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STRUGGLES OF A SOLDIER. 6. =Sea and Shore=; OR, THE TRAMPS OF A TRAVELLER. "Paul Farringford, the hero of these tales, is, like most of this author's heroes, a young man of high spirit, and of high aims and correct principles, appearing in the different volumes as a farmer, a captain, a bookkeeper, a soldier, a sailor, and a traveller. In all of them the hero meets with very exciting adventures, told in the graphic style for which the author is famous." =The Lake Shore Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25. 1. =Through by Daylight=; OR, THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD. 2. =Lightning Express=; OR, THE RIVAL ACADEMIES. 3. =On Time=; OR, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE UCAYGA STEAMER. 4. =Switch Off=; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS. 5. =Brake Up=; OR, THE YOUNG PEACEMAKERS. 6. =Bear and Forbear=; OR, THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA. "OLIVER OPTIC is one of the most fascinating writers for youth, and within one of the best to be found in this or any past age. Troops of young people hang over his vivid pages; and not one of them ever learned to be mean, ignoble, cowardly, selfish, or to yield to any vice from anything they ever read from his pen."--_Providence Press._ =LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., Boston= OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS =Army and Navy Stories.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25. 1. =The Soldier Boy=; OR, TOM SOMERS IN THE ARMY. 2. =The Sailor Boy=; OR, JACK SOMERS IN THE NAVY. 3. =The Young Lieutenant=; OR, ADVENTURES OF AN ARMY OFFICER. 4. =The Yankee Middy=; OR, ADVENTURES OF A NAVY OFFICER. 5. =Fighting Joe=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A STAFF OFFICER. 6. =Brave Old Salt=; OR, LIFE ON THE QUARTER DECK. "This series of six volumes recounts the adventures of two brothers, Tom and Jack Somers, one in the army, the other in the navy, in the great Civil War. The romantic narratives of the fortunes and exploits of the brothers are thrilling in the extreme. Historical accuracy in the recital of the great events of that period is strictly followed, and the result is, not
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