"In the first place you would have to bring forward the charge, and give your evidence in the United States, and obtain an application for his extradition. British law has no jurisdiction as to a murder committed in a foreign country. Having set the United States authorities in action, you would return here and aid in obtaining an order from a magistrate here for that extradition; the evidence of your friends would doubtless be sufficient to induce a magistrate to grant such an order, then he would be taken over to the States, and, I suppose, sent down to California to be tried there. Your friends here will be best able to judge whether any jury out there would convict a man for a murder committed eight or ten years ago, unless the very strongest evidence was forthcoming.
"It would be next to impossible to obtain the evidence of those people, the waiters and others, from whom your friends gleaned the facts that put them upon the trail of Symonds, and without that evidence there is no legal proof that would hang a man. Morally, of course, there would seem to be no doubt about it. He and you were in the mining camp together, he knew the object for which Will Tunstall was leaving for England, and that he was entitled to considerable property on arriving here. He followed him down to Sacramento, or at any rate he went down at that time. They were together drinking; there your uncle was found murdered; this man appeared here with the letters that your uncle carried, and obtained possession of the estate.
"It is a very strong chain of evidence, and were every link proved might suffice to hang him here; but at present you haveno actual proof that Symonds ever was in Sacramento with him, or was the man he was drinking with; and even could you find the waiters and others, it is very unlikely that there would be any one to identify him after all this time. Symonds' counsel would argue that there was no proof whatever against his client, and he would, of course, claim that Symonds knew nothing about the murder, but that he afterwards obtained the papers from the man who really committed the murder, and that the idea of coming over to England and personating Tunstall then for the first time occurred to him. So I think you would find it extremely difficult to get a verdict out in California merely on the evidence of these two gentlemen, and of my own that he was possessed of a letter I wrote to Tunstall. But in any case, if you decide to have him arrested on the charge of murder, you will have to go back to California to set the law in motion there, to get the State authorities to apply to the supreme authorities of the United States to make an application to our government for his arrest and extradition. You must do all this before he has any idea that you have returned, or at any rate before he knows that you have any idea of his crime; otherwise he will, of course, fly, and we shall have no means of stopping him, and he might be in Fiji before the application for his arrest was received here."
Hugh and his companions looked helplessly at each other. This was an altogether unexpected blow. They had imagined they had but to give their evidence to ensure the arrest, trial, and execution of William Tunstall's murderer.
The doctor's fingers twitched, and the look that Sim Howlett knew so well came into his eyes. He was about to spring to his feet when Sim touched him.
"Wait, doctor," he said. "We will talk about that afterwards."
"Then what do you advise, Mr. Randolph?" Hugh asked after a long pause.
"I should say that for the present we should content ourselves with arresting him on the charge of impersonation, and of obtaining possession of your uncle's estate by fraud. I think the proof we now have, in the evidence of these two gentlemen, and in this copy of the finding of the coroner's jury, will be quite sufficient to ensure his conviction, in which case he will get, I should say, seven years' penal servitude—perhaps fourteen—for although he will not be charged with that offence, the conviction that he murdered your uncle in order to obtain possession of the estate cannot but be very strong in the mind of the judge. Yes, I should think he would give him fourteen years at least. We may, of course, want some other evidence that can be obtained from Sacramento, such as an official copy of the record of the proceedings at the coroner's inquest; but that would be a matter for counsel to decide. My own opinion is, that the evidence of these two gentlemen that the William Tunstall who corresponded with your father, received my letter informing him of the will, and left the mining camp on his way to England, and was murdered on his way to Sacramento, was the real William Tunstall, will be quite sufficient.
"It is a very lucky thing for you, by the way, Hugh, that there were provisions in your father's will, that if William Tunstall died without issue his half of the property came back to you, for that clause has effectually prevented him from selling his estate, which he would have done long ago had it been possible to do so. To my knowledge he has tried over and over again, and that clause has always prevented it. He has raised a little money on his life interest, but that will of course have no claim on the estate now. Now, what do you say? It is for you to decide. In the one case you will have an enormous amount of trouble, and you may finally fail in getting an American jury to find this man guilty of the murder; and in any case, if they do find him so, they will not execute himfor a murder committed so long ago, and it is probable that he will get off with imprisonment for life, and may be acquitted altogether. On the other hand, if you have him arrested at once here, on the charge of impersonation and fraud, he is morally certain of getting a sentence which, at his age, will be pretty nearly equivalent to imprisonment for life."
"I certainly think that is the best plan," Hugh agreed. "Don't you think so?" he asked, turning to the others.
"I think so," Sim Howlett said at once; and even the doctor, though less readily, agreed.
Since his last illness he had changed a good deal. He had no longer fits of abstraction, and was brighter and more cheerful than Sim Howlett had ever seen him before. The loss of blood and the low fever that had brought him to death's door had apparently relieved his brain of a load that had for years oppressed it.
"Let it be so," he said reluctantly. "Had we met out in the West it would have been different; but as it is, perhaps it is best."
Late that evening the party proceeded to Carlisle, and early the next morning Mr. Randolph went with the others to one of the county magistrates, and, after laying all the facts before him, obtained a warrant for the arrest of John Symonds alias William Tunstall.
"I must congratulate you, Mr. Tunstall," the magistrate said to Hugh after he had signed the warrant, "upon your discovery. This scoundrel has been a disgrace to your name. He has been for years a consorter with betting men and blacklegs, and stands in the worst odour. It is said that he has mortgaged his life interest in the estates and completely ruined himself."
Mr. Randolph nodded. "Yes, I believe he is pretty well at the end of his tether, and at any moment he might be turned out of Byrneside."
"Well, there is an end to all that," the magistrate said,"and the men who have proved themselves even sharper rogues than he is, will be disappointed. I am sorry for the person who has passed as your aunt, for I know that she is spoken well of by the people in the neighbourhood, and I fancy she has had a very hard time of it with him; but of course she must have been his accomplice in this impersonation of your uncle."
"I am sorry for her, very sorry," Hugh said. "She was always most kind to me, and I have reason to believe that she did all in her power to protect me from him. You see at my death he would have inherited the whole property, and we now know that he was not a man to stick at anything. I am sure that she acted in fear of him."
"I have private reasons for believing so too," Mr. Randolph said; "for, unless I am greatly mistaken, she has deposited a document that, in case of her death, would have exposed the whole plot, in the hands of some legal friends of mine. However, we will not occupy your time any longer, but will start at once with a couple of constables to execute this warrant."
Returning to Carlisle Mr. Randolph secured the services of two constables, and hiring vehicles they started at once for Byrneside. On arriving there Mr. Randolph said to the servant, "Announce me to Mr. Tunstall. Do not say that I am not alone." Following him closely they went across the hall, and as he opened the door and announced Mr. Randolph the others entered. The man was standing on the hearth-rug. The woman looked flushed and excited. They were evidently in the midst of a quarrel. Symonds looked up in angry surprise when the party entered.
"Do your duty," Mr. Randolph said to one of the constables.
"John Symonds, I arrest you under a warrant on the charge of impersonation and fraud."
A deep Mexican oath burst from the lips of the man, then he stood quiet again.
"Who dares bring such a charge against me?" he asked.
"I do," Hugh said, stepping forward; "and these are my witnesses, men who knew you at Cedar Gulch, and who identified the body of my murdered uncle."
"Traitress!" Symonds exclaimed in Mexican, and in an instant his arm was stretched out and there was a report of a pistol. "And she sent you out!" he exclaimed, turning to Hugh, but as he was in the act of again raising his arm there was the report of another pistol, and he fell shot through the brain.
The others stood stupefied at the sudden catastrophe, but the doctor said quietly, "I saw his hand go behind him, and knew he was up to mischief. I ought not to have waited, it is always a mistake to wait in these cases."
Hugh sprang forward towards the woman who had been kind to him, but she had fallen back in her chair. The gambler's bullet had done its work; it had struck her on the temple, and death had been instantaneous.
The excitement in the county when the news spread of what had taken place at Byrneside was great indeed, and the revelations made before the coroner's jury greatly added to it. They returned a verdict that "Lola Symonds had been wilfully murdered by John Symonds, and that the latter had come by his death at the hands of Frank Hunter, who had justifiably shot at and killed him while opposing by armed means the officers of the law, and that no blame attaches to the said Frank Hunter."
When all was over, Hugh was warmly congratulated by the gentlemen who had come in to be present at the inquest, upon his recovery of the whole of his father's estate, and upon his escape from the danger he had certainly run at the hands of the murderer of his uncle. He was much affected by the death of the woman he still thought of as his aunt, and the document that she deposited at the lawyers' in London showed how completelyshe had acted under fear of her husband, and that she had knowingly risked her life to save his.
The doctor and Sim Howlett remained for a fortnight with him at Byrneside. He had urged upon them to make it their home for a while and to settle near him; but at the end of that time the doctor said to him one evening: "Sim and I have talked matters over, Hugh, and we have made up our minds. I have heard from him that we are each the owners of 25,000 dollars. I should not have taken it had I known it at the time, but I should not like to hurt the don's feelings by sending it back now, and perhaps it will do more good in my hands than in his. So Sim and I are going back to California. We shall buy a place near the spot where I lived many years ago—Sim tells me he has told you the story—and there we shall finish our days. When we die the money will go to charities. That is our plan, lad. We shall find plenty to help, and what with that and a little gardening our time will be well occupied, and Sim and I will have plenty in the past to look back upon and talk about."
And so a week later they sailed. Hugh went with them to Liverpool and saw them off, and then travelled for a time on the Continent, for Byrneside was repugnant to him after the tragedy that had been enacted there.
On his return he went down to Norfolk and stayed for some time with Luscombe, and the visit was so pleasant that it was repeated whenever he happened to be in England.
Three years later he crossed the Atlantic again. He traversed the States more easily now, for the railway across was almost completed. After spending a month in California with the doctor and Sim Howlett, whom he found well and happy, he visited Don Ramon at El Paso. There had been changes here, for both Don Carlos and his two sisters were married, and all insisted upon his being their guest for a time.
His first visit after his return to England was again to Norfolk.It was a short but important one, and on its termination he went back to Byrneside to give orders for many changes and alterations that were to be made with all speed in view of the coming of a new mistress. It had for some time past been apparent to Luscombe that the remark he had laughingly made years before on the banks of the Canadian was likely to bear fruit, and that his sister Phillis constituted no small portion of the attraction that brought Hugh down to Norfolk. Indeed, before leaving for the States Hugh had chatted the matter over with him.
"Of course, you have seen, Luscombe, how it has been. I shall be three-and-twenty by the time I get back, which is quite young enough for a man to talk about marriage. As soon as I do I shall ask Phillis."
"Just as well to wait, Hugh. It seems to me that you and Phillis pretty well understand each other; but I don't see any use in engagements till one can fix a date for the marriage, and as you have made up your mind to go on this trip, it will save you both a lot of trouble in the way of writing to leave it alone until you come back. It is a horrid nuisance to keep on writing letters when you are travelling. Besides, you know, the governor has strong ideas against early marriages, and will think you quite young enough then, and so I should say leave it as it stands."
And so Hugh had left it; but it is doubtful whether he had left Phillis quite in ignorance of what would be said on his return. At any rate no time was required by her before giving an answer to the question when it was put, and two months later the marriage took place. Many as were the presents that the bride received, they were thrown completely into the shade by that which arrived as a joint gift from Don Ramon and his family a few days before the wedding, being sent by their order from Tiffany's, the great jeweller of New York. It consisted of a case of jewellery of extraordinary value and magnificenceand was, as Mr. Luscombe, senior, remarked, suitable rather for a princess of royal blood than for the wife of a Cumberland squire.
The return of Mr. and Mrs. Tunstall after the termination of their honeymoon to Byrneside was hailed with great rejoicing by the tenantry, who were happy to know that the old state of things had at last returned, and that a resident landlord with an English wife would in future be established in the family mansion.
THE END.
Typography by J. S. Cushing & Co., Boston.
Presswork by Berwick & Smith, Boston.
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G. A. HENTY'S POPULAR STORIES FOR BOYS
NEW VOLUMES FOR 1897-98
Mr. Henty, the most popular writer of Books of Adventure in England, adds three new volumes to his list this fall—books that will delight thousands of boys on this side who have become his ardent admirers.
WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
A Tale of the Seven Years' War. With 12 full-page illustrations. 12mo, $1.50.
The hero of this story while still a youth entered the service of Frederick the Great, and by a succession of fortunate circumstances and perilous adventures, rose to the rank of colonel. Attached to the staff of the king, he rendered distinguished services in many battles, in one of which he saved the king's life. Twice captured and imprisoned, he both times escaped from the Austrian fortresses.
The story follows closely the historic lines, and no more vivid description of the memorable battles of Rossbach, Leuthen, Prague, Zorndorf, Hochkirch, and Torgau can be found anywhere than is here given. Woven in this there runs the record of the daring and hazardous adventures of the hero, and the whole narrative has thus, with historic accuracy, the utmost charm of romance.
A MARCH ON LONDON
A Story of Wat Tyler's Rising. With 8 full-page illustrations byW. H. Margetson. 12mo, $1.50.
The story of Wat Tyler's Rebellion is but little known, but the hero of this story passes through that perilous time and takes part in the civil war in Flanders which followed soon after. Although young he is thrown into many exciting and dangerous adventures, through which he passes with great coolness and much credit. Brought into royal favor he is knighted for bravery on the battlefield, and saving the lives of some wealthy merchants, he realizes fortune with his advancement and rank. New light is thrown on the history of this time and the whole story is singularly interesting.
WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA.
A Story of the Peninsular War. With 12 full-page illustrations byWal Paget. 12mo, $1.50.
A bright Irish lad, Terence O'Connor, is living with his widowed father, Captain O'Connor of the Mayo Fusiliers, with the regiment at the time when the Peninsular war began. Upon the regiment being ordered to Spain, Terence received a commission of ensign and accompanied it. On the way out, by his quickness of wit he saved the ship from capture and, instead, aided in capturing two French privateers. Arriving in Portugal, he ultimately gets appointed as aid to one of the generals of a division. By his bravery and great usefulness throughout the war, he is rewarded by a commission as Colonel in the Portuguese army and there rendered great service, being mentioned twice in the general orders of the Duke of Wellington. The whole story is full of exciting military experiences and gives a most careful and accurate account of the various campaigns.
BY G. A. HENTY
"No country nor epoch of history is there which Mr. Henty does not know, and what is really remarkable is that he always writes well and interestingly."—New York Times.
AT AGINCOURT
A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. With 12 full-page Illustrations byWalter Paget. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The story begins in a grim feudal castle in Normandie, on the old frontier between France and England, where the lad Guy Aylmer had gone to join his father's old friend Sir Eustace de Villeroy. The times were troublous and soon the French king compelled Lady Margaret de Villeroy with her children to go to Paris as hostages for Sir Eustace's loyalty. Guy Aylmer went with her as her page and body-guard. Paris was turbulent and the populace riotous. Soon the guild of the butchers, adopting white hoods as their uniform, seized the city, and besieged the house where our hero and his charges lived. After desperate fighting, the white hoods were beaten and our hero and his charges escaped from the city, and from France. He came back to share in the great battle of Agincourt, and when peace followed returned with honor to England.
ON THE IRRAWADDY
A Story of the First Burmese War. With 8 full-page Illustrations byW. H. Overend. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero having an uncle, a trader on the Indian and Burmese rivers, goes out to join him. Soon after war is declared by Burmah against England and he is drawn into it. His familiarity with the Burmese customs and language make him of such use that he is put upon Sir Archibald Campbell's staff. He has many experiences and narrow escapes in battles and in scouting. With half-a-dozen men he rescues his cousin who had been taken prisoner, and in the flight they are besieged in an old ruined temple. His escape and ultimate successful return to England show what a clear head with pluck can do.
WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS
A Tale of the Exploits of Lord Cochrane in South American Waters. With 12 full-page Illustrations byW. H. Margetson. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero of this story, an orphaned lad, accompanies Cochrane as midshipman, and serves in the war between Chili and Peru. He has many exciting adventures in battles by sea and land, is taken prisoner and condemned to death by the Inquisition, but escapes by a long and thrilling flight across South America and down the Amazon, piloted by two faithful Indians. His pluck and coolness prove him a fit companion to Cochrane the Dauntless, and his final success is well deserved.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Boys like stirring adventures, and Mr. Henty is a master of this method of composition."—New York Times.
A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS
A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes. With 12 full-page Illustrations byRalph Peacock, and a Plan. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Gervaise Tresham, the hero of this story, joins the Order of the Knights of St. John, and leaving England he proceeds to the stronghold of Rhodes. Subsequently, Gervaise is made a Knight of the White Cross for valor, while soon after he is appointed commander of a war-galley, and in his first voyage destroys a fleet of Moorish corsairs. During one of his cruises the young knight is attacked on shore, captured after a desperate struggle, and sold into slavery in Tripoli. He succeeds in escaping, however, and returns to Rhodes in time to take part in the splendid defence of that fortress. Altogether a fine chivalrous tale of varied interest and full of noble daring.
THE TIGER OF MYSORE
A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib. With 12 full-page Illustrations byW. H. Margetson, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Dick Holland, whose father is supposed to be a captive of Tippoo Saib, goes to India to help him to escape. He joins the army under Lord Cornwallis, and takes part in the campaign against Tippoo. Afterwards, he assumes a disguise, enters Seringapatam, the capital of Mysore, rescues Tippoo's harem from a tiger, and is appointed to high office by the tyrant. In this capacity Dick visits the hill fortresses, still in search of his father, and at last he discovers him in the great stronghold of Savandroog. The hazardous rescue through the enemy's country is at length accomplished, and the young fellow's dangerous mission is done.
THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS
A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow. With 8 full-page Illustrations byW. H. Overend, and 3 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero, Julian Wyatt, after several adventures with smugglers, by whom he is handed over a prisoner to the French, regains his freedom and joins Napoleon's army in the Russian campaign, and reaches Moscow with the victorious Emperor. Then, when the terrible retreat begins, Julian finds himself in the rear guard of the French army, fighting desperately, league by league, against famine, snow-storms, wolves, and Russians. Ultimately he escapes out of the general disaster, after rescuing the daughter of a Russian Count; makes his way to St. Petersburg, and then returns to England. A story with an excellent plot, exciting adventures, and splendid historical interests.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Here we have Mr. George Henty—the Boys' Own Author."—Punch.
WULF THE SAXON
A Story of the Norman Conquest. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byRalph Peacock. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero is a young thane who wins the favor of Earl Harold and becomes one of his retinue. When Harold becomes King of England Wulf assists in the Welsh wars, and takes part against the Norsemen at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. When William of Normandy invades England, Wulf is with the English host at Hastings, and stands by his king to the last in the mighty struggle. Altogether this is a noble tale. Wulf himself is a rare example of Saxon vigor, and the spacious background of stormful history lends itself admirably to heroic romance.
BERIC THE BRITON
A Story of the Roman Invasion. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byW. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This story deals with the invasion of Britain by the Roman legionaries. Beric, who is a boy-chief of a British tribe, takes a prominent part in the insurrection under Boadicea: and after the defeat of that heroic queen (in A.D. 62) he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he is trained in the exercise of arms in a school of gladiators. Such is the skill which he there acquires that he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made librarian in the palace, and the personal protector of Nero. Finally he escapes from this irksome service, organizes a band of outlaws in Calabria, defies the power of Rome, and at length returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.
WHEN LONDON BURNED
A Story of the Plague and the Fire. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byJ. Finnemore. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of the Commonwealth. Instead of hanging idly about the court seeking favors, Cyril Shenstone determined to maintain himself by honest work. During the Great Plague and the Great Fire, which visited London with such terrible results, Sir Cyril was prominent among those who brought help to the panic-stricken inhabitants. This tale has rich variety of interest, both national and personal, and in the hero you have an English lad of the noblest type—wise, humane, and unselfish.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Ask for Henty, and see that you get him."—Punch.
THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM
A Tale of the Nile Expedition. ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byJohn SchönbergandJ. Nash. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
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, in the perils which it overpassed, and in its final tragic disappointments, are found all the excitements of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.
BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE
A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The adventures of the son of a Scotch officer in French service. The boy, brought up by a Glasgow bailie, is arrested for aiding a Jacobite agent, escapes, is wrecked on the French coast, reaches Paris, and serves with the French army at Dettingen. He kills his father's foe in a duel, and escaping to the coast, shares the adventures of Prince Charlie, but finally settles happily in Scotland.
UNDER DRAKE'S FLAG
A Tale of the Spanish Main. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
A story of the days when England and Spain struggled for the supremacy of the sea. The heroes sail as lads with Drake in the Pacific expedition, and in his great voyage of circumnavigation. The historical portion of the story is absolutely to be relied upon, but this will perhaps be less attractive than the great variety of exciting adventure through which the young heroes pass in the course of their voyages.
WITH WOLFE IN CANADA
Or, The Winning of a Continent. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Mr. Henty here gives an account of the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy in the North American continent. The fall of Quebec decided that the Anglo-Saxon race should predominate in the New World; and that English and American commerce, the English language, and English literature, should spread right round the globe.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty is one of the best of story-tellers for young people."—Spectator.
BY PIKE AND DYKE
A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byMaynard Brown, and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
In this story Mr. Henty traces the adventures and brave deeds of an English boy in the household of the ablest man of his age—William the Silent. Edward Martin, the son of an English sea-captain, enters the service of the Prince as a volunteer, and is employed by him in many dangerous and responsible missions, in the discharge of which he passes through the great sieges of the time.
BY ENGLAND'S AID
Or, The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604). ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse, and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The story of two English lads who go to Holland as pages in the service of one of "the fighting Veres." After many adventures by sea and land, one of the lads finds himself on board a Spanish ship at the time of the defeat of the Armada, and escapes only to fall into the hands of the Corsairs. He is successful in getting back to Spain, and regains his native country after the capture of Cadiz.
IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES
A Story of Adventure in Colorado. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byG. C. Hindley. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
From first to last this is a story of splendid hazard. The hero, Tom Wade, goes to seek his uncle in Colorado, who is a hunter and gold-digger, and he is discovered, after many dangers, out on the plains with some comrades. Going in quest of a gold mine the little band is spied by Indians, chased across the Bad Lands, and overwhelmed by a snowstorm in the mountains.
BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Or, With Cortez in Mexico. ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byW. S. Stacey, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
With the Conquest of Mexico as the ground-work of his story, Mr. Henty has interwoven the adventures of an English youth. He is beset by many perils among the natives, but by a ruse he obtains the protection of the Spaniards, and after the fall of Mexico he succeeds in regaining his native shore, with a fortune and a charming Aztec bride.
BY G. A. HENTY
"No living writer of books for boys writes to better purpose than Mr. G. A. Henty."—Philadelphia Press.
TRUE TO THE OLD FLAG
A Tale of the American War of Independence. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
A graphic and vigorous story of the American Revolution, which paints the scenes with great power, and does full justice to the pluck and determination of the soldiers during the unfortunate struggle.
THE LION OF ST. MARK
A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century. ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
A story of Venice at a period when her strength and splendor were put to the severest tests. The hero displays a fine sense and manliness which carry him safely through an atmosphere of intrigue, crime, and bloodshed. He contributes largely to the victories of the Venetians at Porto d'Anzo and Chioggia, and finally wins the hand of the daughter of one of the chief men of Venice.
THE LION OF THE NORTH
A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of Religion. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byJohn Schönberg. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
In this story Mr. Henty gives the history of the first part of the Thirty Years' War. The issue had its importance, which has extended to the present day, as it established religious freedom in Germany. The army of the chivalrous King of Sweden was largely composed of Scotchmen, and among these was the hero of the story.
IN GREEK WATERS
A Story of the Grecian War of Independence (1821-1827). ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byW. S. Stacey, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Deals with the revolt of the Greeks in 1821 against Turkish oppression. Mr. Beveridge and his son Horace fit out a privateer, load it with military stores, and set sail for Greece. They rescue the Christians, relieve the captive Greeks, and fight the Turkish war vessels.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty's books never fail to interest boy readers."—Academy.
WITH CLIVE IN INDIA
Or, The Beginnings of an Empire. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The period between the landing of Clive in India and the close of his career was eventful in the extreme. At its commencement the English were traders existing on sufferance of the native princes; at its close they were masters of Bengal and of the greater part of Southern India. The author has given a full account of the events of that stirring time, while he combines with his narrative a thrilling tale of daring and adventure.
THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN
A Story of the Times of Hannibal. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byC. J. Staniland, R.I. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
There is no better field for romance-writers in the whole of history than the momentous struggle between the Romans and Carthaginians for the empire of the world. Mr. Henty has had the full advantage of much unexhausted picturesque and impressive material, and has thus been enabled to form a striking historic background to as exciting a story of adventure as the keenest appetite could wish.
FOR THE TEMPLE
A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byS. J. Solomon, and a colored Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Mr Henty here weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable and attractive story. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the march of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem, form the impressive setting to the figure of the lad who 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.
THROUGH THE FRAY
A Story of the Luddite Riots. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byH. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The story is laid in Yorkshire at the commencement of the present century, when the high price of food induced by the war and the introduction of machinery drove the working-classes to desperation, and caused them to band themselves in that wide-spread organization known as the Luddite Society. There is an abundance of adventure in the tale, but its chief interest lies in the character of the hero, and the manner in which he is put on trial for his life, but at last comes victorious "through the fray."
BY G. A. HENTY
"The brightest of all the living writers whose office it is to enchant the boys."—Christian Leader.
CAPTAIN BAYLEY'S HEIR
A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byH. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
A frank, manly lad and his cousin are rivals in the heirship of a considerable property. The former falls into a trap laid by the latter, and while under a false accusation of theft foolishly leaves England for America. He works his passage before the mast, joins a small band of hunters, crosses a tract of country infested with Indians to the Californian gold diggings, and is successful both as digger and trader.
IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE
A Story of Wallace and Bruce. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Relates the stirring tale of the Scottish War of Independence. The hero of the tale fought under both Wallace and Bruce, and while the strictest historical accuracy has been maintained with respect to public events, the work is full of "hairbreadth 'scapes" and wild adventure.
A JACOBITE EXILE
Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII. of Sweden. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byPaul Hardy, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Sir Marmaduke Carstairs, a Jacobite, is the victim of a conspiracy, and he is denounced as a plotter against the life of King William. He flies to Sweden, accompanied by his son Charlie. This youth joins the foreign legion under Charles XII., and takes a distinguished part in several famous campaigns against the Russians and Poles.
CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
A Story of Escape from Siberia. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero of this story is an English boy resident in St. Petersburg. Through two student friends he becomes innocently involved in various political plots, resulting in his seizure by the Russian police and his exile to Siberia. He ultimately escapes, and, after many exciting adventures, he reaches Norway, and thence home, after a perilous journey which lasts nearly two years.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty is one of our most successful writers of historical tales."—Scotsman.
IN THE REIGN OF TERROR
The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byJ. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Harry Sandwith, a Westminster boy, becomes a resident at the chateau of a French marquis, and after various adventures accompanies the family to Paris at the crisis of the Revolution. Imprisonment and death reduce their number, and the hero finds himself beset by perils with the three young daughters of the house in his charge. After hair-breadth escapes they reach Nantes. There the girls are condemned to death in the coffinships, but are saved by the unfailing courage of their boy-protector.
ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND
A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
No portion of English history is more crowded with great events than that of the reign of Edward III. Cressy and Poitiers; the destruction of the Spanish fleet; the plague of the Black Death; the Jacquerie rising; these are treated by the author in "St. George for England." The hero of the story, although of good family, begins life as a London apprentice, but after countless adventures and perils becomes by valor and good conduct the squire, and at last the trusted friend of the Black Prince.
A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. ByG. A. Henty. With 6 full-page Illustrations byW. H. Overend. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
A coast fishing lad, by an act of heroism, secures the interest of a shipowner, who places him as an apprentice on board one of his ships. In company with two of his fellow-apprentices he is left behind, at Alexandria, in the hands of the revolted Egyptian troops, and is present through the bombardment and the scenes of riot and blood-shed which accompanied it.
HELD FAST FOR ENGLAND
A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This story deals with one of the most memorable sieges in history—the siege of Gibraltar in 1779-83 by the united forces of France and Spain. With land forces, fleets, and floating batteries, the combined resources of two great nations, this grim fortress was vainly besieged and bombarded. The hero of the tale, an English lad resident in Gibraltar, takes a brave and worthy part in the long defence, and it is through his varied experiences that we learn with what bravery, resource, and tenacity the Rock was held for England.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Among writers of stories of adventures for boys Mr. Henty stands in the very first rank."—Academy.
FOR NAME AND FAME
Or, Through Afghan Passes. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
An interesting story of the last war in Afghanistan. The hero, after being wrecked and going through many stirring adventures among the Malays, finds his way to Calcutta and enlists in a regiment proceeding to join the army at the Afghan passes. He accompanies the force under General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.
ORANGE AND GREEN
A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The record of two typical families—the Davenants, who, having come over with Strongbow, had allied themselves in feeling to the original inhabitants; and the Whitefoots, who had been placed by Cromwell over certain domains of the Davenants. In the children the spirit of contention has given place to friendship, and though they take opposite sides in the struggle between James and William, their good-will and mutual service are never interrupted, and in the end the Davenants come happily to their own again.
MAORI AND SETTLER
A Story of the New Zealand War. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The Renshaws emigrate to New Zealand during the period of the war with the natives. Wilfrid, a strong, self-reliant, courageous lad, is the mainstay of the household. He has for his friend Mr. Atherton, a botanist and naturalist of herculean strength and unfailing nerve and humor. In the adventures among the Maoris, there are many breathless moments in which the odds seem hopelessly against the party, but they succeed in establishing themselves happily in one of the pleasant New Zealand valleys.
A FINAL RECKONING
A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byW. B. Wollen. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero, a young English lad, after rather a stormy boyhood, emigrates to Australia and gets employment as an officer in the mounted police. A few years of active work on the frontier, where he has many a brush with both natives and bush-rangers, gain him promotion to a captaincy, and he eventually settles down to the peaceful life of a squatter.
"Mr. Henty's books are welcome visitors in the home circle."—Daily News.
THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE
Or, With Peterborough in Spain. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byH. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
There are few great leaders whose lives and actions have so completely fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. This is largely due to the fact that they were overshadowed by the glory and successes of Marlborough. His career as General extended over little more than a year, and yet, in that time, he showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed.
THE DRAGON AND THE RAVEN
Or, The Days of King Alfred. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byC. J. Staniland, R.I. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
In this story the author gives an account of the fierce struggle between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England, and presents a vivid picture of the misery and ruin to which the country was reduced by the ravages of the sea-wolves. The hero, a young Saxon thane, takes part in all the battles fought by King Alfred. He is driven from his home, takes to the sea, and resists the Danes on their own element, and being pursued by them up the Seine, is present at the long and desperate siege of Paris.
FACING DEATH
Or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
"Facing Death" is a story with a purpose. It is intended to show that a lad who makes up his mind firmly and resolutely that he will rise in life, and who is prepared to face toil and ridicule and hardship to carry out his determination, is sure to succeed. The hero of the story is a typical British boy, dogged, earnest, generous, and though "shamefaced" to a degree, is ready to face death in the discharge of duty.
BY SHEER PLUCK
A Tale of the Ashanti War. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The author has woven, in a tale of thrilling interest, all the details of the Ashanti campaign, of which he was himself a witness. His hero, after many exciting adventures in the interior, is detained a prisoner by the king just before the outbreak of the war, but escapes, and accompanies the English expedition on their march to Coomassie.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty might with entire propriety be called the boys' Sir Walter Scott."—Philadelphia Press.
THE CAT OF BUBASTES
A Story of Ancient Egypt. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
A story which will give young readers an unsurpassed insight into the customs of the Egyptian people. Amuba, a prince of the Rebu nation, is carried with his charioteer Jethro into slavery. They become inmates of the house of Ameres, the Egyptian high-priest, and are happy in his service until the priest's son accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes. In an outburst of popular fury Ameres is killed, and it rests with Jethro and Amuba to secure the escape of the high-priest's son and daughter.
ONE OF THE 28TH
A Tale of Waterloo. ByG. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byW. H. Overend, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero of this story, Ralph Conway, has many varied and exciting adventures. He enters the army, and after some rough service in Ireland takes part in the Waterloo campaign, from which he returns with the loss of an arm, but with a substantial fortune.
STURDY AND STRONG
Or, How George Andrews made his Way. ByG. A. Henty. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, $1.00.
The history of a hero of everyday life, whose love of truth, clothing of modesty, and innate pluck, carry him, naturally, from poverty to affluence. George Andrews is an example of character with nothing to cavil at, and stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic life.
TALES OF DARING AND DANGER
ByG. A. Henty. With 2 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 75 cents.
Containing five stories, varied in scene and character, but all of adventurous interest and telling of youthful heroism under dangerous and trying circumstances on land and on sea.
YARNS ON THE BEACH
ByG. A. Henty. With 2 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 75 cents.
This book should find special favor among boys. The yarns are spun by old sailors, and are admirably calculated to foster a manly spirit.
BY G. A. HENTY
"Surely Mr. Henty should understand boys' tastes better than any man living."—The Times.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byH. J. Draper, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero, Philip Fletcher, is a right true English lad, but he has a French connection on his mother's side. This kinship induces him to cross the Channel in order to take a share in that splendid struggle for freedom known as the Huguenot wars. Naturally he sides with the Protestants, distinguishes himself in various battles, and receives rapid promotion for the zeal and daring with which he carries out several secret missions. It is an enthralling narrative throughout.
REDSKIN AND COW-BOY
A Tale of the Western Plains. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The central interest of this story is found in the many adventures of an English lad who 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 in an Indian raid, accompanied by pillage, capture, and recapture. The story is packed full of breezy adventure.
WITH LEE IN VIRGINIA
A Story of the American Civil War. ByG. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne, and 6 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The story of a young Virginian planter, who, after bravely proving his sympathy with the slaves of brutal masters, serves with no less courage and enthusiasm under Lee and Jackson through the most exciting events of the struggle. He has many hairbreadth escapes, is several times wounded, and twice taken prisoner; but his courage and readiness and, in two cases, the devotion of a black servant and of a runaway slave whom he had assisted bring him safely through all difficulties.
THROUGH THE SIKH WAR
A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byHal Hurst, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Percy Groves, a spirited English lad, joins his uncle in the Punjaub, where the natives are in a state of revolt. When the authorities at Lahore proclaim war Percy joins the British force as a volunteer, and takes a distinguished share in the famous battles of the Punjaub.
BY ROBERT LEIGHTON
"Mr. Leighton's place is in the front rank of writers of boys' books."—Standard.
THE GOLDEN GALLEON
Illustrated, crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This is a story of Queen Elizabeth's time, just after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Mr. Leighton introduces in his work the great sea-fighters of Plymouth town—Hawkins, Drake, Raleigh, and Richard Grenville.
OLAF THE GLORIOUS
ByRobert Leighton. With 8 full-page Illustrations byRalph Peacock. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This story of Olaf, King of Norway, opens with his being found living as a bond-slave in Esthonia, and follows him through his romantic youth in Russia. Then come his adventures as a Viking, his raids upon the coasts of Scotland and England, and his conversion to Christianity. He returns to Norway as king, and converts his people to the Christian faith.
WRECK OF "THE GOLDEN FLEECE"
The Story of a North Sea Fisher-boy. ByRobert Leighton. With 8 full-page Illustrations byFrank Brangwyn. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero is a parson's son who is apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger. The lad suffers many buffets from his shipmates, while the storms and dangers which he braved are set forth with intense power.
THE THIRSTY SWORD
A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (1262-63). ByRobert Leighton. With 8 full-page Illustrations byAlfred Pearse, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This story tells how Roderic MacAlpin, the sea-rover, came to the Isle of Bute; how he slew his brother in Rothesay Castle; how the earl's eldest son was likewise slain; how young Kenric now became king of Bute, and vowed vengeance against the slayer of his brother and father; and finally, how this vow was kept, when Kenric and the murderous sea-rover met at midnight and ended their feud in one last great fight.
THE PILOTS OF POMONA
A Story of the Orkney Islands. ByRobert Leighton. With 8 full-page Illustrations byJohn Leighton, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Halcro Ericson, the hero, happens upon many exciting adventures and hardy experiences, through which he carries himself with quiet courage. The story gives a vivid presentation of life in these far northern islands.
BY KIRK MUNROE
THE "WHITE CONQUERORS" SERIES
WITH CROCKETT AND BOWIE
Or, Fighting for the Lone Star Flag. A Tale of Texas. With 8 full-page Illustrations byVictor Pérard. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
The story is of the Texas revolution in 1835, when American Texans under Sam Houston, Bowie, Crockett, and Travis, fought for relief from the intolerable tyranny of the Mexican Santa Aña. The hero, Rex Hardin, son of a Texan ranchman and graduate of an American military school, takes a prominent part in the heroic defense of the Alamo, the terrible scenes at Golead, and the final triumph at San Jacinto. The historical side of the story has been carefully studied and its localities rendered familiar by a special trip to Texas, undertaken by the author for that purpose within a year.
THROUGH SWAMP AND GLADE
A Tale of the Seminole War. ByKirk Munroe. With 8 full-page Illustrations byVictor Pérard. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
In this new story Mr. Munroe opens to view an exceedingly interesting period of American history—the period of the Seminole War in Florida. Coacoochee, the hero of the story, is a young Indian of noble birth, the son of Philip the chieftain of the Seminoles. He is a boy at the time of the beginning of the Seminole troubles and grows up to lead his tribe in the long struggle which resulted in the Indians being driven from the north of Florida down to the distant southern wilderness. It is full of strange adventure, of stirring incident and rapid action.
AT WAR WITH PONTIAC
Or, The Totem of the Bear. A Tale of Redcoat and Redskin. ByKirk Munroe. With 8 full-page Illustrations byJ. Finnemore. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
A story of old days in America, when Detroit was a frontier town and the shores of Lake Erie were held by hostile Indians under Pontiac. The hero, Donald Hester, goes in search of his sister Edith, who has been captured by the Indians. Strange and terrible are his experiences; for he is wounded, taken prisoner, condemned to be burned, and contrives to escape. In the end there is peace between Pontiac and the English, and all things terminate happily for the hero. One dares not skip a page of this enthralling story.
THE WHITE CONQUERORS
A Tale of Toltec and Aztec. ByKirk Munroe. With 8 full-page Illustrations byW. S. Stacey. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
This story deals with the Conquest of Mexico by Cortes and his Spaniards, the "White Conquerors," who, after many deeds of valor, pushed their way into the great Aztec kingdom and established their power in the wondrous city where Montezuma reigned in barbaric splendor.BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD
THE LOG OF A PRIVATEERSMAN
ByHarry Collingwood. With 12 full-page Illustrations byW. Rainey, R.I.Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
In the war between Napoleon and the British, many privateers were sent out from England to seize and destroy the French merchant vessels. On one of these George Bowen went as second mate. Long distance duels at sea, fights at close quarters, fierce boarding attacks, capture and recapture, flight and pursuit, storm and wreck, fire at sea and days without food or water in a small boat on the ocean, are some of the many thrilling experiences our hero passed through.
THE LOG OF "THE FLYING FISH."
A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure. ByHarry Collingwood. With 12 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, $1.00.
In this story the aim of the author has been, not only to interest and amuse, but also to stimulate a taste for scientific study.
THE MISSING MERCHANTMAN
ByHarry Collingwood. With 6 full-page Pictures by W.H. Overend. Crown 8vo, $1.00.
A fine Australian clipper is seized by the crew; the passengers are landed on one deserted island, the captain and a junior officer on another; and the young hero of the story is kept on board to navigate the ship, which the mutineers refit as a private vessel. After many adventures Ned succeeded in carrying off the ship, and in picking up the captain and the passengers.
THE CONGO ROVERS
A Tale of the Slave Squadron. ByHarry Collingwood. With 8 full page Illustrations byJ. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The scene of this thrilling tale is laid on the west coast of Africa among the slavers.
THE ROVER'S SECRET
A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba. ByHarry Collingwood. With 6 full-page Illustrations byW. C. Symons. Crown 8vo, $1.00.
The hero of "The Rover's Secret," a young officer of the British navy, narrates his peculiar experiences in childhood and his subsequent perils and achievements.
THE PIRATE ISLAND
A Story of the South Pacific. ByHarry Collingwood. Illustrated by 8 full-page Pictures byC. J. StanilandandJ. R. Wells. Olivine edges. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
This story details the adventures of a lad who was found in his infancy on board a wreck, and is adopted by a fisherman. Going to sea, he forms one of a party who, after being burned out of their ship, are picked up by a pirate brig and taken to the "Pirate Island," where they have many thrilling adventures.BY PROFESSOR A. J. CHURCH
LORDS OF THE WORLD
A Story of the Fall of Carthage and Corinth. By ProfessorA. J. Church. With 12 full-page Illustrations byRalph Peacock. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The scene of this story centres in the destruction of Carthage by the Romans. The young hero is captured by the Romans, but wearing the dress of his twin sister, escapes death. Entering the army of Carthage he is in the thick of the long conflict and passes through many thrilling adventures. He is present at the final scene, and that awful catastrophe is most vividly told. The story is full of valuable historical details and the interest never flags.
TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO
Or, The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By ProfessorA. J. Church. With 12 full-page Illustrations byAdrien Marie. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero is a young Roman who 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.