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escues, and narrow escapes."--_Graphic_. At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War. With 12 Illustrations by WAL PAGET, and 2 Maps. 6_s._ Harry Lindsay is carried off to the hills and brought up as a Mahratta. At the age of sixteen he becomes an officer in the service of the Mahratta prince at Poona, and afterwards receives a commission in the army of the East India Company. His courage and enterprise are rewarded by quick promotion, and at the end of the war he sails for England, where he succeeds in establishing his right to the family estates. "A brisk, dashing narrative."--_Bookman_. --Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War. With 12 page Illustrations by WAL PAGET. 6_s._ In this stirring romance Mr. Henty gives us the further adventures of Terence O'Connor, the hero of _With Moore at Corunna_. We are told how, in alliance with a small force of Spanish guerrillas, the gallant regiment of Portuguese levies commanded by Terence keeps the whole of the French army in check at a critical period of the war, rendering invaluable service to the Iron Duke and his handful of British troops. "An admirable exposition of Mr. Henty's masterly method of combining instruction with amusement."--_World_. --To Herat and Cabul: A Story of the first Afghan War. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C. M. SHELDON, and Map. 5_s._ The hero takes a distinguished part in the defence of Herat, and subsequently obtains invaluable information for the British army during the first Afghan war. He is fortunately spared the horrors of the retreat from Cabul, and shares in the series of operations by which that most disastrous blunder was retrieved. "We can heartily commend it to boys, old and young."--_Spectator_. --With Cochrane the Dauntless: A Tale of his Exploits. With 12 page Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. 6_s._ It would be hard to find, even in sensational fiction, a more daring leader than Lord Cochrane, or a career which supplies so many thrilling exploits. The manner in which, almost single-handed, he scattered the French fleet in the Basque Roads is one of the greatest feats in English naval history. "As rousing and interesting a book as boys could wish for."--_Saturday Review_. "This tale we specially recommend."--_St. James's Gazette_. Redskin and Cow-Boy: A Tale Of the Western Plains. With 12 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 6_s._ Hugh Tunstall a
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