The Boy's Library of Adventure and Heroism. (2) |
THAT BOY OF FRASER'S. By ERNEST PROTHEROE, Author of 'For Queen and Emperor,' 'St. Merville's Scholarship Boys,' &c. With coloured frontispiece and eight other illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. A vigorous and vivid story of boy life in a London slum. The young hero will win the sympathy and regard of every reader. His courage, his love for his mother and sister, his faithfulness to his trust, make the story of his family fortunes irresistibly attractive to boy readers. The School Guardian says: 'An excellent prize-book for boys, and one which they would thoroughly enjoy.' The British Weekly says: 'A clever story of pluck and manliness on the part of a little boy.' A COLLEGIAN IN KHAKI. By WILLIAM JOHNSTON, with four coloured illustrations by Ernest Prater, and coloured title-page. Large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. The doings of Charlie Winter, expelled from college for misconduct, form a story abounding in adventure. Ashamed to return home, he enlists and is sent to South Africa, and is taken prisoner at an early stage. Escaping from Pretoria, he takes part in many battles and forms a member of the Ladysmith relief force. Warned by his early fall, he redeems his character and wins the Victoria Cross. The Yorkshire Post says: 'It is a rattling good story, which will appeal strongly to boys.' The English Churchman says: 'The story is full of interest for boys.' WITH RIFLE AND KUKRI. By FREDERICK P. GIBBON, Author of 'Comrades Under Canvas,' 'The Disputed V.C.,' &c. With four coloured illustrations by J. Finnemore, R.I., and coloured title-page. Large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. Boys who love stories of plucky deeds will find 'With Rifle and Kukri' altogether to their taste. The heroic deeds called forth by England's 'little wars' along the Indian frontier—the dashing exploits of the Gurkhas and others of our native allies—the coolness with which the handful of Englishmen in India met the outbreak of the Great Mutiny—all these are narrated in stirring language by an author whose local knowledge is extensive and exact. LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.
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