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ORIES OF ADVENTURES IN AFRICA. * * * * * Stories of the Gorilla Country. By PAUL B. DU CHAILLU. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $1.50. It is a capital book for boys. * * * The stories it contains are full of the kind of novelty, peril, and adventure which are so fascinating.--_Spectator_, London. These stories are entertaining and are well told, and they are calculated to impart much knowledge of natural history to youthful readers.--_Boston Traveller._ * * * * * Wild Life under the Equator. By PAUL B. DU CHAILLU. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $1.50. The amount of enjoyment that was afforded to the children by the previous work of this author, "Stories of the Gorilla Country," is beyond computation. * * * We have read every word of "Wild Life under the Equator" with the liveliest interest and satisfaction No ingenious youth of twelve in the land will find it more "awfully jolly" than did we.--_N. Y. Evening Post._ * * * * * Lost in the Jungle. By PAUL B. DU CHAILLU. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $1.50. Full of adventures with savage men and wild beasts; shows how these strange people live, what they eat and drink, how they build, and what they worship; and will instruct as well as amuse.--_Boston Journal._ A whole granary of information, dressed up in such a form as to make it nutritious for young minds, as well as attractive for youthful appetites.--_Philadelphia Ledger._ * * * * * My Apingi Kingdom: With Life in the Great Sahara, and Sketches of the Chase of the Ostrich, Hyena, &c. By PAUL B. DU CHAILLU. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $1.50. In this book Mr. Du Chaillu relates the story of his sojourn in Apingi Land, of which he was elected king by the kind-hearted and hospitable natives. * * * We assure the reader that it is full of stirring incidents and exciting adventures. Many chapters are exceedingly humorous, and others are quite instructive. The chapter, for instance, on the habits of the white and tree ants contains an interesting contribution to natural history.--_N. Y. Herald._ * * * * * The Country of the Dwarfs. By PAUL B. DU CHAILLU. Illustrated. 12mo, Cloth, $1.50. Hail to thee, Paul! thou hero of single-handed combats with gorillas and every imaginable beast that ever howled thr
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