ROWNE. 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
graphic style that stamps Mr. Calhoun as a master of his art.
Captured by Apes: The Wonderful Adventures of a Young Animal Trainer.
By HARRY PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Philip Garland, a young animal collector and trainer, sets sail for
Eastern seas in quest of a new stock of living curiosities. The vessel
is wrecked off the coast of Borneo, and young Garland is cast ashore
on a small island, and captured by the apes that overrun the place.
Very novel indeed is the way by which the young man escapes death. Mr.
Prentice is a writer of undoubted skill.
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A. HENTY. With
illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, clot
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