strations by ALFRED PEARSE. 5_s._
The Renshaws lose their property and emigrate to New Zealand. Wilfrid, a
strong, self-reliant lad, is the mainstay of the household. The odds seem
hopelessly against the party, but they succeed in establishing themselves
happily in one of the pleasantest of the New Zealand valleys.
"A book which all young people, but especially boys, will read with
avidity."--_Athenaeum_.
--Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion of Britain. With 12 page
Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 6_s._
Beric is a boy-chief of a British tribe which takes a prominent part in
the insurrection under Boadicea: and after the defeat of that heroic queen
he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is defeated
and carried captive to Rome, where he succeeds in saving a Christian maid
by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made the personal
protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes and returns to Britain, where he
becomes a wise ruler of his own people.
"He is a hero of the most attractive kind.... One of the most spirited
and well-imagined stories Mr. Henty has written."--_Saturday Review_.
"His conflict with a lion in the arena is a thrilling chapter."--_School
Board Chronicle_.
"Full of every form of heroism and pluck."--_Christian World_.
--The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition. With 10 page
Illustrations by JOHN SCHOeNBERG and J. NASH. 6_s._
In the record of recent British history there is no more captivating page
for boys than the story of the Nile campaign, and the attempt to rescue
General Gordon. For, in the difficulties which the expedition encountered,
and in the perils which it overpassed, are found all the excitement of
romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.
"The Dash for Khartoum is your ideal boys' book."--_Tablet_.
"It is literally true that the narrative never flags a
moment."--_Academy_.
"The Dash for Khartoum will be appreciated even by those who don't
ordinarily care a dash for anything."--_Punch_.
--With Wolfe in Canada: or, The Winning of a Continent. With 12 page
Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._
Mr. Henty tells the story of the struggle between Britain and France for
supremacy on the North American continent. The fall of Quebec decided that
the Anglo-Saxon race should predominate in the New World; that Britain,
and not France, should take the lead among the
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