The following pages contain advertisements of books by the same author or on kindred subjects.

By Charles G. D. Roberts

THE BACKWOODSMEN

Illustrated Cloth 12mo $1.50

“‘The Backwoodsmen’ shows that the writer knows the backwoods as the sailor knows the sea. Indeed, his various studies of wild life in general, whether cast in the world of short sketch or story or full-length narrative, have always secured an interested public. . . . Mr. Roberts possesses a keen artistic sense which is especially marked when he is rounding some story to its end. There is never a word too much, and he invariably stops when the stop should be made. . . . Few writers exhibit such entire sympathy with the nature of beasts and birds as he.”—Boston Herald.

“When placed by the side of the popular novel, the strength of these stories causes them to stand out like a huge primitive giant by the side of a simpering society miss, and while the grace and beauty of the girl may please the eye for a moment, it is to the rugged strength of the primitive man your eyes will turn to glory in his power and simplicity. In simple, forceful style Mr. Roberts takes the reader with him out into the cold, dark woods, through blizzards, stalking game, encountering all the dangers of the backwoodsmen’s life, and enjoying the close contact with Nature in all her moods. His descriptions are so vivid that you can almost feel the tang of the frosty air, the biting sting of the snowy sleet beating on your face, you can hear the crunch of the snow beneath your feet, and when, after heartlessly exposing you to the elements, he lets you wander into camp with the characters of the story, you stretch out and bask in the warmth and cheer of the fire.”—Western Review.

KINGS IN EXILE

Illustrated Cloth 12mo $1.50

“More wonderful animal tales such as only Mr. Roberts can relate. With accurate knowledge of the exiled beasts and a vivid imagination, the author writes stories that are even more than usually interesting. The antagonistic feelings that exist beneath the shaggy coats, and the methods of stealthy warfare of wild beasts, are all minutely described and the enemies illustrated.”—Book News Monthly.

“It is surprising how much of the wilderness his wistful eye discovers in a Central Park buffalo yard. For this gift of vision the book will be read, a vision with its reminder of the scent of dark forests of fir, the awful and majestic loneliness of sky-towering peaks, the roar of the breakers and salty smell of the sea, the whispering silences of the forests. We rise from its pages with the breath of the open spaces in our lungs.”—Boston Transcript.

Ernest Ingersoll’s

LIFE OF ANIMALS: THE MAMMALS

Colored Plates and Photographic Illustrations

Cloth 8vo $2.00 net

“An exceedingly entertaining and informing book containing the latest information concerning the whole group of mammals, that branch of animal creation most interesting to man because he is one himself. There are numberless works on this topic or related ones, but we know of none that is so comprehensive as this in a single volume. . . . There is an amazing amount of information written simply but with authority. Every man, woman, and child who takes up this book will hate to put it down for a moment.”—Philadelphia Inquirer.

Frederic L. Paxson’s

THE LAST AMERICAN FRONTIER

Illustrated Cloth 12mo $1.50 net

“It has remained for Professor Frederic L. Paxson to give us the best tales of the Indian frontier—that region which has given to our history so many stirring chapters. ‘The Last American Frontier’ combines the educational quality of historical accuracy, the tense interest of ‘dime-novel’ fiction, and the charm of artistic literary workmanship. This is a book for all the family—the young and the old.”—Leslie’s Weekly.

Joseph A. Altsheler’s

HORSEMEN OF THE PLAINS

Illustrated Cloth 8vo $1.50

“‘Horsemen of the Plains,’ by Joseph Altsheler, is a story of the West, of Indians, of scouts, trappers, fur traders, and, in short, of everything that is dear to the imagination of a healthy American boy.”—New York Sun.

“A stirring story of hunting and exploring in the years when the Rocky Mountains were the Far West and when those regions were still the battle ground between the white man and the red. ‘The Horsemen’ are the whimsical, canny, brave, kind old scouts, who adopt Bob, the boy hero, into their circle and father him in his first trip into the mountains after valuable furs. There is a great deal of outdoor life in the book and much which displays the ingenuity of the successful hunter.”—Minneapolis Tribune.

Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson’s

IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA

Illustrated Cloth 8vo $2.00 net

“Nyika merely means wilderness, and its grip is conveyed very forcefully to the pages of Colonel Patterson’s book, which holds the reader as closely as the Nyika holds those who venture into it. . . . Colonel Patterson has a particularly interesting way of describing things he sees. . . . The whole volume is filled with exciting incidents and many illustrations from photographs of odd animals and queer people.”—Boston Transcript.

THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO AND OTHER EAST AFRICAN ADVENTURES

With Foreword by Mr. Frederick C. Selous

Illustrated Cloth 8vo $2.00 net

“The account of how Colonel Patterson overcame the many difficulties that confronted him in building his bridge across the Tsavo River makes excellent reading, while the courage he displayed in attacking, single-handed, lions, as well as rhinoceroses and other animal foes, was surpassed by his pluck, tact, and determination in quelling a formidable mutiny which once broke out among his native workers.”—New York Herald.

Theodore S. Van Dyke’s

THE STILL HUNTER

Illustrated Cloth 8vo $1.75 net

“A vivid account of the most exciting sport in the world. . . . The record of years of experience. . . . It is crammed full of valuable advice for the deer hunter, and has the advantage of having been written before hunting became more of a pastime than a serious business, requiring untiring energy, great patience, cool nerves, and perfect sight.”—Chicago Tribune.

Edwyn Sandys’

SPORTING SKETCHES

Cloth 12mo $1.75 net

“Mr. Sandys is a real sportsman with a wide experience, and he writes agreeably and without effort to make his work unusual or picturesque. It is just the sort of description you would expect from a man who had really done the things narrated. . . . He describes in such manner that even one who has never held gun or rod cannot but partake of something of the writer’s enthusiasm.”—Chicago Tribune.

OUTDOOR STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

By J. W. Fortescue

THE STORY OF A RED DEER

Cloth, 16mo, $.80; Leather, $1.25

By Jack London

TALES OF THE FISH PATROL

Illustrated by G. Varian

Cloth, 12mo, $1.50

By Charles Major

THE BEARS OF BLUE RIVER

Illustrated by A. B. Frost

Cloth, 12mo, $1.50

UNCLE TOM ANDY BILL

Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo, $1.50

By Edwyn Sandys

SPORTSMAN JOE

Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50

TRAPPER JIM

Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50

By Ernest Ingersoll

AN ISLAND IN THE AIR

Illustrated by William McCullough

Cloth, 12mo, $1.50

By Stewart Edward White

THE MAGIC FOREST

Colored Illustrations by Joseph Gleeson

Cloth, 12mo, $1.20 net

By Mabel Osgood Wright

DOGTOWN

Illustrated with Photographs

Cloth, 12mo, $1.50 net

GRAY LADY AND THE BIRDS

Colored Illustrations

Cloth, 12mo, $1.75 net

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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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Transcriber’s Notes

• Retained publisher information from the printed copy (the electronic edition is in the public domain in the country of publication).
• Corrected some obvious typos.
• Relocated the frontispiece illustration to the associated page.
• In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.