me
book to put into a boy's hands."--_St. Louis Post
Dispatch._

"'Richard Dare's Venture' is a wholesome story of
a practical boy who made a way for himself when
thrown upon his own resources."--_Christian
Advocate._

"It is such books as 'Richard Dare's Venture' that
are calculated to inspire young readers with a
determination to succeed in life, and to choose
some honorable walk in which to find that success.
The author, Edward Stratemeyer, has shown a
judgment that is altogether too rare in the makers
of books for boys, in that he has avoided that
sort of heroics in the picturing of the life of
his hero which deals in adventures of the
daredevil sort. In that respect alone the book
commends itself to the favor of parents who have a
regard for the education of their sons, but the
story is sufficiently enlivening and often
thrilling to satisfy the healthful desires of the
young reader."--_Kansas City Star._

"Of standard writers of boys' stories there is
quite a list, but those who have not read any by
Edward Stratemeyer have missed a very goodly
thing."--_Boston Ideas._

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_For sale by all booksellers, or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt of price by_
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers,
BOSTON.

THE SHIP AND SHORE SERIES

By EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

=Three Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.00.=

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=THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SPITFIRE Or Luke Foster's Strange Voyage.=
=REUBEN STONE'S DISCOVERY Or The Young Miller of Torrent Bend.=
=TRUE TO HIMSELF Or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place.=
(_In press._)

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=PRESS OPINIONS OF EDWARD STRATEMEYER'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.=

"Mr. Edward Stratemeyer is in danger of becoming
very popular among the young people of the
country."--_Burlington_ (Iowa) _Hawk-eye._

"'The Last Cruise of the Spitfire' is of deep
interest to the bounding heart of an enthusiastic
boy. The book leaves a good impression on a boy's
mind, as it teaches the triu