year and a half; and he could not help thinking what
a terrible thing it was for a young man who had a kind and devoted
father, whose existence had been bound up in him, to come to a bad end.
Dory Dornwood was no longer "All Adrift;" and the Goldwing Club were
anchored with him. In another volume we shall look in upon them in their
"Snug Harbor" as "The Champlain Mechanics."
_YOUNG FOLKS' TROPHIES OF TRAVEL._
OUR BOYS IN INDIA:
The Wanderings of two Young Americans in Hindostan, with their exciting
adventures on the Sacred Rivers and Wild Mountains.
By HARRY W. FRENCH,
Author of "Castle Foam," "Ego," "Nuna the Bramin Girl," "Gems of
Genius," etc.
With 145 illustrations. Royal Octavo, 7 x 9-1/2 inches. Bound in
emblematical covers of Oriental design, $1.75. Cloth, black and gold,
$2.50.
The great Indian Empire is the champion land for romance and adventure.
In this story a little Yankee lad is kidnapped from his home. By the aid
of a detective, an older brother, a lad of 16 years, traces him to
India. The adventures of the two, one as a captive, the other as a
rescuer, in different parts of the empire, are thrilling, dealing as
they do with the Natives, the Snake Charmers and Jugglers, Royal
Personages and Mountaineers, Tiger Hunts, Elephant and Rhinoceros
Fights. The descriptions of Scenery, Customs and Wonders are graphic and
instructive. Many of the illustrations are from special photographs
taken for the author while in India.
DRIFTING ROUND THE WORLD;
A BOY'S ADVENTURES BY SEA AND LAND.
By CAPT. CHARLES W. HALL.
Author of "Adrift in the Ice-fields," "The Great Bonanza," etc. With
numerous full-page and letter-press illustrations. Royal Octavo, of
which new editions are now ready. Handsome cover, $1.75. Cloth, gilt,
$2.50.
If a handsomer or more enjoyable book for boys has been issued, or is
yet to issue, from the press in time for Christmas, we would like to see
it. Rob Randall is the name of the boy whose adventures form the
material for this story. Rob, like many another boy of his years, has a
hankering after travel, and he is destined to get his fill of it. He
ships on board a schooner bound to Greenland, is ship-wrecked on the
coast of Labrador, visits Iceland, skips down to and through Scotland,
England, France, Holland, Russia, Asia, and heaven knows where else
besides, until, having travelled this wide world all over, he lights in
at last at San Francisco, and finally
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