the Fens and Tom o' Grimsey
are the sons of a squire and a farmer living on the edge of one of the
vast wastes, and their adventures are of unusual interest. Sketches of
shooting and fishing experiences are introduced in a manner which should
stimulate the faculty of observation and give a healthy love for country
life; while the record of the fen-men's stealthy resistance to the great
draining scheme is full of the keenest interest. The ambushes and shots
in the mist and dark, the incendiary fires, the bursting of the
sea-wall, and the long-baffled attempts to trace the lurking foe, are
described with Mr. Manville Fenn's wonted skill in the management of
mystery.

"We should say that in _Dick o' the Fens_ Mr.
Manville Fenn has very nearly attained perfection.
Life in the Fen country in the old ante-drainage
days is admirably reproduced. . . . Altogether we
have not of late come across a historical fiction,
whether intended for boys or for men, which
deserves to be so heartily and unreservedly
praised as regards plot, incidents, and spirit as
_Dick o' the Fens_. It is its author's masterpiece
as yet."--_Spectator._

_BROWNSMITH'S BOY._

By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With 12 full-page
Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, in black and tint.
Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1.50.

The career of "Brownsmith's Boy" embraces the home adventures of an
orphan, who, having formed the acquaintance of an eccentric old
gardener, accepts his offer of a home and finds that there is plenty of
romance in a garden, and much excitement even in a journey now and then
to town. In a half-savage lad he finds a friend who shows his love and
fidelity principally by pretending to be an enemy. In "Brownsmith's Boy"
there is abundance of excitement and trouble within four walls.

"_Brownsmith's Boy_ excels all the numerous
'juvenile' books that the present season has yet
produced."--_Academy._

"Mr. Fenn's books are among the best, if not
altogether the best, of the stories for boys. Mr.
Fenn is at his best in _Brownsmith's Boy_. The
story is a thoroughly manly and healthy
one."--_Pictorial World._

"_Brownsmith's Boy_ must rank among the few
undeniably good boys' books. He will be a very
dull