af the Glorious, King of Norway, opens with the
incident of his being found by his uncle living as a bond-slave in
Esthonia; then come his adventures as a Viking and his raids upon the
coasts of Scotland and England, his victorious battle against the
English at Maidon in Essex, his being bought off by Ethelred the
Unready, and his conversion to Christianity. He then returns to Pagan
Norway, is accepted as king and converts his people to the Christian
faith.
To Greenland and the Pole. A story of Adventure in the Arctic Regions.
By GORDON STABLES. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.
The unfailing fascination of Arctic venturing is presented in this
story with new vividness. It deals with skilobning in the north of
Scotland, deer-hunting in Norway, sealing in the Arctic Seas,
bear-stalking on the ice-floes, the hardships of a journey across
Greenland, and a successful voyage to the back of the North Pole. This
is, indeed, a real sea-yarn by a real sailor, and the tone is as
bright and wholesome as the adventures are numerous.
Yussuf the Guide. A Story of Adventure in Asia Minor. By GEORGE
MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
This story deals with the stirring incidents in the career of a lad
who has been almost given over by the doctors, but who rapidly
recovers health and strength in a journey through Asia Minor. The
adventures are many, and culminate in the travellers being snowed up
for the winter in the mountains, from which they escape while their
captors are waiting for the ransom that does not come.
Grettir the Outlaw. A Story of Iceland. By S. BARING-GOULD. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"This is the boys' book of the year. That is, of course, as much as to
say that it will do for men grown as well as juniors. It is told in
simple, straightforward English, as all stories should be, and it has
a freshness and freedom which make it irresistible."--National
Observer.
Two Thousand Years Ago. The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By A. J.
CHURCH. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"Prof. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most
interesting period, the last days of the Roman Republic. The book is
extremely entertaining as well as useful; there is a wonderful
freshness in the Roman scenes and characters."--Times.
Nat the Naturalist. A Boy's Adventure in the Eastern Seas. By GEORGE
MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.
Nat and his uncle Dick go on a voy
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