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."--_Athenaeum._
-- Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion of Britain. With 12
page Illustrations by W. 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 by JOHN SCHOeNBERG and J. 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 by GORDON 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
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