tender, TheGAYLE WINTERTON.This very interesting story relates the trials and triumphs of a Young American Actor, including the solution of a very puzzling mystery.Young Actor, TheERNEST A. YOUNG.This book is not a treatise on sports, as the title would indicate, but relates a series of thrilling adventures among boy campers in the woods of Maine.Boats, Bats and BicyclesDAVID McKAY, Publisher, Philadelphia.

HORATIO ALGER, Jr.

One of the best known and most popular writers. Good, clean, healthy stories for the American Boy.

Adventures of a Telegraph BoyDean DunhamErie Train Boy, TheFive Hundred Dollar CheckFrom Canal Boy to PresidentFrom Farm Boy to SenatorMark StantonNed NewtonNew York BoyTom BraceTom TracyWalter GriffithYoung Acrobat

C. B. ASHLEY.

One of the best stories ever written on hunting, trapping and adventure in the West, after the Custer Massacre.

Gilbert, the Boy Trapper

ANNIE ASHMORE.

A splendid story, recording the adventures of a boy with smugglers.

Smuggler’s Cave, The

CAPT. RALPH BONEHILL.

Capt. Bonehill is in the very front rank as an author of boys’ stories. He writes also under the name of Stratemeyer and Winfield. These are two of his best works.

Neka, the Boy ConjurerTour of the Zero Club

WALTER F. BRUNS.

An excellent story of adventure in the celebrated Sunk Lands of Missouri and Kansas.

In the Sunk Lands

FRANK H. CONVERSE.

This writer has established a splendid reputation as a boys’ author, and although his books usually command $1.25 per volume, we offer the following at a more popular price.

Gold of Flat Top MountainHappy-Go-Lucky JackHeir to a MillionIn Search of An Unknown RaceIn Southern SeasMystery of a DiamondThat TreasureVoyage to the Gold Coast

HARRY COLLINGWOOD.

One of England’s most successful writers of stories for boys. His best story is

Pirate Island

GEORGE H. COOMER.

Two books we highly recommend. One is a splendid story of adventure at sea, when American ships were in every port in the world, and the other tells of adventures while the first railway in the Andes Mountains was being built.

Boys in the ForecastleOld Man of the Mountain

WILLIAM DALTON.

Three stories by one of the very greatest writers for boys. The stories deal with boys’ adventures in India, China and Abyssinia. These books are strongly recommended for boys’ reading, as they contain a large amount of historical information.

Tiger PrinceWar TigerWhite Elephant

EDWARD S. ELLIS.

These books are considered the best works this well-known writer ever produced. No better reading for bright young Americans.

Arthur HelmuthCheck No. 2134From Tent to White HousePerils of the JungleOn the Trail of GeronimoWhite Mustang

GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.

For the past fifty years Mr. Fenn has been writing books for boys and popular fiction. His books are justly popular throughout the English-speaking world. We publish the following select list of his boys’ books, which we consider the best he ever wrote.

Commodore JunkDingo BoysGolden MagnetGrand ChacoWeathercock

ENSIGN CLARKE FITCH, U. S. N.

A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and thoroughly familiar with all naval matters. Mr. Fitch has devoted himself to literature, and has written a series of books for boys that everyyoung American should read. His stories are full of very interesting information about the navy, training ships, etc.

Bound for AnnapolisClif, the Naval CadetCruise of the Training ShipFrom Port to PortStrange Cruise, A

WILLIAM MURRAY GRAYDON.

An author of world-wide popularity. Mr. Graydon is essentially a friend of young people, and we offer herewith ten of his best works, wherein he relates a great diversity of interesting adventures in various parts of the world, combined with accurate historical data.

Butcher of Cawnpore, TheCamp in the Snow, TheCampaigning with BraddockCryptogram, TheFrom Lake to WildernessIn Barracks and WigwamIn Fort and PrisonJungles and TraitorsRajah’s Fortress, TheWhite King of Africa, The

LIEUT. FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.

Every American boy takes a keen interest in the affairs of West Point. No more capable writer on this popular subject could be found than Lieut. Garrison, who vividly describes the life, adventures and unique incidents that have occurred in that great institution—in these famous West Point stories.

Off for West PointCadet’s Honor, AOn GuardWest Point Treasure, TheWest Point Rivals, The

HEADON HILL.

The hunt for gold has always been a popular subject for consideration, and Mr. Hill has added a splendid story on the subject in this romance of the Klondyke.

Spectre Gold

HENRY HARRISON LEWIS.

Mr. Lewis is a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and has written a great many books for boys. Among his best works are the following titles—the subjects include a vast series of adventures in all parts of the world. The historical data is correct, and they should be read by all boys, for the excellent information they contain.

Centreboard JimKing of the IslandMidshipman MerrillEnsign MerrillSword and PenValley of Mystery, TheYankee Boys in Japan

LIEUT. LIONEL LOUNSBERRY.

A series of books embracing many adventures under our famous naval commanders, and with our army during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Founded on sound history, these books are written for boys, with the idea of combining pleasure with profit; to cultivate a fondness for study—especially of what has been accomplished by our army and navy.

Cadet Kit CareyCaptain CareyKit Carey’s ProtegéLieut. Carey’s LuckOut With Commodore DecaturRandy, the PilotTom Truxton’s School DaysTom Truxton’s Ocean TripTreasure of the Golden CraterWon at West Point

BROOKS McCORMICK.

Four splendid books of adventure on sea and land, by this well-known writer for boys.

Giant Islanders, TheHow He WonNature’s Young NoblemanRival Battalions

WALTER MORRIS.

This charming story contains thirty-two chapters of just the sort of school life that charms the boy readers.

Bob Porter at Lakeview Academy

STANLEY NORRIS.

Mr. Norris is without a rival as a writer of “Circus Stories” for boys. These four books are full of thrilling adventures, but good, wholesome reading for young Americans.

Phil, the ShowmanYoung Showman’s Rivals, TheYoung Showman’s Pluck, TheYoung Showman’s Triumph

LIEUT. JAMES K. ORTON.

When a boy has read one of Lieut. Orton’s books, it requires no urging to induce him to read the others. Not a dull page in any of them.

Beach Boy JoeLast Chance MineSecret Chart, TheTom Havens with the White Squadron

JAMES OTIS.

Mr. Otis is known by nearly every American boy, and needs no introduction here. The following copyrights are among his best:

Chased Through NorwayInland WaterwaysUnprovoked MutinyWheeling for FortuneReuben Green’s Adventures at Yale

GILBERT PATTEN.

Mr. Patten has had the distinction of having his books adopted by the U. S. Government for all naval libraries on board our war ships. While aiming to avoid the extravagant and sensational, the stories contain enough thrilling incidents to please the lad who loves action and adventure. In the Rockspur stories the description of their Baseball and Football Games and other contests with rival clubs and teams make very exciting and absorbing reading; and few boys with warm blood in their veins, having once begun the perusal of one of these books, will willingly lay it down till it is finished.

Boy BoomersBoy Cattle KingBoy from the WestDon Kirke’s MineJud and JoeRockspur Nine, TheRockspur Eleven, TheRockspur Rivals, The

ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE.

Mr. Rathborne’s stories for boys have the peculiar charm of dealing with localities and conditions with which he is thoroughly familiar. The scenes of these excellent stories are along the Florida coast and on the western prairies.

Canoe and Camp FirePaddling Under PalmettosRival Canoe BoysSunset RanchChums of the PrairieYoung Range RidersGulf CruisersShifting Winds

ARTHUR SEWELL.

An American story by an American author. It relates how a Yankee boy overcame many obstacles in school and out. Thoroughly interesting from start to finish.

Gay Dashleigh’s Academy Days

CAPT. DAVID SOUTHWICK.

An exceptionally good story of frontier life among the Indians in the far West, during the early settlement period.

Jack Wheeler

The Famous Frank Merriwell Stories.

BURT L. STANDISH.

No modern series of tales for boys and youths has met with anything like the cordial reception and popularity accorded to the Frank Merriwell Stories. There must be a reason for this and there is. Frank Merriwell, as portrayed by the author, is a jolly whole-souled, honest, courageous American lad, who appeals to the hearts of the boys. He has no bad habits, and his manliness inculcates the idea that it is not necessary for a boy to indulge in petty vices to be a hero. Frank Merriwell’s example is a shining light for every ambitious lad to follow. Six volumes now ready:

Frank Merriwell’s School DaysFrank Merriwell’s ChumsFrank Merriwell’s FoesFrank Merriwell’s Trip WestFrank Merriwell Down SouthFrank Merriwell’s Bravery

VICTOR ST. CLAIR.

These books are full of good, clean adventure, thrilling enough to please the full-blooded wide-awake boy, yet containing nothing to which there can be any objection from those who are careful as to the kind of books they put into the hands of the young.

Cast Away in the JungleFor Home and HonorFrom Switch to LeverLittle Snap, the Post BoyZig-Zag, the Boy ConjurerZip, the Acrobat

MATTHEW WHITE, JR.

Good, healthy, strong books for the American lad. No more interesting books for the young appear on our lists.

Adventures of a Young AthleteEric DaneGuy HammersleyMy Mysterious FortuneTour of a Private CarYoung Editor, The

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD.

One of the most popular authors of boys’ books. He writes also under the name of Bonehill and Stratemeyer. Here are three of his best.

Mark Dale’s Stage VentureYoung Bank Clerk, TheYoung Bridge Tender, The

GAYLE WINTERTON.

This very interesting story relates the trials and triumphs of a Young American Actor, including the solution of a very puzzling mystery.

Young Actor, The

ERNEST A. YOUNG.

This book is not a treatise on sports, as the title would indicate, but relates a series of thrilling adventures among boy campers in the woods of Maine.

Boats, Bats and Bicycles

DAVID McKAY, Publisher, Philadelphia.

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