the Gabled Farm. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.
With 6 page Illustrations by S. T. DADD. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._
6_d._
"The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright
and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching."--_The
Lady_.
"The doings of the heroine at the Gabled Farm are amusing in the
extreme, and her escapades are always bringing her into trouble. Vera is
a fine character, however, and our girls will all be the better for
making her acquaintance."--_Teachers' Aid_.
BY EDGAR PICKERING.
An Old-Time Yarn: Wherein is set forth divers desperate mischances which
befell Anthony Ingram and his shipmates in the West Indies and Mexico
with Hawkins and Drake. By EDGAR PICKERING. Illustrated with 6 page
Pictures drawn by ALFRED PEARSE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
"And a very good yarn it is, with not a dull page from first to last.
There is a flavour of _Westward Ho!_ in this attractive
book."--_Educational Review_.
"An excellent story of adventure. Especially good is the description of
Mexico and of the dungeons of the Inquisition, while Don Diego Polo is a
delightful mixture of bravery and humour, and his rescue of the
unfortunate prisoners is told with great spirit. The book is thoroughly
to be recommended."--_Guardian_.
Silas Verney: A Tale of the Time of Charles II. By EDGAR PICKERING. With
6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._
6_d._
"Wonderful as the adventures of Silas are, it must be admitted that they
are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether
this is an excellent story for boys."--_Saturday Review_.
BY C. J. HYNE.
The Captured Cruiser: or, Two Years from Land. By C. J. HYNE. With 6
page Illustrations by FRANK BRANGWYN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._
6_d._
"It is altogether a capital story, well illustrated."--_Saturday
Review_.
"The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now
secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for
boys."--_Spectator_.
Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea. By JOHN C.
HUTCHESON. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
"As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish to put into the hands of
a boy."--_Academy_.
"A tale of seafaring life told with fire and enthusiasm, full of
spirited incident and well-drawn character."--_Obse
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