Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California
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BY G. A. HENTY.
"Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."--_Sword and Trowel._
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_IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE:_
A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1.50.
In this story the author relates the stirring tale of the Scottish Warof Independence. The extraordinary valour and personal prowess ofWallace and Bruce rival the deeds of the mythical heroes of chivalry,and indeed at one time Wallace was ranked with these legendarypersonages. The researches of modern historians have shown, however,that he was a living, breathing man--and a valiant champion. The hero ofthe tale fought under both Wallace and Bruce, and while the strictesthistorical accuracy has been maintained with respect to public events,the work is full of "hairbreadth 'scapes" and wild adventure.
"Mr. Henty has broken new ground as an historical novelist. His tale is full of stirring action, and will commend itself to boys."--_Athenaeum._
"It is written in the author's best style. Full of the wildest and most remarkable achievements, it is a tale of great interest, which a boy, once he has begun it, will not willingly put on one side."--_The Schoolmaster._
"Scarcely anywhere have we seen in prose a more lucid and spirit-stirring description of Bannockburn than the one with which the author fittingly closes his volume."--_Dumfries Standard._
_UNDER DRAKE'S FLAG._
A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by 12 full-page Pictures by GORDON BROWNE, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1.50.
A story of the days when England and Spain struggled for the supremacyof the sea, and England carried off the palm. The heroes sail as ladswith Drake in the expedition in which the Pacific Ocean was first seenby an Englishman from a tree-top on the Isthmus of Panama, and in hisgreat voyage of circumnavigation. The historical portion of the story isabsolutely to be relied upon, but this, although very useful to lads,will perhaps be less attractive than the great variety of excitingadventure through which the young adventurers pass in the course oftheir voyages.
"A stirring book of Drake's time, and just such a book as the youth of this maritime country are likely to prize highly."--_Daily Telegraph._
"Ned in the coils of the boa-constrictor is a wonderful picture. A boy must be hard to please if he wishes for anything more exciting."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"A book of adventure, where the hero meets with experience enough one would think to turn his hair gray."--_Harper's Monthly Magazine._