o match his realistic touch we must go to
Daniel Defoe."--_Christian Leader._

"When we get to the 'Unknown Isle,' the story becomes exciting. Mr.
Fenn keeps his readers in a suspense that is not intermitted for a
moment, and the _denouement_ is a surprise which is as probable as
it is startling."--_Spectator._

=Patience Wins:= Or, War in the Works. By G. Manville Fenn.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, _5s._

"An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first to
last. One of the best books of its kind which has come before us
this year."--_Saturday Review._

"Mr. Fenn is at his best in _Patience Wins_. It is sure to prove
acceptable to youthful readers, and will give a good idea of that
which was the real state of one of our largest manufacturing towns
not many years ago."--_Guardian._

=Nat the Naturalist:= A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas. By G.
Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
_5s._

"Among the best of the many good books for boys that have come out
this season."--_Times._

"This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops
resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open."--_Saturday
Review._

BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.

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=The Missing Merchantman.= By Harry Collingwood. With 8
full-page Illustrations by W.H. Overend. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, _5s._

"Mr. Collingwood is _facile princeps_ as a teller of sea stories
for boys, and the present is one of the best productions of his
pen."--_Standard._

"This is one of the author's best sea stories. The hero is as
heroic as any boy could desire, and the ending is extremely
happy."--_British Weekly._

=The Rover's Secret:= A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba. By
Harry Collingwood. With 8 full-page Illustrations by W.C.
Symons. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._

"_The Rover's Secret_ is by far the best sea story we have read for
years, and is certain to give unalloyed pleasure to boys. The
illustrations are fresh and vigorous."--_Saturday Review._

=The Pirate Island:= A Story of the South Pacific. By Harry
Collingwood. Illustrated by 8 full-page Pictures by C.J.
Staniland and J.R. Wells. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._

"A capital story of