art trapper, a real rough
diamond, our hero achieves the most happy results.
=By Pike and Dyke:= A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic.
By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by MAYNARD BROWN. 12mo,
cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
"Boys with a turn for historical research will be enchanted with
the book, while the rest who only care for adventure will be
students in spite of themselves."--=St. James's Gazette.=
=St. George for England:= A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G.
A. HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth,
olivine edges, price $1.00.
"A story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible
style the author has endeavored to show that determination and
enthusiasm can accomplish marvellous results; and that courage is
generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness."--=Pall Mall
Gazette.=
=Captain Bayley's Heir:= A Tale of the Gold Fields of
California. By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by H. M.
PAGET. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
"Mr. Henty is careful to mingle instruction with entertainment;
and the humorous touches, especially in the sketch of John Holl,
the Westminster dustman, Dickens himself could hardly have
excelled."--=Christian Leader.=
=Budd Boyd's Triumph;= or, The Boy Firm of Fox Island. By
WILLIAM P. CHIPMAN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
The scene of this story is laid on the upper part of Narragansett
Bay, and the leading incidents have a strong salt-water flavor.
The two boys, Budd Boyd and Judd Floyd, being ambitious and clear
sighted, form a partnership to catch and sell fish. Budd's pluck
and good sense carry him through many troubles. In following the
career of the boy firm of Boyd & Floyd, the youthful reader will
find a useful lesson--that industry and perseverance are bound to
lead to ultimate success.
=Lost in the Canyon:= Sam Willett's Adventures on the Great
Colorado. By ALFRED R. CALHOUN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.
This story hinges on a fortune left to Sam Willett, the hero, and
the fact that it will pass to a disreputable relative if the lad
dies before he shall have reached his majority. The story of his
father's peril and of Sam's desperate trip down the great canyon
on a raft, and how the party finally escape from their perils is
described in a gr
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