essible to young readers as they are
here. Mr. Henty has made a book which will afford
much delight to boys, and is of genuine historic
value."--_Scotsman._

_STURDY AND STRONG:_

Or, How George Andrews made his Way. By G. A.
HENTY. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo,
cloth extra, $1.

"The history of a hero of everyday life, whose
love of truth, clothing of modesty, and innate
pluck, carry him, naturally, from poverty to
affluence. George Andrews is an example of
character with nothing to cavil at, and stands as
a good instance of chivalry in domestic
life."--_The Empire._

_TALES OF DARING AND DANGER._

By G. A. HENTY. With 2 full-page Illustrations.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 75 cents.

"It would be hard to find better holiday reading
for boys and girls."--_World._

_YARNS ON THE BEACH._

By G. A. HENTY. With 2 full-page Illustrations.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 75 cents.

"This little book should find special favour among
boys. The yarns are spun by old sailors, and are
admirably calculated to foster a manly
spirit."--_Echo._

BY S. BARING-GOULD.

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_GRETTIR THE OUTLAW:_

A Story of Iceland. By S. BARING-GOULD, author of
"John Herring," "Mehalah," &c. With 10 full-page
Illustrations by M. ZENO DIEMER, and a Coloured
Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges,
$1.50.

A narrative of adventure of the most romantic kind, and at the same time
an interesting and minutely accurate account of the old Icelandic
families, their homes, their mode of life, their superstitions, their
songs and stories, their bearserk fury, and their heroism by land and
sea. The story is told throughout with a simplicity which will make it
attractive even to the very young, but the clearness is really secured
by a close personal knowledge, not only of the whole saga-literature,
but of the places in which the events occurred. It will on this account
be turned to with no little interest by students of the old sagas, while
no boy will be able to withstand the magic of such scenes as the fight
of Grettir with the twelve bearserks, the wrestle with Karr the Old in
the chamber of th