ighly recommend the book to all
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The World of Animal Life. Edited by FRED SMITH. Profusely Illustrated
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The aim of _The World of Animal Life_ is to give in
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land, sea, and sky with whose names we are all familiar, but
concerning whose manner of life the majority of us have only the
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"An admirable volume for the young mind enquiring after
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EDGAR PICKERING

An Old-Time Yarn: Adventures in the West Indies and Mexico with Hawkins
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The hero sails from Plymouth in the flagship of Master John
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journey of the prisoners to the city of Mexico, the horrors of
the Inquisition, and the final escape to England.

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Gold, Gold in Cariboo: A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. With 4
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Ned Corbett, a young Englishman, and his companion set out with
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ROBERT LEIGHTON

The Golden Galleon. With 6 Illustrations by W. RAINEY, R.I. 3s.
_New Edition._

Gilbert Oglander, and his friend, Timothy Trollope, join in Lord
Thomas Howard's expedition to intercept the Spanish
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battle come storm and shipwreck, and the lads, having drifted
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