The Project Gutenberg EBook of Blackie & Sons Catalogue - 1891, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Blackie & Sons Catalogue - 1891 Books for Young People Author: Various Release Date: September 17, 2011 [EBook #37460] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BLACKIE & SONS CATALOGUE - 1891 *** Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Decoration BLACK IE & SON'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. BY G. A. HENTY. St. Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by H. J. Draper, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. The title of this story takes you at once to its subject. The hero, Philip Fletcher, is a right true English lad, but he has a French connection on the mother's side. This kinship induces him to cross the Channel in order to take a share in that splendid struggle for freedom known as 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. At length, however, he is entrapped in Paris, with other prominent Huguenots, on that terrible St. Bartholomew's Eve, when the tocsin gave the signal at midnight for the massacre to begin. It is an enthralling narrative, and the chapter which deals with the escape of the hero out of that monstrous city is one of the most thrilling in a story which is full of interest. Through the Sikh War: A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Hal Hurst, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. This story gives a vivid picture of the pluck and obstinacy with which the British maintained their ascendency in India. Percy Groves, a spirited English lad, leaves school to join his uncle in the Punjaub, where he is governor of a district under the native Sikh prince, Runjeet Singh. The natives are in a state of revolt, and Percy takes an active part in all the troubles which precede the Sikh war. His uncle's fortress is beleaguered, and he assists in repelling the attack. Then when the authorities at Lahore proclaim war Percy joins the British force as a volunteer, and takes a distinguished share in the famous battles of Moodkee, Sobraon, and Chillianwalla. Apart from its high interest as a record of personal daring, this story shows in dashing style how Englishmen have made an Empire. BY G. A. HENTY. "Mr. Henty is one of the best of story-tellers for young people."—Spectator. Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Beric the Briton is the boy's book of the year."—Observer. "We are not aware that any one has given us quite so vigorous a picture of Britain in the days of the Roman conquest. Mr. Henty has done his utmost to make an impressive picture of the haughty Roman character, with its indomitable courage, sternness, and discipline. Beric is good all through."—Spectator. In Greek Waters: A Story of the Grecian War of Independence (1821-1827). By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by W. S. Stacey, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, Olivine edges, 6s. "There are adventures of all kinds for the hero and his friends, whose pluck and ingenuity in extricating themselves from awkward fixes are always equal to the occasion. It is an excellent story, and if the proportion of history is smaller than usual, the whole result leaves nothing to be desired."—Journal of Education. Redskin and Cow-boy: A Tale of the Western Plains. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "It has a good plot; it abounds in action; the scenes are equally spirited and realistic, and we can only say we have read it with much pleasure from first to last. The pictures of life on a cattle ranche are most graphically painted, as are the manners of the reckless but jovial cow-boys."—Times. The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by J. Schönberg and J. Nash, and 4 Plans. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "The Dash for Khartoum is your ideal boys' book."—Tablet. "It is literally true that the narrative never flags a moment; for the incidents which fall to be recorded after the dash for Khartoum has been made and failed are quite as interesting as those which precede it."—Academy. By England's Aid: The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604). By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse, and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Boys know and love Mr. Henty's books of adventure, and will welcome his tale of the Freeing of the Netherlands."—Athenæum. "The story is told with great animation, and the historical material is most effectively combined with a most excellent plot."—Saturday Review. By Right Of Conquest: Or, With Cortez in Mexico. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by W. S. Stacey, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Mr. Henty's skill has never been more convincingly displayed than in this admirable and ingenious story."—Saturday Review. "By Right of Conquest is the nearest approach to a perfectly successful historical tale that Mr. Henty has yet published."—Academy. BY G. A. HENTY. "Surely Mr. Henty should understand boys' tastes better than any man living."—The Times. With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne, and 6 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "The story is a capital one and full of variety, and presents us with many picturesque scenes of Southern life. Young Wingfield, who is conscientious, spirited, and 'hard as nails,' would have been a man after the very heart of Stonewall Jackson."—Times. By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by Maynard Brown, and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "The mission of Ned to deliver letters from William the Silent to his adherents at Brussels, the fight of the Good Venture with the Spanish man-of-war, the battle on the ice at Amsterdam, the siege of Haarlem, are all told with a vividness and skill, which are worthy of Mr. Henty at his best."—Academy. With Clive in India: Or, The Beginnings of an Empire. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Among writers of stories of adventure for boys Mr. Henty stands in the very first rank. Those who know something about India will be the most ready to thank Mr. Henty for giving them this instructive volume to place in the hands of their children."—Academy. The Lion of St. Mark: A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Every boy should read The Lion of St. Mark. Mr. Henty has never produced any story more delightful, more wholesome, or more vivacious. From first to last it will be read with keen enjoyment."—The Saturday Review. Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A. Henty. Illustrated by 12 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "There is not a dull chapter, nor, indeed, a dull page in the book; but the author has so carefully worked up his subject that the exciting deeds of his heroes are never incongruous or absurd."—Observer. Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of Quentin Durward. The lad's journey across France with his faithful attendant Malcolm, and his hairbreadth escapes from the machinations of his father's enemies, make up as good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshness of treatment and variety of incident, Mr. Henty has here surpassed himself."—Spectator. BY G. A. HENTY. "Among writers of stories of adventure for boys Mr. Henty stands in the very first rank."—Academy. For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by S. J. Solomon, and a Coloured Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Mr. Henty's graphic prose pictures of the hopeless Jewish resistance to Roman sway adds another leaf to his record of the famous wars of the world. The book is one of Mr. Henty's cleverest efforts."—Graphic. True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Does justice to the pluck and determination of the British soldiers. The son of an American loyalist, who remains true to our flag, falls among the hostile redskins in that very Huron country which has been endeared to us by the exploits of Hawkeye and Chingachgook."—The Times. The Lion Of the North: A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of Religion. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Pictures by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "A praiseworthy attempt to interest British youth in the great deeds of the Scotch Brigade in the wars of Gustavus Adolphus. Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro live again in Mr. Henty's pages, as those deserve to live whose disciplined bands formed really the germ of the modern British army."—Athenæum. The Young Carthaginian: a Story of the Times of Hannibal. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by C. J. Staniland, r.i. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "The effect of an interesting story, well constructed and vividly told, is enhanced by the picturesque quality of the scenic background. From first to last nothing stays the interest of the narrative. It bears us along as on a stream, whose current varies in direction, but never loses its force."—Saturday Review. With Wolfe in Canada: Or, The Winning of a Continent. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "A model of what a boys' story-book should be. Mr. Henty has a great power of infusing into the dead facts of history new life, and as no pains are spared by him to ensure accuracy in historic details, his books supply useful aids to study as well as amusement."—School Guardian. In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Mr. Henty has broken new ground as an historical novelist. His tale of the days of Wallace and Bruce is full of stirring action, and will commend itself to boys."—Athenæum. BY G. A. HENTY. "Mr. Henty is one of our most successful writers of historical tales."—Scotsman. Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by H. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Mr. Henty inspires a love and admiration for straightforwardness, truth, and courage. This is one of the best of the many good books Mr. Henty has produced, and deserves to be classed with his Facing Death."—Standard. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by H. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "A Westminster boy who makes his way in the world by hard work, good temper, and unfailing courage. The descriptions given of life are just what a healthy intelligent lad should delight in."—St. James's Gazette. A Jacobite Exile: Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII. of Sweden. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by Paul Hardy, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. In this story Sir Marmaduke Carstairs, who is a Jacobite, is denounced as a plotter against the life of King William, and although innocent of the charge, he has to flee from England. His son Charlie, who goes with him to Sweden, is the hero of the tale. This youth joins the foreign legion under Charles XII. of Sweden, and takes a distinguished part in several famous campaigns against the Russians and the Poles. Besides his stirring career as a soldier, the narrative is full of the hero's personal adventures in Poland, Sweden, Russia, and England. The narrative swings along at a breathless pace, and holds the reader entranced to the end. Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by Walter Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "The best of this year's Henty. His narrative is more interesting than many of the tales with which the public is familiar, of escape from Siberia. Despite their superior claim to authenticity these tales are without doubt no less fictitious than Mr. Henty's, and he beats them hollow in the matter of sensations. The escape of the hero and his faithful Tartar from the Samoyedes is quite the high-water mark of this author's achievement."—National Observer. Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "An extremely spirited story, based on the struggle in Ireland, rendered memorable by the defence of 'Derry and the siege of Limerick."—Sat. Review. "The narrative is free from the vice of prejudice, and ripples with life as vivacious as if what is being described were really passing before the eye.... Should be in the hands of every young student of Irish history."—Belfast News. BY G. A. HENTY. "Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."—Sword and Trowel. One Of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by W. H. Overend, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Written with Homeric vigour and heroic inspiration. It is graphic, picturesque, and dramatically effective ... shows us Mr. Henty at his best and brightest. The adventures will hold a boy of a winter's night enthralled as he rushes through them with breathless interest 'from cover to cover.'"—Observer. The Cat Of Bubastes: A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by J. R. Weguelin. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "The story, from the critical moment of the killing of the sacred cat to the perilous exodus into Asia with which it closes, is very skilfully constructed and full of exciting adventures. It is admirably illustrated."—Saturday Review. Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "It is a book which all young people, but especially boys, will read with avidity."—Athenæum. "A first-rate book for boys, brimful of adventure, of humorous and interesting conversation, and of vivid pictures of colonial life."—Schoolmaster. St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Mr. Henty's historical novels for boys bid fair to supplement, on their behalf, the historical labours of Sir Walter Scott in the land of fiction."—Standard. "A story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible style the author has endeavoured to show that determination and enthusiasm can accomplish marvellous results; and that courage is generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness."—Pall Mall Gazette. The Bravest of the Brave: With Peterborough in Spain. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Pictures by H. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work—to enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and loving kindness, as indispensable to the making of an English gentleman. British lads will read The Bravest of the Brave with pleasure and profit; of that we are quite sure."—Daily Telegraph. For Name and Fame: Or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "The best feature of the book, apart from its scenes of adventure, is its honest effort to do justice to the patriotism of the Afghan people."—Daily News. "Not only a rousing story, replete with all the varied forms of excitement of a campaign, but, what is still more useful, an account of a territory and its inhabitants which must for a long time possess a supreme interest for Englishmen, as being the key to our Indian Empire."—Glasgow Herald. Held Fast for England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Among them we would place first in interest and wholesome educational value the story of the siege of Gibraltar.... There is no cessation of exciting incident throughout the story."—Athenæum. In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Harry Sandwith, the Westminster boy, may fairly be said to beat Mr. Henty's record. His adventures will delight boys by the audacity and peril they depict. The story is one of Mr. Henty's best."—Saturday Review. By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "By Sheer Pluck will be eagerly read."—Athenæum. "Morally, the book is everything that could be desired, setting before the boys a bright and bracing ideal of the English gentleman."—Christian Leader. The Dragon and the Raven: Or, The Days of King Alfred. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by C. J. Staniland, r.i. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "A story that may justly be styled remarkable. Boys, in reading it, will be surprised to find how Alfred persevered, through years of bloodshed and times of peace, to rescue his people from the thraldom of the Danes. We hope the book will soon be widely known in all our schools."—Schoolmaster. A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Illustrations by W. B. Wollen. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "All boys will read this story with eager and unflagging interest. The episodes are in Mr. Henty's very best vein—graphic, exciting, realistic; and, as in all Mr. Henty's books, the tendency is to the formation of an honourable, manly, and even heroic character."—Birmingham Post. Facing Death: Or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "If any father, godfather, clergyman, or schoolmaster is on the look-out for a good book to give as a present to a boy who is worth his salt, this is the book we would recommend."—Standard. A Chapter of Adventures: Or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. By G. A. Henty. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. Overend. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Jack Robson and his two companions have their fill of excitement, and their chapter of adventures is so brisk and entertaining we could have wished it longer than it is."—Saturday Review. BY GEORGE MACDONALD. A Rough Shaking. By George MacDonald. With 12 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "One of Mr. MacDonald's wonderful and charming stories."—Athenæum. "One of the very best books for boys that has been written. It is full of material peculiarly well adapted for the young, containing in a marked degree, the elements of all that is necessary to make up a perfect boys' book."—Teachers' Aid. At the Back of the North Wind. By George Mac Donald. With 75 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "In At the Back of the North Wind we stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth. The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos, and underlaid with earnest but not too obtrusive teaching."—The Times. Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood. By George MacDonald. With 36 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "The sympathy with boy-nature in Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is perfect. It is a beautiful picture of childhood, teaching by its impressions and suggestions all noble things."—British Quarterly Review. The Princess and the Goblin. By George MacDonald. With 32 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "Little of what is written for children has the lightness of touch and play of fancy which are characteristic of George MacDonald's fairy tales. Mr. Arthur Hughes's illustrations are all that illustrations should be."—Manchester Guardian. The Princess and Curdie. By George MacDonald. With 8 page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "There is the finest and rarest genius in this brilliant story. Upgrown people would do wisely occasionally to lay aside their newspapers and magazines to spend an hour with Curdie and the Princess."—Sheffield Independent. The Clever Miss Follett. By J. K. H. Denny. With 12 page Illustrations by Gertrude D. Hammond. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. This is the story of a great fortune, and its attendant train of misfortunes. The Folletts are a middle-class family who suddenly find themselves in the possession of immense wealth, and the interest is obtained by showing what effect this change has upon their various characters. With fine subtlety the author depicts the schemes, duplicities, worries, and disappointments which follow the Folletts in their efforts to scramble into society and make aristocratic marriages. Then, in the midst of their plans, the wealth is taken from them, and the friendships which they have made are shown in their true character. Altogether it is a bright, clever, entertaining tale, with a rare distinction in its minute portrayal of diverse character. NEW EDITION OF THE UNIVERSE. The Universe: Or The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little. A Sketch of Contrasts in Creation, and Marvels revealed and explained by Natural Science. By F. A. Pouchet, m.d. With 272 Engravings on wood, of which 55 are full-page size, and a Coloured Frontispiece. Eleventh Edition, medium 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 7s. 6d.; also morocco antique, 16s. "We can honestly commend Professor Pouchet's book, which is admirably, as it is copiously illustrated."—The Times. "Scarcely any book in French or in English is so likely to stimulate in the young an interest in the physical phenomena."—Fortnightly Review. BY ROBERT LEIGHTON. The Wreck of "The Golden Fleece:" The story of a North Sea Fisher-boy. By Robert Leighton. With 8 page Illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. In this story the interest is mainly secured by a description of life on the wild North Sea,—the hero being a parson's son who is apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger. The lad has to suffer many buffets from his shipmates, while the storms and dangers which he braved on board the "North Star" are set forth with minute knowledge and intense power. The wreck of "The Golden Fleece" forms the climax to a thrilling series of desperate mischances. From this point the narrative deals with a mysterious highway robbery and murder; the trial of the accused fisherman; his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas. Altogether, this is a wholesome tale with plenty of sea-water in it, and a fine run of breezy adventure. The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands. By Robert Leighton. With 8 page Illustrations by John Leighton, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "A story which is quite as good in its way as Treasure Island, and is full of adventure of a stirring yet most natural kind. Although it is primarily a boys' book, it is a real godsend to the elderly reader who likes something fresh—something touched with the romance and magic of youth."—Glasgow Evening Times. "His pictures of Orcadian life and nature are charming."—Saturday Review. The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (1262-63). By Robert Leighton. With 8 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "This is one of the most fascinating stories for boys that it has ever been our pleasure to read. From first to last the interest never flags. Boys will worship Kenric, who is a hero in every sense of the word."—Schoolmaster. "It gives a lively idea of the wild life of the Western Islands in those rough days, reminding one not seldom of Sir Walter Scott's Lord of the Isles. It is full of incident and sensational adventure."—The Guardian. BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. "Mr. Fenn stands in the foremost rank of writers in this department."—Daily News. Quicksilver: Or, A Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. By George Manville Fenn. With 10 page Illustrations by Frank Dadd. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Quicksilver is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of story-writers for boys—George Manville Fenn—has surpassed himself. It is an ideal book for a boy's library."—Practical Teacher. "The story is capitally told, it abounds in graphic and well-described scenes, and it has an excellent and manly tone throughout."—The Guardian. Dick O' the Fens: A Romance of the Great East Swamp. By G. Manville Fenn. With 12 page Illustrations by Frank Dadd. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "We conscientiously believe that boys will find it capital reading. It is full of incident and mystery, and the mystery is kept up to the last moment. It is rich in effective local colouring; and it has a historical interest."—Times. "Deserves to be heartily and unreservedly praised as regards plot, incidents, and spirit. It is its author's masterpiece as yet."—Spectator. Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore. By G. Manville Fenn. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "An admirable story, as remarkable for the individuality of its young heroes as for the excellent descriptions of coast scenery and life in North Devon. It is one of the best books we have seen this season."—Athenæum. The Golden Magnet: A Tale of the Land of the Incas. By G. Manville Fenn. Illustrated by 12 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull page in the book, and many will be read with breathless interest. 'The Golden Magnet' is, of course, the same one that attracted Raleigh and the heroes of Westward Ho!"—Journal of Education. In the King's Name: Or, The Cruise of the Kestrel. By G. Manville Fenn. Illustrated by 12 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "A capital boys' story, full of incident and adventure, and told in the lively style in which Mr. Fenn is such an adept."—Globe. "The best of all Mr. Fenn's productions in this field. It has the great quality of always 'moving on,' adventure following adventure in constant succession."—Daily News. Nat the Naturalist: A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas. By G. Manville Fenn. With 8 page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open."—Saturday Review. BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. "No one can find his way to the hearts of lads more readily than Mr. Fenn."—Nottingham Guardian. Bunyip Land: The Story of a Wild Journey in New Guinea. By G. Manville Fenn. With 6 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 4s. "Mr. Fenn deserves the thanks of everybody for Bunyip Land, and we may venture to promise that a quiet week may be reckoned on whilst the youngsters have such fascinating literature provided for their evenings' amusement."—Spectator. Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden. By G. Manville Fenn. With 6 page Illustrations. New Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Mr. Fenn's books are among the best, if not altogether the best, of the stories for boys. Mr. Fenn is at his best in Brownsmith's Boy."—Pictorial World. See also under heading of Blackie's 3/ Series for other Books by G. Manville Fenn. Grettir the Outlaw: A Story of Iceland. By S. Baring-Gould. With 10 page Illustrations by M. Zeno Diemer, and a Coloured Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Is the boys' book of its year. That is, of course, as much as to say that it will do for men grown as well as juniors. It is told in simple, straightforward English, as all stories should be, and it has a freshness, a freedom, a sense of sun and wind and the open air, which make it irresistible."—National Observer. Two Thousand Years Ago: Or, The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By Professor A. J. Church. With 12 page Illustrations by Adrien Marie. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. "Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful, and there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters."—The Times. The Seven Wise Scholars. By Ascott R. Hope. With nearly 100 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Cloth elegant, 5s. "As full of fun as a volume of Punch; with illustrations, more laughter-provoking than most we have seen since Leech died."—Sheffield Independent. Stories of Old Renown: Tales of Knights and Heroes. By Ascott R. Hope. With 100 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "A really fascinating book worthy of its telling title. There is, we venture to say, not a dull page in the book, not a story which will not bear a second reading."—Guardian. BY G. NORWAY. A True Cornish Maid. By G. Norway. With 6 page Illustrations by J. Finnemore. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. This is a story of the Cornish coast at a time when the press-gang brought terror into all its seaports, and smuggling was an everyday practice. The heroine of the tale is sister to a young fellow who gets into trouble in landing a contraband cargo, and shooting the officer in charge of the press-gang. In this extremity she stands by her brother bravely, and by means of her daring scheme he manages to escape. There is abundance of stirring incident in this tale; the characters are all natural, and the tone is altogether breezy and wholesome. Hussein the Hostage: Or, A Boy's Adventures in Persia. By G. Norway. With 8 page Illustrations by John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Hussein the Hostage is full of originality and vigour. The characters are lifelike, there is plenty of stirring incident, the interest is sustained throughout, and every boy will enjoy following the fortunes of the hero."—Journal of Education. The Loss of John Humble: What Led to It, and what Came of It. By G. Norway. With 8 page Illustrations by John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "This story will place the author at once in the front rank. It is full of life and adventure. He is equally at home in his descriptions of life in Sweden and in the more stirring passages of wreck and disaster, and the interest of the story is sustained without a break from first to last."—Standard. BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD. The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific. By Harry Collingwood. With 8 page Pictures by C. J. Staniland and J. E. Wells. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better known Mr. Clark Russell."—The Times. The Congo Rovers: A Story of the Slave Squadron. By Harry Collingwood. With 8 page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "No better sea story has lately been written than the Congo Rovers. It is as original as any boy could desire."—Morning Post. The Log Of the "Flying Fish:" A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure. By Harry Collingwood. With 6 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. New and cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "The Flying Fish actually surpasses all Jules Verne's creations; with incredible speed she flies through the air, skims over the surface of the water, and darts along the ocean bed. We strongly recommend our school-boy friends to possess themselves of her log."—Athenæum. BY DR. GORDON STABLES. Westward With Columbus. By Gordon Stables, m.d., c.m. With 8 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. The hero of this story is Columbus himself; and a very picturesque, noble, and enchanting hero he makes. His career is traced from boyhood onwards, but the narrative deals chiefly with the great naval venture which Columbus conducted across the Atlantic, and which resulted in the discovery of the American continent. There were many dangers which threatened to wreck this momentous enterprise, but these were all overcome by this indomitable man, and his efforts were at last crowned with success. It is a splendid story, possessing all the value of truth, with all the charm of the most daring romance. 'Twixt School and College: A Tale of Self-reliance. By Gordon Stables, c.m., m.d., r.n. With 8 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "One of the best of a prolific writer's books for boys, being full of practical instructions as to keeping pets, from white mice upwards, and inculcates in a way which a little recalls Miss Edgeworth's 'Frank' the virtue of self-reliance, though the local colouring of the home of the Aberdeenshire boy is a good deal more picturesque."—Athenæum. BY FRANCES ARMSTRONG. A Fair Claimant: Being a Story for Girls. By Frances Armstrong. With 8 page Illustrations by Gertrude D. Hammond. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. The heroine of this story is found, when a child, in the attic of a lodging-house in Chelsea. Her mother has unaccountably disappeared, and her parentage remains a mystery. She is adopted by a wealthy lady, and resides abroad until the death of her benefactress. Thereafter, Olive Bethune comes to England as a governess, and it is then that she begins to learn her own strange history. It is a tale of surprising vicissitude, which is slowly unravelled with happy skill, but in the end all the wrongs are pleasantly righted. The interest of this narrative never for a moment flags, because the character of the heroine is as fascinating as the mystery of her birth. BY ANNE BEALE. The Heiress of Courtleroy. By Anne Beale. with 8 page Illustrations by T. C. H. Castle. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "We can speak highly of the grace with which Miss Beale relates how the young 'Heiress of Courtleroy' had such good influence over her uncle as to win him from his intensely selfish ways."—Guardian. "In Le Roy we have perhaps the most striking and original creation that Miss Beale has made. He interests us to the last."—Spectator. BY KIRK MUNROE. The White Conquerors of Mexico: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec. By Kirk Munroe. With 8 page Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. This story deals with the Conquest of Mexico by Cortes and his Spaniards. They are the daring white conquerors who pushed their way through countless difficulties into the great Aztec kingdom, and established their power in the wondrous city where Montezuma reigned in barbaric splendour. This episode is one of the most romantic in all history, and the author of this narrative has made it newly entrancing by the many cunning effects which he has added with consummate dexterity. It were simply vain to single out any particular adventure in a narrative which teems with happenings of the weirdest kind. With the Sea Kings: A Story of the Days of Lord Nelson. By F. H. Winder. With 6 page Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 4s. Philip Trevellon was an English lad who thought to become a Lord High Admiral like his hero, Horatio Nelson. By way of achieving this purpose he ran away from home and joined a privateer. After taking part in the capture of a French frigate, he was captured by Corsairs and sold into slavery. He escaped, and his subsequent bravery in a sea fight brought him an interview with Lord Nelson, and promotion. Having been appointed to the Victory he took part in the battle of Trafalgar. This is a real saltwater story, set forth in a hearty, handsome, old-fashioned style. BY F. FRANKFORT MOORE. Highways and High Seas: Cyril Harley's Adventures on both. By F. Frankfort Moore. With 8 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "This is one of the best stories Mr. Moore has written, perhaps the very best. The exciting adventures among highwaymen and privateers are sure to attract boys."—Spectator. Under Hatches: Or, Ned Woodthorpe's Adventures. By F. Frankfort Moore. With 8 page Illustrations by A. Forestier. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "The story as a story is one that will just suit boys all the world over. The characters are well drawn and consistent; Patsy, the Irish steward, will be found especially amusing."—Schoolmaster. Giannetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. By Rosa Mulholland. With 8 page Illustrations by Lockhart Bogle. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s. "Giannetta is a true heroine—warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm of humanity. One of the most attractive gift-books of the season."—The Academy. BY J. M. CALLWELL. A Champion Of the Faith: A Tale of Prince Hal and the Lollards. By J. M. Callwell. With 6 page Illustrations by Herbert J. Draper. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 4s. The earlier part of this story deals with the merry escapades of Prince Hal and his favourite, Sir John Oldcastle. Then the narrative deepens in its interest when the Prince ascends the throne as Henry V., while his old comrade becomes a Lollard and a champion of the new faith. As such, Sir John Oldcastle endures many hardships, and escapes from the Tower, but finally he is captured by treachery and burnt at the stake. This historical tale is full of the most interesting episodes, while at the same time its tone is pure and ennobling. BY ALICE CORKRAN. Meg's Friend. By Alice Corkran. With 6 page Illustrations by Robert Fowler. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "One of Miss Corkran's charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first amongst writers for young people."—The Spectator. Margery Merton's Girlhood. By Alice Corkran. with 6 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Cr. 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightful piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl who studies painting in Paris."—Saturday Review. Down the Snow Stairs: Or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By Alice Corkran. With 60 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 3s. 6d. "A fascinating wonder-book for children."—Athenœum. "A gem of the first water, bearing upon every page the mark of genius. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim's Progress."—Christian Leader. Gold, Gold, in Cariboo: A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. By Clive Phillipps-Wolley. With 6 page Illustrations by G. C. Hindley. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. Ned Corbett, a young Englishman, and his companion set out with a pack-train in order to obtain gold on the upper reaches of the Frazer River. Many difficulties lie in their path, but chiefly they are the victims of an unscrupulous Yankee. After innumerable adventures, and a life-and-death struggle with the Arctic weather of that wild region, they find the secret gold- mines for which they have toilsomely searched. This story is so real, and vivid, and enthralling that no boy would skip a single page. BY SARAH DOUDNEY. Under False Colours: A Story from Two Girls' Lives. By Sarah Doudney. With 6 page Illustrations by G. G. Kilburne. New Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 4s. "Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned stories—pure in style, original in conception, and with skilfully wrought-out plots; but we have seen nothing from her pen equal in dramatic energy to this book."—Christian Leader. BY ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG. Three Bright Girls: A Story of Chance and Mischance. By Annie E. Armstrong. With 6 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best. The three girls whose portraits are so admirably painted are girls of earnest, practical, and business-like mood. Ever bright and cheerful, they influence other lives, and at last they come out of their trials and difficulties with honour to themselves and benefits to all about them."—Teachers' Aid. A Very Odd Girl: or, Life at the Gabled Farm. By Annie E. Armstrong. With 6 page Illustrations by S. T. Dadd. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching."—The Lady. "The doings of the heroine at the Gabled Farm are amusing in the extreme, and her escapades are always bringing her into trouble. Vera is a fine character, however, and our girls will all be the better for making her acquaintance."—Teachers' Aid. BY EDGAR PICKERING. An Old-Time Yarn: Wherein is set forth divers desperate mischances which befell Anthony Ingram and his shipmates in the West Indies and Mexico with Hawkins and Drake. By Edgar Pickering. Illustrated with 6 page Pictures drawn by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "And a very good yarn it is, with not a dull page from first to last. There is a flavour of Westward Ho! in this attractive book."—Educational Review. "An excellent story of adventure. Especially good is the description of Mexico and of the dungeons of the Inquisition, while Don Diego Polo is a delightful mixture of bravery and humour, and his rescue of the unfortunate prisoners is told with great spirit. The book is thoroughly to be recommended."—Guardian. Silas Verney: A Tale of the Time of Charles II. By Edgar Pickering. With 6 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Wonderful as the adventures of Silas are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for boys."—Saturday Review. BY C. J. HYNE. The Captured Cruiser: or, Two Years from Land. By C. J. Hyne. With 6 page Illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "It is altogether a capital story, well illustrated."—Saturday Review. "The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for boys."—Spectator. Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea. By John C. Hutcheson. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. Overend. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish to put into the hands of a boy."—Academy. "A tale of seafaring life told with fire and enthusiasm, full of spirited incident and well-drawn character."—Observer. Picked Up at Sea: Or, The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek. By J. C. Hutcheson. With 6 page Pictures. Cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "The author's success with this book is so marked that it may well encourage him to further efforts. The description of mining life in the Far West is true and accurate."—Standard. Sir Walter's Ward: A Tale of the Crusades. By William Everard. With 6 page Illustrations by Walter Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "This book will prove a very acceptable present either to boys or girls. Both alike will take an interest in the career of Dodo, in spite of his unheroic name, and follow him through his numerous and exciting adventures."—Academy. Brother and Sister: Or, The Trials of the Moore Family. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght. With 6 page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "A pretty story, and well told. The plot is cleverly constructed, and the moral is excellent."—Athenæum. The Search for the Talisman: A Story of Labrador. By Henry Frith. With 6 page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Mr. Frith's volume will be among those most read and highest valued. The adventures among seals, whales, and icebergs in Labrador will delight many a young reader."—Pall Mall Gazette. Reefer and Rifleman: A Tale of the Two Services. By J. Percy-Groves, late 27th Inniskillings. With 6 page Illustrations by John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "A good, old-fashioned, amphibious story of our fighting with the Frenchmen in the beginning of our century, with a fair sprinkling of fun and frolic."—Times. BY CAROLINE AUSTIN. Cousin Geoffrey and I. By Caroline Austin. With 6 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Cr. 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "Miss Austin's story is bright, clever, and well developed."—Saturday Review. "A powerfully written and realistic story of girl life.... The tone of the book is pure and good."—Practical Teacher. Hugh Herbert's Inheritance. By Caroline Austin. With 6 page Illustrations by C. T. Garland. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Will please by its simplicity, its tenderness, and its healthy interesting motive. It is admirably written."—Scotsman. Storied Holidays: A Cycle of Red-letter Days. By E. S. Brooks. With 12 page Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "It is a downright good book for a senior boy, and is eminently readable from first to last."—Schoolmaster. Chivalric Days: Stories of Courtesy and Courage in the Olden Times. By E. S. Brooks. With 20 Illustrations by Gordon Browne and other Artists. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "We have seldom come across a prettier collection of tales. These charming stories of boys and girls of olden days are no mere fictitious or imaginary sketches, but are real and actual records of their sayings and doings."—Literary World. Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, their Achievements, and their Times. By E. S. Brooks. With 12 page Illustrations by R. B. Birch and John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "A wholesome book, manly in tone, its character sketches enlivened by brisk dialogue and high-class illustrations; altogether one that should incite boys to further acquaintance with those rulers of men whose careers are narrated. We advise teachers to put it on their list of prizes."—Knowledge. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys: A Tale of Weston School. By Lewis Hough. With 6 page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "Young people who appreciate Tom Brown's School-days will find this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book. There is the same manliness of tone, truthfulness of outline, avoidance of exaggeration and caricature, and healthy morality as characterized the masterpiece of Mr. Hughes."—Newcastle Journal. The Bubbling Teapot. A Wonder Story. By Mrs. L. W. Champney. With 12 page Pictures by Walter Satterlee. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "Very literally a 'wonder story,' and a wild and fanciful one. Nevertheless it is made realistic enough, and there is a good deal of information to be gained from it. The steam from the magic teapot bubbles up into a girl, and the little girl, when the fancy takes her, can cry herself back into a teapot. Transformed and enchanted she makes the tour of the globe."—The Times. BY JENNETT HUMPHREYS. Laugh and Learn: The Easiest Book of Nursery Lessons and Nursery Games. By Jennett Humphreys. Profusely Illustrated. Square 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. "Laugh and Learn instructs and amuses; it is the very book for a wet day in the nursery, for besides solid instruction, admirably given, it contains numberless games and contrivances, with useful and amusing illustrations. The musical drill is remarkably good."—Athenæum. "One of the best books of the kind imaginable, full of practical teaching in word and picture, and helping the little ones pleasantly along a right royal road to learning."—Graphic. "Every mother of children should have Laugh and Learn, and go through with them the excellent course it contains."—Journal of Education. BY MARY C. ROWSELL. Thorndyke Manor: A Tale of Jacobite Times. By Mary C. Rowsell. With 6 page Illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "It is a good story, with plenty of 'go' in it."—Times. "Miss Rowsell has never written a more attractive book than Thorndyke Manor."—Belfast News-Letter. Traitor Or Patriot? A Tale of the Rye-House Plot. By Mary C. Rowsell. With 6 page Pictures by C. O. Murray and C. J. Staniland, r.i. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "Here the Rye-House Plot serves as the groundwork for a romantic love episode, whose true characters are lifelike beings, not dry sticks as in many historical tales."—Graphic. Dora: Or, A Girl without a Home. By Mrs. R. H. Read. With 6 page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. "It is no slight thing, in an age of rubbish, to get a story so pure and healthy as this."—The Academy. Life's Daily Ministr...