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THE FAMOUS
HENTY BOOKS
The Boys' Own Library
12mo, Cloth
G. A. Henty has long held the field as the most popular boys' author. Age after age of heroic deeds has been the subject of his pen, and the knights of old seem very real in his pages. Always wholesome and manly, always heroic and of high ideals, his books are more than popular wherever the English language is spoken.
Each volume is printed on excellent paper from new large-type plates, bound in cloth, assorted colors, with an attractive ink and gold stamp.Price 75 Cents.
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FLAG OF FREEDOM SERIES
By CAPTAIN RALPH BONEHILL
Volumes Illustrated, Bound in Cloth, with a very AttractiveCover, Price $1.25 per Volume, or Set ofFour in Box for $5.00
THE YOUNG BANDMASTER; or, Concert Stage and Battlefield
In this tale Captain Bonehill touches upon a new field. The hero is a youth with a passion for music, who, compelled to make his own way in the world, becomes a cornetist in an orchestra and works his way up, first to the position of a soloist, and then to that of leader of a brass band. He is carried off to sea and falls in with a secret-service cutter bound for Cuba, and while in that island joins a military band which accompanied our soldiers in the never-to-be-forgotten attack on Santiago. A mystery connected with the hero's inheritance adds to the interest of the tale.
OFF FOR HAWAII; or, The Mystery of a Great Volcano
Here we have fact and romance cleverly interwoven. Several boys start on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. They have heard that there is a treasure located in the vicinity of Kilauea, the largest active volcano in the world, and go in search of it. Their numerous adventures will be followed with much interest.
A SAILOR BOY WITH DEWEY; or, Afloat in the Philippines
The story of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay will never grow old, but here we have it told in a new form—not as those in command witnessed the contest, but as it appeared to a real, live American youth who was in the navy at the time. Many adventures in Manila and in the interior follow, giving true-to-life scenes from this remote portion of the globe. A book that should be in every boy's library.
WHEN SANTIAGO FELL; or, The War Adventures of Two Chums
Captain Bonehill has never penned a better tale than this stirring story of adventures in Cuba. Two boys, an American and his Cuban chum, leave New York to join their parents in the interior of Cuba. The war between Spain and the Cubans is on, and the boys are detained at Santiago de Cuba, but escape by crossing the bay at night. Many adventures between the lines follow, and a good pen-picture of General Garcia is given. The American lad, with others, is captured and cast into a dungeon in Santiago; and then follows the never-to-be-forgotten campaign in Cuba under General Shafter. How the hero finally escapes makes reading no wide-awake boy will want to miss.
PRESS OPINIONS OF CAPTAIN BONEHILL'S BOOKS FOR BOYS
"Captain Bonehill's stories will always be popular with our boys, for the reason that they are thoroughly up-to-date and true to life. As a writer of outdoor tales he has no rival."—Bright Days.
"The story is by Captain Ralph Bonehill, and that is all that need be said about it, for all of our readers know that the captain is one of America's best story-tellers, so far as stories for young people go."—Young People of America.
"We understand that Captain Bonehill will soon be turning from sporting stories to tales of the war. This field is one in which he should feel thoroughly at home. We are certain that the boys will look eagerly for the Bonehill war tales."—Weekly Messenger.
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Mrs. L. T. Meade's
FAMOUS BOOKS FOR GIRLS
12mo, Cloth Price $1.25
There are few more favorite authors with American girls than Mrs. L. T. Meade, whose copyright works can only be had from us. Essentially a writer for the home, with the loftiest aims and purest sentiments, Mrs. Meade's books possess the merit of utility as well as the means of amusement. They are girls' books—written for girls, and fitted for every home.
Here will be found no maudlin nonsense as to the affections. There are no counts in disguise nor castles in Spain. It is pure and wholesome literature of a high order with a lofty ideal.
The volumes are all copyright, excellently printed with clear, open type, uniformly bound in best cloth, with ink and gold stamp.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TITLES
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Edward S. Ellis'
Popular Boys' Books
12mo, cloth Price $1.25
Purely American in scene, plot, motives, and characters, the copyright works of Edward S. Ellis have been deservedly popular with the youth of America. In a community where every native-born boy can aspire to the highest offices, such a book as Ellis' "From the Throttle to the President's Chair," detailing the progress of the sturdy son of the people from locomotive engineer to the presidency of a great railroad, must always be popular. The youth of the land which boasts of a Vanderbilt will ever desire such books, and naturally will desire stories of their native land before wandering over foreign climes.
The volumes of this series are all copyright, printed from large new type, on good paper, and are handsomely bound in cloth, stamped with appropriate designs.
THE FOLLOWING COMPRISE THE TITLES
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"A good dictionary is the first requisite in the study of a language"
THE NEW PRACTICAL
French-English and English-French
DICTIONARY
Compiled from the best Authorities of Both Languages
BY
Professors DE LOLME and WALLACE
AND
HENRY BRIDGEMAN
Revised, Corrected, and Considerably Enlarged
BY
Professor E. ROUBAUD, B. A. (Paris)
This excellent dictionary, prepared for practical use by highly competent authorities, contains in 1122 crown 8vo pages the following special features:
1. It is modern and up to date, being based on the latest edition of the famous dictionary of the French Academy, and has been carefully revised with the latest and best English dictionaries.
2. The type is plain, clear, and expressly suited for ready reference.
3. Careful examples are given of the different senses of various words. Full explanation is made of all idiomatic phrases, etc.
4. Special attention has been devoted to the intricacies of verbs. Lists are given of Irregular and Defective Verbs, and of Nouns of Double Gender.
5. Compound Verbs are translated by their corresponding equivalents.
6. Obsolete Words and Terms are specially indicated.
French and English Vocabularies are given of Proper Names, Historical, Mythological, and Geographical. Tables of French Coins, Weights, and Measures, with English equivalents.
Bound in Best English Cloth, Crown 8vo, 1122 Pages, Price $1.25For sale everywhere, or sent postpaid on receipt of price
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"One of the First Requisites of Expansion"
THE POCKET DICTIONARY
OF THE
English and Spanish Languages
BY
WESSELYandGIRONES
Thoroughly Revised and Entirely Rewritten
BY
LOUIS TOHHAUSENOfficer of the Legion of Honor
AND
GEORGE PAYN
An essentially practical English-Spanish and Spanish-English Pocket Dictionary, designed especially to meet the needs of the soldier, colonist, capitalist, traveler, or explorer in our new colonial possessions. Invaluable for visitors to Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippine Islands, or Spain, and absolutely indispensable for American residents in those countries. Just the book for the merchant dealing with Spanish-America. Especially suited for commercial use.
Bound in Best English Cloth, 12mo, 475 Pages, Price 75 CentsFor sale everywhere, or sent postpaid on receipt of price
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