by G. A. Henty
"Wherever English is spoken one imagines that Mr. Henty's name is known. One cannot enter a schoolroom or look at a boy's bookshelf without seeing half-a-dozen of his familiar volumes. Mr. Henty is no doubt the most successful writer for boys, and the one to whose new volumes they look forward every Christmas with most pleasure." --_Review of Reviews._
A LIST OF BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
By G. A. HENTY, KIRK MUNROE, JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, and Others
Published by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 153 to 157 Fifth Avenue New York
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Other Volumes of the
Henty Books
Uniform with This Popular Edition
IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE WITH LEE IN VIRGINIA WITH WOLFE IN CANADA THE LION OF ST. MARK IN THE REIGN OF TERROR NO SURRENDER UNDER WELLINGTON'S COMMAND WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT AT ABOUKIR AND ACRE BOTH SIDES THE BORDER A MARCH ON LONDON WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA AT AGINCOURT COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS ON THE IRRAWADDY THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS THE TIGER OF MYSORE IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES WHEN LONDON BURNED WULF THE SAXON ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE THROUGH THE SIKH WAR A JACOBITE EXILE CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST BERIC THE BRITON IN GREEK WATERS THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM REDSKIN AND COWBOY HELD FAST FOR ENGLAND
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BY G. A. HENTY
"Among writers of stories of adventures for boys Mr. Henty stands in thevery first rank."--_Academy_ (London).
THE TREASURE OF THE INCAS
A Tale of Adventure in Peru. With 8 full-page Illustrations by WALPAGET, and Map. $1.20 net.
Peru and the hidden treasures of her ancient kings offer Mr. Henty a most fertile field for a stirring story of adventure in his most engaging style. In an effort to win the girl of his heart, the hero penetrates into the wilds of the land of the Incas. Boys who have learned to look for Mr. Henty's books will follow his new hero in his adventurous and romantic expedition with absorbing interest. It is one of the most captivating tales Mr. Henty has yet written.
WITH KITCHENER IN THE SOUDAN
A Story of Atbara and Omdurman. With 10 full-page Illustrations.$1.20 net.
Mr. Henty has never combined history and thrilling adventure more skillfully than in this extremely interesting story. It is not in boy nature to lay it aside unfinished, once begun; and finished, the reader finds himself in possession, not only of the facts and the true atmosphere of Kitchener's famous Soudan campaign, but of the Gordon tragedy which preceded it by so many years and of which it was the outcome.
WITH THE BRITISH LEGION
A Story of the Carlist Uprising of 1836. Illustrated. $1.20 net.
Arthur Hallet, a young English boy, finds himself in difficulty at home, through certain harmless school escapades, and enlists in the famous "British Legion," which was then embarking for Spain to take part in the campaign to repress the Carlist uprising of 1836. Arthur shows his mettle in the first fight, distinguishes himself by daring work in carrying an important dispatch to Madrid, makes a dashing and thrilling rescue of the sister of his patron, and is rapidly promoted to the rank of captain. In following the adventures of the hero the reader obtains, as is usual with Mr. Henty's stories, a most accurate and interesting history of a picturesque campaign.
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STORIES BY G. A. HENTY
"His books have at once the solidity of history and the charm ofromance."--_Journal of Education._
TO HERAT AND CABUL
A Story of the First Afghan War. By G. A. HENTY. With Illustrations.12mo, $1.20 net.
The greatest defeat ever experienced by the British Army was that in the Mountain Passes of Afghanistan. Angus Cameron, the hero of this book, having been captured by the friendly Afghans, was compelled to be a witness of the calamity. His whole story is an intensely interesting one, from his boyhood in Persia; his employment under the Government at Herat; through the defense of that town against the Persians; to Cabul, where he shared in all the events which ended in the awful march through the Passes from which but one man escaped. Angus is always at the point of danger, and whether in battle or in hazardous expeditions shows how much a brave youth, full of resources, can do, even with so treacherous a foe. His dangers and adventures are thrilling, and his escapes marvellous.
WITH ROBERTS TO PRETORIA
A Tale of the South African War. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 Illustrations.$1.20 net.
The Boer War gives Mr. Henty an unexcelled opportunity for a thrilling story of present-day interest which the author could not fail to take advantage of. Every boy reader will find this account of the adventures of the young hero most exciting, and, at the same time a wonderfully accurate description of Lord Roberts's campaign to Pretoria. Boys have found history in the dress Mr. Henty gives it anything but dull, and the present book is no exception to the rule.
AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET
A Tale of the Mahratta War. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.20net.
One hundred years ago the rule of the British in India was only partly established. The powerful Mahrattas were unsubdued, and with their skill in intrigue, and great military power, they were exceedingly dangerous. The story of "At the Point of the Bayonet" begins with the attempt to conquer this powerful people. Harry Lindsay, an infant when his father and mother were killed, was saved by his Mahratta ayah, who carried him to her own people and brought him up as a native. She taught him as best she could, and, having told him his parentage, sent him to Bombay to be educated. At sixteen he obtained a commission in the English Army, and his knowledge of the Mahratta tongue combined with his ability and bravery enabled him to render great service in the Mahratta War, and carried him, through many frightful perils by land and sea, to high rank.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty might with entire propriety be called the boys' Sir WalterScott."--_Philadelphia Press._
IN THE IRISH BRIGADE
A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain. With 12 Illustrations by CHARLESM. SHELDON. 12mo, $1.50.
Desmond Kennedy is a young Irish lad who left Ireland to join the Irish Brigade in the service of Louis XIV. of France. In Paris he incurred the deadly hatred of a powerful courtier from whom he had rescued a young girl who had been kidnapped, and his perils are of absorbing interest. Captured in an attempted Jacobite invasion of Scotland, he escaped in a most extraordinary manner. As aid-de-camp to the Duke of Berwick he experienced thrilling adventures in Flanders. Transferred to the Army in Spain, he was nearly assassinated, but escaped to return, when peace was declared, to his native land, having received pardon and having recovered his estates. The story is filled with adventure, and the interest never abates.
OUT WITH GARIBALDI
A Story of the Liberation of Italy. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 Illustrationsby W. RAINEY, R.I. 12mo, $1.50.
Garibaldi himself is the central figure of this brilliant story, and the little-known history of the struggle for Italian freedom is told here in the most thrilling way. From the time the hero, a young lad, son of an English father and an Italian mother, joins Garibaldi's band of 1,000 men in the first descent upon Sicily, which was garrisoned by one of the large Neapolitan armies, until the end, when all those armies are beaten, and the two Sicilys are conquered, we follow with the keenest interest the exciting adventures of the lad in scouting, in battle, and in freeing those in prison for liberty's sake.
WITH BULLER IN NATAL
Or, A Born Leader. By G. A. HENTY. With 10 Illustrations by W. RAINEY.12mo, $1.50.
The breaking out of the Boer War compelled Chris King, the hero of
the story, to flee with his mother from Johannesburg to the sea coast. They were with many other Uitlanders, and all suffered much from the Boers. Reaching a place of safety for their families, Chris and twenty of his friends formed an independent company of scouts. In this service they were with Gen. Yule at Glencoe, then in Ladysmith, then with Buller. In each place they had many thrilling adventures. They were in great battles and in lonely fights on the Veldt; were taken prisoners and escaped; and they rendered most valuable service to the English forces. The story is a most interesting picture of the War in South Africa.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"Surely Mr. Henty should understand boys' tastes better than any manliving."--_The Times._
WON BY THE SWORD
A Tale of the Thirty Years' War. With 12 Illustrations by CHARLESM. SHELDON, and four Plans. 12mo, $1.50.
The scene of this story is laid in France, during the time of Richelieu, of Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The hero, Hector Campbell, is the orphaned son of a Scotch officer in the French Army. How he attracted the notice of Marshal Turenne and of the Prince of Conde; how he rose to the rank of Colonel; how he finally had to leave France, pursued by the deadly hatred of the Duc de Beaufort--all these and much more the story tells with the most absorbing interest.
A ROVING COMMISSION
Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti. With 12 Illustrations byWILLIAM RAINEY. 12mo, $1.50.
This is one of the most brilliant of Mr. Henty's books. A story of the sea, with all its life and action, it is also full of thrilling adventures on land. So it holds the keenest interest until the end. The scene is a new one to Mr. Henty's readers, being laid at the time of the Great Revolt of the Blacks, by which Hayti became independent. Toussaint l'Overture appears, and an admirable picture is given of him and of his power.
NO SURRENDER
The Story of the Revolt in La Vendee. With 8 Illustrations by STANLEYL. WOOD. 12mo, $1.50.
The revolt of La Vendee against the French Republic at the time of the Revolution forms the groundwork of this absorbing story. Leigh Stansfield, a young English lad, is drawn into the thickest of the conflict. Forming a company of boys as scouts for the Vendean Army, he greatly aids the peasants. He rescues his sister from the guillotine, and finally, after many thrilling experiences, when the cause of La Vendee is lost, he escapes to England.
UNDER WELLINGTON'S COMMAND
A Tale of the Peninsular War. With 12 Illustrations by WAL PAGET.12mo, $1.50.
The dashing hero of this book, Terence O'Connor, was the hero of Mr. Henty's previous book, "With Moore at Corunna," to which this is really a sequel. He is still at the head of the "Minho" Portuguese regiment. Being detached on independent and guerilla duty with his regiment, he renders invaluable service in gaining information and in harassing the French. His command, being constantly on the edge of the army, is engaged in frequent skirmishes and some most important battles.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."--_Sword and Trowel._
AT ABOUKIR AND ACRE
A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt. With 8 full-page Illustrationsby WILLIAM RAINEY, and 3 Plans. 12mo, $1.50.
The hero, having saved the life of the son of an Arab chief, is taken into the tribe, has a part in the battle of the Pyramids and the revolt at Cairo. He is an eye-witness of the famous naval battle of Aboukir, and later is in the hardest of the defense of Acre.
BOTH SIDES THE BORDER
A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. With 12 full-page Illustrations byRALPH PEACOCK. 12mo, $1.50.
This is a brilliant story of the stirring times of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses, when the Scotch, under Douglas, and the Welsh, under Owen Glendower, were attacking the English. The hero of the book lived near the Scotch border, and saw many a hard fight there. Entering the service of Lord Percy, he was sent to Wales, where he was knighted, and where he was captured. Being released, he returned home, and shared in the fatal battle of Shrewsbury.
WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
A Tale of the Seven Years' War. With 12 full-page Illustrations.12mo, $1.50.
The hero of this story while still a youth entered the service of Frederick the Great, and by a succession of fortunate circumstances and perilous adventures, rose to the rank of colonel. Attached to the staff of the king, he rendered distinguished services in many battles, in one of which he saved the king's life. Twice captured and imprisoned, he both times escaped from the Austrian fortresses.
A MARCH ON LONDON
A Story of Wat Tyler's Rising. With 8 full-page Illustrations by W. H.MARGETSON. 12mo, $1.50.
The story of Wat Tyler's Rebellion is but little known, but the hero of this story passes through that perilous time and takes part in the civil war in Flanders which followed soon after. Although young he is thrown into many exciting and dangerous adventures, through which he passes with great coolness and much credit.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"No country nor epoch of history is there which Mr. Henty does notknow, and what is really remarkable is that he always writes well andinterestingly."--_New York Times._
WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
A Story of the Peninsular War. With 12 full-page Illustrations by WALPAGET. 12mo, $1.50.
Terence O'Connor is living with his widowed father, Captain O'Connor of the Mayo Fusiliers, with the regiment at the time when the Peninsular war began. Upon the regiment being ordered to Spain, Terence gets appointed as aid to one of the generals of a division. By his bravery and great usefulness throughout the war, he is rewarded by a commission as colonel in the Portuguese army and there rendered great service.
AT AGINCOURT
A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. With 12 full-page Illustrations byWALTER PAGET. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The story begins in a grim feudal castle in Normandie. The times were troublous, and soon the king compelled Lady Margaret de Villeroy with her children to go to Paris as hostages. Guy Aylmer went with her. Paris was turbulent. Soon the guild of the butchers, adopting white hoods as their uniform, seized the city, and besieged the house where our hero and his charges lived. After desperate fighting, the white hoods were beaten and our hero and his charges escaped from the city, and from France.
WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS
A Tale of the Exploits of Lord Cochrane in South American Waters. With12 full-page Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. Crown 8vo, olivine edges,$1.50.
The hero of this story accompanies Cochrane as midshipman, and serves in the war between Chili and Peru. He has many exciting adventures in battles by sea and land, is taken prisoner and condemned to death by the Inquisition, but escapes by a long and thrilling flight across South America and down the Amazon.
ON THE IRRAWADDY
A Story of the First Burmese War. With 8 full page Illustrations byW. H. OVEREND. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero, having an uncle, a trader on the Indian and Burmese rivers, goes out to join him. Soon after, war is declared by Burmah against England and he is drawn into it. He has many experiences and narrow escapes in battles and in scouting. With half-a-dozen men he rescues his cousin who had been taken prisoner, and in the flight they are besieged in an old, ruined temple.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"Boys like stirring adventures, and Mr. Henty is a master of this methodof composition."--_New York Times_.
THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS
A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow. With 8 full-pageIllustrations by W. H. OVEREND and 3 Maps.
Crown 8vo, olivineedges, $1.50.
The hero, Julian Wyatt, after several adventures with smugglers, by whom he is handed over a prisoner to the French, regains his freedom and joins Napoleon's army in the Russian campaign. When the terrible retreat begins, Julian finds himself in the rearguard of the French army, fighting desperately. Ultimately he escapes out of the general disaster, and returns to England.
A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS
A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes. With 12 full-page Illustrations by RALPHPEACOCK, and a Plan. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Gervaise Tresham, the hero of this story, joins the Order of the Knights of St. John, and proceeds to the stronghold of Rhodes. Subsequently he is appointed commander of a war-galley, and in his first voyage destroys a fleet of Moorish corsairs. During one of his cruises the young knight is attacked on shore, captured after a desperate struggle, and sold into slavery in Tripoli. He succeeds in escaping, and returns to Rhodes in time to take part in the defense of that fortress.
THE TIGER OF MYSORE
A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib. With 12 full-page Illustrations byW. H. MARGETSON, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Dick Holland, whose father is supposed to be a captive of Tippoo Saib, goes to India to help him to escape. He joins the army under Lord Cornwallis, and takes part in the campaign against Tippoo. Afterwards he assumes a disguise, enters Seringapatam, and at last he discovers his father in the great stronghold of Savandroog. The hazardous rescue is at length accomplished, and the young fellow's dangerous mission is done.
IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES
A Story of Adventure in Colorado. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 full-pageIllustrations by G. C. HINDLEY. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero, Tom Wade, goes to seek his uncle in Colorado, who is a hunter and gold-digger, and he is discovered, after many dangers, out on the Plains with some comrades. Going in quest of a gold mine, the little band is spied by Indians, chased across the Bad Lands, and overwhelmed by a snowstorm in the mountains.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"Mr. Henty is one of the best story-tellers for youngpeople."--_Spectator_.
WHEN LONDON BURNED
A Story of the Plague and the Fire. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by J. FINNEMORE. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of the Commonwealth. During the Great Plague and the Great Fire, Cyril was prominent among those who brought help to the panic-stricken inhabitants.
WULF THE SAXON
A Story of the Norman Conquest. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by RALPH PEACOCK. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero is a young thane who wins the favor of Earl Harold and becomes one of his retinue. When Harold becomes King of England Wulf assists in the Welsh wars, and takes part against the Norsemen at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. When William of Normandy invades England, Wulf is with the English host at Hastings, and stands by his king to the last in the mighty struggle.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by H. J. DRAPER, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges,$1.50.
The hero, Philip Fletcher, has a French connection on his mother's side. This induces him to cross the Channel in order to take a share in the Huguenot wars. Naturally he sides with the Protestants, distinguishes himself in various battles, and receives rapid promotion for the zeal and daring with which he carries out several secret missions.
THROUGH THE SIKH WAR
A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-pageillustrations by HAL HURST, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Percy Groves, a spirited English lad, joins his uncle in the Punjaub, where the natives are in a state of revolt. Percy joins the British force as a volunteer, and takes a distinguished share in the famous battles of the Punjaub.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"The brightest of the living writers whose office it is to enchant theboys."--_Christian Leader_.
A JACOBITE EXILE
Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of CharlesXII. of Sweden. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 full-page Illustrations by PAULHARDY, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Sir Marmaduke Carstairs, a Jacobite, is the victim of a conspiracy, and he is denounced as a plotter against the life of King William. He flies to Sweden, accompanied by his son Charlie. This youth joins the foreign legion under Charles XII., and takes a distinguished part in several famous campaigns against the Russians and Poles.
CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
A Story of Escape from Siberia. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 full-pageIllustrations. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero of this story is an English boy resident in St. Petersburg. Through two student friends he becomes innocently involved in various political plots, resulting in his seizure by the Russian police and his exile to Siberia. He ultimately escapes, and, after many exciting adventures, he reaches Norway, and thence home, after a perilous journey which lasts nearly two years.
BERIC THE BRITON
A Story of the Roman Invasion. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by W. PARKINSON. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This story deals with the invasion of Britain by the Roman legionaries. Beric, who is a boy-chief of a British tribe, takes a prominent part in the insurrection under Boadicea; and after the defeat of that heroic queen (in A. D. 62) he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he is trained in the exercise of arms in a school of gladiators. At length he returns to Britain, where he becomes ruler of his own people.
IN GREEK WATERS
A Story of the Grecian War of Independence (1821-1827). By G. A. HENTY.With 12 full-page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY, and a Map. Crown 8vo,olivine edges, $1.50.
Deals with the revolt of the Greeks in 1821 against Turkish oppression. Mr. Beveridge and his son Horace fit out a privateer, load it with military stores, and set sail for Greece. They rescue the Christians, relieve the captive Greeks, and fight the Turkish war vessels.
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BY G. A. HENTY
"No living writer of books for boys writes to better purpose than Mr.G. A. Henty."--_Philadelphia Press._
THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM
A Tale of the Nile Expedition. By G. A. HENTY. With 10 full-pageIllustrations by JOHN SCHOeNBERG and J. NASH. Crown 8vo, olivine edges,$1.50.
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, in the perils which it overpassed, and in its final tragic disappointments, are found all the excitements of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.
REDSKIN AND COW-BOY
A Tale of the Western Plains. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The central interest of this story is found in the many adventures of an English lad, who seeks employment as a cow-boy on a cattle ranch. His experiences during a "round-up" present in picturesque form the toilsome, exciting, adventurous life of a cow-boy; while the perils of a frontier settlement are vividly set forth in an Indian raid.
HELD FAST FOR ENGLAND
A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 full-pageIllustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
This story deals with one of the most memo
rable sieges in history--the siege of Gibraltar in 1779-83 by the united forces of France and Spain. With land forces, fleets, and floating batteries, the combined resources of two great nations, this grim fortress was vainly besieged and bombarded. The hero of the tale, an English lad resident in Gibraltar, takes a brave and worthy part in the long defence, and it is through his varied experiences that we learn with what bravery, resource, and tenacity the Rock was held for England.
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A List of Books by
Kirk Munroe
A SON OF SATSUMA
Or, with Perry in Japan. By KIRK MUNROE. With 12 illustrations by HARRYC. EDWARDS. $1.00 net.
This absorbing story for boys deals with one of the most interesting episodes in our National history. From the beginning Japan has been a land of mystery. Foreigners were permitted to land only at certain points on her shores, and nothing whatever was known of her civilization and history, her romance and magnificence, her wealth and art. It was Commodore Perry who opened her gates to the world, thus solving the mystery of the ages, and, in this thrilling story of an American boy in Japan at that period, the spirit as well as the history of this great achievement is ably set forth.
IN PIRATE WATERS
A Tale of the American Navy. Illustrated by I. W. TABER. 12mo, $1.25.
The hero of the story becomes a midshipman in the navy just at the time of the war with Tripoli. His own wild adventures among the Turks and his love romance are thoroughly interwoven with the stirring history of that time.
WITH CROCKETT AND BOWIE
Or, Fighting for the Lone Star Flag. A Tale of Texas. By KIRK MUNROE.With 8 full-page Illustrations by VICTOR PERARD. Crown 8vo. $1.25.
The story is of the Texas revolution in 1835, when American Texans under Sam Houston, Bowie, Crockett, and Travis fought for relief from the intolerable tyranny of the Mexican Santa Ana. The hero, Rex Hardin, son of a Texan ranchman and graduate of an American military school, takes a prominent part in the heroic defense of the Alamo, and the final triumph at San Jacinto.
THROUGH SWAMP AND GLADE
A Tale of the Seminole War. By KIRK MUNROE. With 8 full-pageIllustrations by V. PERARD. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
Coacoochee, the hero of the story, is the son of Philip, the chieftain of the Seminoles. He grows up to lead his tribe in the long struggle which resulted in the Indians being driven from the north of Florida down to the distant southern wilderness.
AT WAR WITH PONTIAC
Or, the Totem of the Bear. A Tale Of redcoat and redskin. By KIRKMUNROE. With 8 full-page illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. Crown 8vo,$1.25.
A story when the shores of Lake Erie were held by hostile Indians. The hero, Donald Hester, goes in search of his sister Edith, who has been captured by the Indians. Strange and terrible are his experiences; for he is wounded, taken prisoner, condemned to be burned, but contrives to escape. In the end all things terminate happily.
THE WHITE CONQUERORS
A Tale of Toltec and Aztec. By KIRK MUNROE. With 8 full-pageIllustrations. Crown 8vo, $1.25.
This story deals with the conquest of Mexico by Cortez and his Spaniards, the "White Conquerors," who, after many deeds of valor, pushed their way into the great Aztec kingdom and established their power in the wondrous city where Montezuma reigned in splendor.
MIDSHIPMAN STUART
Or, the Last Cruise of the Essex. A Tale of the War of 1812.Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25.
This is an absorbing story of life in the American Navy during the stirring times of our war of 1812. The very spirit of the period is in its pages, and many of the adventures of the Essex are studied from history.
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BY ERNEST THOMPSON SETON
LIVES OF THE HUNTED
Being a true account of the doings of four quadrupeds and three birds.With 200 Illustrations. $1.75 net. (Postage, 15 cents.)
"Should be put with Kipling and Hans Christian Andersen as a classic."--THE ATHENAEUM (London).
WILD ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN
With 200 Illustrations. $2.00.
Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton's first and most famous book. More than 100,000 have been sold so far.
BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
THE BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN
Profusely Illustrated.
The sweetness, the grace, the laughter, and the tenderness of Mr. Riley's best verse are found to the full in this book of delightful poems for and about children. The illustrations have been made under the author's supervision, and portray the scenes and the little heroes and heroines of the poems with artistic fidelity.
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
IN THE WASP'S NET
The Story of a Sea Waif. Illustrated. $1.50 net. (Postage, 16 cents.)
A vigorous story of the war of 1812. The hero, a midshipman, serves gallantly aboard two famous American ships, each bearing the name of Wasp, having many adventures of storm, battle, and capture.
BY THOMAS NELSON PACE
A CAPTURED SANTA CLAUS
Illustrated in Colors.
This exquisite story of childhood is one of the most delicate that even Mr. Page has written. It is an episode of the Civil War in which children are the little heroes. The period is the Christmas time, and the scene is between the lines of the Union and Confederate Armies.
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JEB HUTTON, A GEORGIA BOY
By JAMES B. CONNOLLY. Illustrated. $1.20 net. (Postage, 13 cents.)
A thoroughly interesting and breezy tale of boy-life along the Savannah River by a writer who knows boys, and who has succeeded in making of the adventures of Jeb and his friends a story that will keep his young readers absorbed to the last page.
KING MOMBO
By PAUL DU CHAILLU. Author of "The World of the Great Forest," etc. With24 illustrations. $1.50 net. (Postage, 16 cents.)
The scene is the great African forest. It is a book of interesting experiences with native tribes, and thrilling and perilous adventures in hunting elephants, crocodiles, gorillas and other fierce creatures among which this famous explorer lived so long.
A NEW BOOK FOR GIRLS
By LINA BEARD and ADELIA B. BEARD. Authors of "The American Girl's HandyBook." Profusely Illustrated.
An admirable collection of entirely new and original indoor and outdoor pastimes for American girls, each fully and interestingly described and explained, and all designed to stimulate the taste and ingenuity at the same time that they entertain.
SEA FIGHTERS FROM DRAKE TO FARRAGUT
By JESSIE PEABODY FROTHINGHAM. Illustrations by REUTERDAHL. $1.20 net.(Postage, 14 cents.)
Drake, Tromp, De Reuter, Tourville, Suffren, Paul Jones, Nelson and Farragut are the naval heroes here pictured, and each is shown in some great episode which illustrates his personality and heroism. The book is full of the very spirit of daring and adventurous achievement.
BOB AND HIS GUN
By WILLIAM ALEXANDER LINN. With 8 Illustrations.
The adventures of a boy with a gun under the instruction of his cousin, an accomplished sportsman. The book's aim is to interest boys in hunting in the spirit of true sport and to instruct in the ways of game birds and animals.