by G. A. Henty
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
"Mr. Fenn is in the front rank of writers of stories for boys."--_Liverpool Mercury._
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_MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKEN:_
Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 8 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1.50.
A stirring story of adventure in the Eastern seas, where a lad sharesthe perils of his father, the captain of the merchant ship _The Petrel_.After touching at Singapore, they are becalmed off one of the tropicisles, where the ship is attacked and, after a desperate fight, set onfire by Malay pirates. They escape in a boat and drift ashore upon abeautiful volcanic island, where, after sundry adventures, they comeupon the half-burned remains of the ship, out of whose timbers theyconstruct a small vessel, but when on the point of sailing arediscovered by the Malays. They are in great peril, when a volcaniceruption, while increasing their danger, relieves them of their enemies,and they finally escape and reach a civilized port.
"Jules Verne himself never constructed a more marvellous tale. It contains the strongly marked features that are always conspicuous in Mr. Fenn's stories--a racy humour, the manly vigour of his sentiment, and wholesome moral lessons. For anything to match his realistic touch we must go to Daniel Defoe."--_Christian Leader._
_YUSSUF THE GUIDE:_
Being the Strange Story of the Travels in Asia Minor of Burne the Lawyer, Preston the Professor, and Lawrence the Sick. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 8 full-page Illustrations by JOHN SCHOeNBERG. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, $1.50.
Deals with the stirring incidents in the career of Lawrence Grange, alad who has been almost given over by the doctors, but who rapidlyrecovers health and strength in a journey through Asia Minor with hisguardians "The Professor" and "The Lawyer." Yussuf is their guide; andin their journeyings through the wild mountain region in search of theancient cities of the Greeks and Romans they penetrate where law isdisregarded, and finally fall into the hands of brigands. Theiradventures in this rarely-traversed romantic region are many, andculminate in the travellers being snowed up for the winter in themountains, from which they escape while their captors are waiting forthe ransom that does not come.
"This story is told with such real freshness and vigour that the reader feels he is actually one of the party, sharing in the fun and facing the dangers with them."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"Takes its readers into scenes that will have great novelty and attraction for them, and the experiences with the brigands will be especially delightful to the boyish imagination."--_Scotsman._