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The SCOUTS' BOOK of HEROES
WITH A THREE-COLOUR FRONTISPIECE BY
SIR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL
And Eight Full-page Illustrations.
THE CHIEF SCOUT ALSO CONTRIBUTES A FOREWORD.
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"The part that scouts--past and present--played in the war is a sourceof unbounded pride to many boys; and these will be delighted with 'THESCOUTS' BOOK OF HEROES.' The Chief Scout himself, Sir RobertBaden-Powell, in a 'foreword,' points out that the war-work of thescouts--and Jack Cornwell, Piper Laidlaw, Lieutenant Gates, LieutenantHaine, Major Toye, Private Cruikshank, Lieutenant Manson Craig,Lieutenant-Colonel Dimmer, Captain McKean, Lieutenant Donald Dean,Lieutenant Hallowes, all of them V.C.'s, were also all of themscouts--'was not the result of military training, or of drill. It wasthe outcome of the spirit that gives the essential self-discipline anddare to do.' ... There is a breaking strain to discipline that isapplied, there is none to _esprit de corps_. It is the spirit thattells, the spirit which it is the aim of Scout training to inculcate.'And the book is full of the spirit.'"--_Westminster Gazette_.
"This story of scout heroes is a noble record which should fire thescout of to-day to 'Play up and play the game!'"--_Church Times_.
"A truly noble volume is 'THE SCOUTS' BOOK OF HEROES', with a prefaceby the Chief Scout, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, K.C.B. Here is told thestirring story of many a boy scout who has grown up to serve hiscountry, and offer it, too, the last sacrifice. The scout V.C.'s arehere, with Boy Cornwell, who was one of their number, and the many whohave won other high honours--the list fills nearly 70 pages. But thebook is not a mere enumeration of scout achievements; it is full ofstories of heroism and devotion to duty, and has abundant illustrationsbringing to life its stirring themes."--_The Universe_.
"No more satisfactory gift-book for a Scout can be imagined than thisadmirably compiled story of Scout heroes of the Army. It is a finerecord to put before the boys of the Empire, and we trust the book willhave multitudes of young readers."--_Pall Mall Gazette_.
"These grand true stories of Boy Scouts who became soldiers, and wonglory or death, will make every reader proud of hisuniform."--_Christian World_.
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BOOKS BY THE CHIEF SCOUT
SIR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL, K.C.B.
SCOUTING FOR BOYS.
A HANDBOOK FOR INSTRUCTION IN GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
9th Edition. The Official Handbook of the Boy Scouts.
_Price 2s. net, paper; 3s. net, cloth (postage 4d. extra)._
THE WOLF CUB'S HANDBOOK
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GIRL GUIDING
THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK FOR THE GIRL GUIDES.
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MY ADVENTURES AS A SPY
Extra Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, with Coloured Frontispiece, Four Half-toneIllustrations, and other Sketches by the Author.
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SCOUTING GAMES
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YARNS FOR BOY SCOUTS
TOLD ROUND THE CAMP FIRE
2nd Edition.
"There is no gift book that could be put into the hands of a schoolboymore valuable than this fascinating volume, and if you asked the boy'sopinion he would probably add, 'No book that he likedbetter.'"--_Spectator_.
YOUNG KNIGHTS OF THE EMPIRE
THEIR CODE AND FURTHER SCOUT YARNS.
"The Ten Laws of Scouts and Sir Robert's exposition of them make a mostlucid and telling code of behaviour; and very good, too, are his talesof travel, chapters on sea-scouting, backwoodsmen, &c., all illustratedby the author himself."--_Times_.
BOY SCOUTS BEYOND THE SEAS
"MY WORLD TOUR."
Illustrated by the Author.
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THE CUB BOOK.
THE BOOK FOR THE BOYS.
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MARKSMANSHIP FOR BOYS
THE RED FEATHER AND HOW TO WIN IT.
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