Dan The Newsboy 46

Dan The Newsboy 46

No portion of English history is more crowded with great events than

that of the reign of Edward III. Cressy and Poitiers; the destruction of

the Spanish fleet; the plague of the Black Death; the Jacquerie rising;

these are treated by the author in "St. George for England." The hero of

the story, although of good family, begins life as a London apprentice,

but after countless adventures and perils becomes by valor and good

conduct the squire, and at last the trusted friend of the Black Prince.

 

"Mr. Henty has developed for himself a type of historical novel for

boys which bids fair to supplement, on their behalf, the historical

labors of Sir Walter Scott in the land of fiction."--_The

Standard._

 

 

+Captain Kidd's Gold+: The True Story of an Adventurous Sailor Boy.

By JAMES FRANKLIN FITTS. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

There is something fascinating to the average youth in the very idea of

buried treasure. A vision arises before his eyes of swarthy Portuguese

and Spanish rascals,

with black beards and gleaming

eyes--sinister-looking fellows who once on a time haunted the Spanish

Main, sneaking out from some hidden creek in their long, low schooner,

of picaroonish rake and sheer, to attack an unsuspecting trading craft.

There were many famous sea rovers in their day, but none more celebrated

than Capt. Kidd. Perhaps the most fascinating tale of all is Mr. Fitts'

true story of an adventurous American boy, who receives from his dying

father an ancient bit of vellum, which the latter obtained in a curious

way. The document bears obscure directions purporting to locate a

certain island in the Bahama group, and a considerable treasure buried

there by two of Kidd's crew. The hero of this book, Paul Jones Garry, is

an ambitious, persevering lad, of salt-water New England ancestry, and

his efforts to reach the island and secure the money form one of the

most absorbing tales for our youth that has come from the press.

 

 

+Captain Bayley's Heir+: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. By

G. A. HENTY. With full-page Illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 12mo,

cloth, price $1.00.

 

A frank, manly lad and his cousin are rivals in the heirship of a

considerable property. The former falls into a trap laid by the latter,

and while under a false accusation of theft foolishly leaves England for

America. He works his passage before the mast, joins a small band of

hunters, crosses a tract of country infested with Indians to the

Californian gold diggings, and is successful both as digger and trader.

 

"Mr. Henty is careful to mingle instruction with entertainment; and

the humorous touches, especially in the sketch of John Holl, the

Westminster dustman, Dickens himself could hardly have

excelled."--_Christian Leader._

 

 

+For Name and Fame+; or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. HENTY. With

full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

An interesting story of the last war in Afghanistan. The hero, after

being wrecked and going through many stirring adventures among the

Malays, finds his way to Calcutta and enlists in a regiment proceeding

to join the army at the Afghan passes. He accompanies the force under

General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, carried

to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the

final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.

 

"The best feature of the book--apart from the interest of its

scenes of adventure--is its honest effort to do justice to the

patriotism of the Afghan people."--_Daily News._

 

 

+Captured by Apes+: The Wonderful Adventures of a Young Animal

Trainer. By HARRY PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, $1.00.

 

The scene of this tale is laid on an island in the Malay Archipelago.

Philip Garland, a young animal collector and trainer, of New York, sets

sail for Eastern seas in quest of a new stock of living curiosities. The

vessel is wrecked off the coast of Borneo and young Garland, the sole

survivor of the disaster, is cast ashore on a small island, and captured

by the apes that overrun the place. The lad discovers that the ruling

spirit of the monkey tribe is a gigantic and vicious baboon, whom he

identifies as Goliah, an animal at one time in his possession and with

whose instruction he had been especially diligent. The brute recognizes

him, and with a kind of malignant satisfaction puts his former master

through the same course of training he had himself experienced with a

faithfulness of detail which shows how astonishing is monkey

recollection. Very novel indeed is the way by which the young man

escapes death. Mr. Prentice has certainly worked a new vein on juvenile

fiction, and the ability with which he handles a difficult subject

stamps him as a writer of undoubted skill.

 

 

+The Bravest of the Brave+; or, With Peterborough in Spain. By G. A.

HENTY. With full-page Illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 12mo, cloth,

price $1.00.

 

There are few great leaders whose lives and actions have so completely

fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. This is

largely due to the fact that they were overshadowed by the glory and

successes of Marlborough. His career as general extended over little

more than a year, and yet, in that time, he showed a genius for warfare

which has never been surpassed.

 

"Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work--to

enforce the doctrine of courage and truth. Lads will read 'The

Bravest of the Brave' with pleasure and profit; of that we are

quite sure."--_Daily Telegraph._

 

 

+The Cat of Bubastes+: A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G. A. HENTY. With

full-page Illustrations. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

A story which will give young readers an unsurpassed insight into the

customs of the Egyptian people. Amuba, a prince of the Rebu nation, is

carried with his charioteer Jethro into slavery. They become inmates of

the house of Ameres, the Egyptian high-priest, and are happy in his

service until the priest's son accidentally kills the sacred cat of

Bubastes. In an outburst of popular fury Ameres is killed, and it rests

with Jethro and Amuba to secure the escape of the high-priest's son and

daughter.

 

"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

skillfully constructed and full of exciting adventures. It is

admirably illustrated."--_Saturday Review._

 

 

+With Washington at Monmouth+: A Story of Three Philadelphia Boys. By

JAMES OTIS. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

Three Philadelphia boys, Seth Graydon "whose mother conducted a

boarding-house which was patronized by the British officers;" Enoch

Ball, "son of that Mrs. Ball whose dancing school was situated on

Letitia Street," and little Jacob, son of "Chris, the Baker," serve as

the principal characters. The story is laid during the winter when Lord

Howe held possession of the city, and the lads aid the cause by

assisting the American spies who make regular and frequent visits from

Valley Forge. One reads here of home-life in the captive city when bread

was scarce among the people of the lower classes, and a reckless

prodigality shown by the British officers, who passed the winter in

feasting and merry-making while the members of the patriot army but a

few miles away were suffering from both cold and hunger. The story

abounds with pictures of Colonial life skillfully drawn, and the

glimpses of Washington's soldiers which are given show that the work has

not been hastily done, or without considerable study.

 

 

+For the Temple+: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G. A. HENTY.

With full-page Illustrations by S. J. SOLOMON. 12mo, cloth, price

$1.00.

 

Mr. Henty here weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable and

attractive story. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the march of

the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem, form

the impressive and carefully studied historic setting to the figure of

the lad who passes from the vineyard to the service of Josephus, becomes

the leader of a guerrilla band of patriots, fights bravely for the

Temple, and after a brief term of slavery at Alexandria, returns to his

Galilean home with the favor of Titus.

 

"Mr. Henty's graphic prose pictures of the hopeless Jewish

resistance to Roman sway add another leaf to his record of the

famous wars of the world."--_Graphic._

 

 

+Facing Death+; or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal

Mines. By G. A. HENTY. With full-page Illustrations by GORDON

BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.

 

"Facing Death" is a story with a purpose. It is intended to show that a

lad who makes up his mind firmly and resolutely that he will rise in

life, and who is prepared to face toil and ridicule and hardship to

carry out his determination, is sure to succeed. The hero of the story

is a typical British boy, dogged, earnest, generous, and though

"shamefaced" to a degree, is ready to face death in the discharge of

duty.

 

"The tale is well written and well illustrated and there is much

reality in the characters. If any father, clergyman, or

schoolmaster is on the lookout 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._

 

 

+Tom Temple's Career.+ By HORATIO ALGER. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.