Part 2

"This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open."--_Saturday Review._

=Bunyip Land:= The Story of a Wild Journey in New Guinea. By G. MANVILLE FENN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 4_s._

"Mr. Fenn deserves the thanks of everybody for _Bunyip Land_, and we may venture to promise that a quiet week maybe reckoned on whilst the youngsters have such fascinating literature provided for their evenings' amusement."--_Spectator._

=Quicksilver:= or, A Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With 6 page Illustrations by FRANK DADD. New edition, 3_s._ 6_d._

"_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._

=Brownsmith's Boy:= A Romance in a Garden. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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._

[asterism] For other Books by G. MANVILLE FENN, see page 22.

BY GEORGE MAC DONALD.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=A Rough Shaking.= By GEORGE MAC DONALD. With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 6_s._

"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 MACDONALD. With 75 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. 5_s._

"The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos.... We stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth."--_The Times._

=Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood.= By GEO. MAC DONALD. With 36 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. 5_s._

"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 MAC DONALD. With 32 Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Little of what is written for children has the lightness of touch and play of fancy which are characteristic of George Mac Donald's fairy tales. Mr. Arthur Hughes's illustrations are all that illustrations should be."--_Manchester Guardian._

=The Princess and Curdie.= By GEORGE MAC DONALD. With 8 page Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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._

BY ASCOTT R. HOPE.

=Young Travellers' Tales.= By ASCOTT R. HOPE. With 6 Illustrations by H. J. DRAPER. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Possess a high value for instruction as well as for entertainment. His quiet level humour bubbles up on every page."--_Daily Chronicle._

=The Seven Wise Scholars.= By ASCOTT R. HOPE. With nearly 100 Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._

"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. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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 HARRY COLLINGWOOD.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=The Log of a Privateersman.= By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 12 page Illustrations by W. RAINEY, R.I. 6_s._

"The narrative is breezy, vivid, and full of incidents, faithful in nautical colouring, and altogether delightful."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

=The Pirate Island:= A Story of the South Pacific. By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 8 page Pictures by C. J. STANILAND and J. R. WELLS. 5_s._

"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 Log of the "Flying Fish":= A Story of Aerial and Submarine Adventure. By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 6 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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 schoolboy friends to possess themselves of her log."--_Athenæum._

[asterism] For other Books by Harry Collingwood, see pages 22 and 23.

=Banshee Castle.= By _Rosa Mulholland_. With 12 page Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 6_s._

"One of the most fascinating of Miss Rosa Mulholland's many fascinating stories."--_Athenæum._

=Giannetta:= A Girl's Story of Herself. By ROSA MULHOLLAND. With 8 page Illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 5_s._

"One of the most attractive gift-books of the season."--_The Academy._

BY ROBERT LEIGHTON.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges._

=Olaf the Glorious.= By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by RALPH PEACOCK, and a Map. 5_s._

"Is as good as anything of the kind we have met with. Mr. Leighton more than holds his own with Rider Haggard and Baring-Gould."--_The Times._

"Among the books best liked by boys of the sturdy English type few will take a higher place than _Olaf the Glorious_...."--_National Observer._

=The Wreck of "The Golden Fleece":= The Story of a North Sea Fisher-boy. By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by F. BRANGWYN. 5_s._

"This story should add considerably to Mr. Leighton's high reputation. Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors are capital."--_The Times._

=The Pilots Of Pomona:= A Story of the Orkney Islands. By ROBERT LEIGHTON. Illustrated by JOHN LEIGHTON. 5_s._

"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."--_Glasgow Evening Times._

=The Thirsty Sword:= A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (1262-63). By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by A. PEARSE. 5_s._

"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."--_Schoolmaster._

BY SHEILA E. BRAINE.

=To Tell the King the Sky is Falling.= By SHEILA E. BRAINE. With over 80 quaint and clever Illustrations by ALICE B. WOODWARD. 8vo, cloth, decorated board, gilt edges, 5_s._

"It is witty and ingenious, and it has certain qualities which children are quick to perceive and appreciate--a genuine love of fun, affectionateness, and sympathy, from their points of view."--_Bookman._

=A Girl's Loyalty.= By FRANCES ARMSTRONG. With 8 page Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 5_s._

"There is no doubt as to the good quality of _A Girl's Loyalty_. The book is one which would enrich any girls' book-shelf."--_St. James's Gazette._

=A Fair Claimant:= Being a Story for Girls. By FRANCES ARMSTRONG. Illustrated by GERTRUDE D. HAMMOND. 5_s._

"As a gift-book for big girls it is among the best new books of the kind. The story is interesting and natural, from first to last."--_Westminster Gazette._

_Specimen Illustration from_

_"TO TELL THE KING THE SKY IS FALLING"_

_TWELFTH 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 4 Coloured Illustrations. Twelfth Edition, medium 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 7_s._ 6_d._; also morocco antique, 16_s._

"Dr. Pouchet's wonderful work on _The Universe_, than which there is no book better calculated to encourage the study of nature."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

"We know no better book of the kind for a schoolroom library."--_Bookman._

BY G. NORWAY.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=A Prisoner Of War:= A Story of the Time of Napoleon Bonaparte. By G. NORWAY. With 6 page Illustrations by ROBT. BARNES, A.R.W.S. 3_s._ 6_d._

"More hairbreadth escapes from death by starvation, by ice, by fighting, &c., were never before surmounted.... It is a fine yarn."--_The Guardian._

=A True Cornish Maid.= By G. NORWAY. With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"There is some excellent reading.... Mrs. Norway brings before the eyes of her readers the good Cornish folk, their speech, their manners, and their ways. _A True Cornish Maid_ deserves to be popular."--_Athenæum._

[asterism] For other Books by G. NORWAY see p. 23.

=Dr. Jolliffe's Boys:= A Tale of Weston School. By LEWIS HOUGH. With 6 page Pictures. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Young people who appreciate _Tom Brown's School-days_ will find this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book."--_Newcastle Journal._

=The Bubbling Teapot.= A Wonder Story. By Mrs. L. W. CHAMPNEY. With 12 page Pictures by WALTER SATTERLEE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Very literally a 'wonder story'. Nevertheless it is made realistic enough, and there is a good deal of information to be gained from it."--_The Times._

=Thorndyke Manor:= A Tale of Jacobite Times. By MARY C. ROWSELL. Illustrated by L. LESLIE BROOKE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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. Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Here the Rye-House Plot serves as the groundwork for a romantic love episode, whose true characters are lifelike beings."--_Graphic._

BY DR. GORDON STABLES.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=For Life and Liberty:= A Story of Battle by Land and Sea. By Dr. GORDON STABLES, R.N. With 8 Illustrations by SYDNEY PAGET, and a Map. 5_s._

"The story is lively and spirited, with abundance of blockade-running, hard fighting, narrow escapes, and introductions to some of the most distinguished generals on both sides."--_The Times._

=To Greenland and the Pole.= By GORDON STABLES, M.D. With 8 page Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY, and a Map. 5_s._

"His Arctic explorers have the verisimilitude of life. It is one of the books of the season, and one of the best Mr. Stables has ever written."--_Truth._

=Westward With Columbus.= By GORDON STABLES, M.D. With 8 page Illustrations by A. PEARSE. 5_s._

"We must place _Westward with Columbus_ among those books that all boys ought to read."--_The Spectator._

='Twixt School and College:= A Tale of Self-reliance. By GORDON STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N. Illustrated by W. PARKINSON. 5_s._

"One of the best of a prolific writer's books for boys, being full of practical instructions as to keeping pets, and inculcates in a way which a little recalls Miss Edgeworth's 'Frank' the virtue of self-reliance."--_Athenæum._

=With the Sea Kings:= A Story of the Days of Lord Nelson. By F. H. WINDER. Illustrated by W. S. STACEY. 4_s._

"Just the book to put into a boy's hands. Every chapter contains boardings, cuttings out, fighting pirates, escapes of thrilling audacity, and captures by corsairs, sufficient to turn the quietest boy's head. The story culminates in a vigorous account of the battle of Trafalgar. Happy boys!"--_The Academy._

=Storied Holidays:= A Cycle of Red-letter Days. By E. S. BROOKS. With 12 page Illustrations by HOWARD PYLE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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. 3_s._ 6_d._

"A wholesome book, manly in tone; 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._

BY HUGH ST. LEGER.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=An Ocean Outlaw:= A Story of Adventure in the good ship _Margaret_. With Illustrations by WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 4_s._

"We know no modern boys' book in which there is more sound, hearty, good-humoured fun, or of which the tone is more wholesome and bracing than Mr. St. Leger's."--_National Observer._

=Hallowe'en Ahoy!= or, Lost on the Crozet Islands. By HUGH ST. LEGER. With 6 Illustrations by H. J. DRAPER. 4_s._

"One of the best stories of seafaring life and adventure which have appeared this season. It contains a capital 'fo'c's'le' ghost and a thrilling shipwreck. No boy who begins it but will wish to join the _Britannia_ long before he finishes these delightful pages."--_Academy._

=Sou'wester and Sword.= By HUGH ST. LEGER. With 6 page Illustrations by HAL HURST. 4_s._

"As racy a tale of life at sea and war adventure as we have met with for some time.... Altogether the sort of book that boys will revel in."--_Athenæum._

=Meg's Friend.= By ALICE CORKRAN. With 6 page Illustrations by ROBERT FOWLER. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"A gem of the first water, bearing upon every page the mark of genius. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim's Progress."--_Christian Leader._

=Grettir the Outlaw:= A Story of Iceland. By S. BARING-GOULD. With 6 page Illustrations by M. ZENO DIEMER. 4_s._

"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._

=Gold, Gold, in Cariboo:= A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. By CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY. With 6 page Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY. 3_s._ 6_d._

"We have seldom read a more exciting tale of wild mining adventure in a singularly inaccessible country. There is a capital plot, and the interest is sustained to the last page."--_The Times._

BY CHARLES W. WHISTLER.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=Wulfric the Weapon-Thane:= The Story of the Danish Conquest of East Anglia. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. 4_s._

"A picturesque and energetic story. A worthy companion to his capital story, _A Thane of Wessex_. One that will delight all active-minded boys."--_Saturday Review._

=A Thane of Wessex:= Being the Story of the Great Viking Raid of 845. By CHARLES W. WHISTLER. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. 3_s._ 6_d._

"This is one of the best books of the season.... The story is told with spirit and force, and affords an excellent picture of the life of the period."--_Standard._

=His First Kangaroo:= An Australian Story for Boys. By ARTHUR FERRES. Illustrated by PERCY F. S. SPENCE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"A lively story of life on an Australian stock-station, where the monotony of things is agreeably diversified by not only the bounding kangaroo, but also the up-sticking bushranger."--_Scotsman._

=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. 4_s._

"Will not be less enjoyed than Mr. Henty's books. Sir John Oldcastle's pathetic story, and the history of his brave young squire, will make every boy enjoy this lively story."--_London Quarterly._

BY ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=Violet Vereker's Vanity.= With 6 page Illustrations by GERTRUDE DEMAIN HAMMOND. 3_s._ 6_d._

"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."--_Sheffield Independent._

=Three Bright Girls:= A Story of Chance and Mischance. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG. Illustrated by W. PARKINSON. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best."--_Teachers' Aid._

=A Very Odd Girl:= or, Life at the Gabled Farm. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG. Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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 Captured Cruiser:= By C. J. HYNE. Illustrated by FRANK BRANGWYN. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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. 3_s._ 6_d._

"As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish to put into the hands of a boy."--_Academy._

=Picked up at Sea:= or, The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek. By J. C. HUTCHESON. With 6 page Pictures. 3_s._ 6_d._

=Brother and Sister:= or, The Trials of the Moore Family. By ELIZABETH J. LYSAGHT. 3_s._ 6_d._

=Life's Daily Ministry:= A Story of Everyday Service for Others. By Mrs. E. R. PITMAN. With 4 page Illustrations. Cloth extra, 3_s._ 6_d._

"Full of stirring interest, genuine pictures of real life, and pervaded by a broad and active sympathy for the true and good."--_Christian Commonwealth._

=Dora:= or, A Girl without a Home. By Mrs. R. H. READ. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._

"It is no slight thing, in an age of rubbish, to get a story so pure and healthy as this."--_The Academy._

BY EDGAR PICKERING.

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=Two Gallant Rebels:= A Story of the Great Struggle in La Vendée. By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3_s._ 6_d._

"There is something very attractive about Mr. Pickering's style.... Boys will relish the relation of those dreadful and moving events, which, indeed, will never lose their fascination for readers of all ages."--_The Spectator._

=In Press-Gang Days.= By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 3_s._ 6_d._

"It is of Marryat we think as we read this delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure with incidents well conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and well-distinguished."--_Academy._

=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 by ALFRED PEARSE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"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._

=Silas Verney:= A Tale of the Time of Charles II. By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 3_s._ 6_d._

"Altogether this is an excellent story for boys."--_Saturday Review._

BLACKIE'S NEW THREE-SHILLING SERIES.

_Beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound._

=Highways and High Seas:= Cyril Harley's Adventures on both. By F. FRANKFORT MOORE. With 6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 3_s._

"This is one of the best stories Mr. Moore has written, perhaps the very best. The exciting adventures are sure to attract boys."--_Spectator._

=Under Hatches:= or, Ned Woodthorpe's Adventures. By F. FRANKFORT MOORE. Illustrated by A. FORESTIER. 3_s._

"The story as a story is one that will just suit boys all the world over. The characters are well drawn and consistent."--_Schoolmaster._

=Perseverance Island:= or, The Robinson Crusoe of the 19th Century. By DOUGLAS FRAZAR. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._

"This is an interesting story, written with studied simplicity of style, much in Defoe's vein of apparent sincerity and scrupulous veracity; while for practical instruction it is even better than _Robinson Crusoe_."--_Illustrated London News._

=Girl Neighbours:= or, The Old Fashion and the New. By SARAH TYTLER. Illustrated by C. T. GARLAND. 3_s._

"One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Sarah Tytler's stories. It is very healthy, very agreeable, and very well written."--_The Spectator._

=The Missing Merchantman.= By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3_s._

"One of the author's best sea stories. The hero is as heroic as any boy could desire, and the ending is extremely happy."--_British Weekly._

=Menhardoc:= A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines. By G. MANVILLE FENN. Illustrated by C. J. STANILAND, R.I. 3_s._

"The Cornish fishermen are drawn from life, and stand out from the pages in their jerseys and sea-boots all sprinkled with silvery pilchard scales."--_Spectator._

=Yussuf the Guide:= or, The Mountain Bandits. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 6 page Illustrations by J. SCHÖNBERG. 3_s._

"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."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

=Patience Wins:= or, War in the Works. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._

"Mr. Fenn has never hit upon a happier plan than in writing this story of Yorkshire factory life. The whole book is all aglow with life."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

=Mother Carey's Chicken:= Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 6 page Illustrations by A. FORESTIER. 3_s._

"Undoubtedly one of the best Mr. Fenn has written. The incidents are of thrilling interest, while the characters are drawn with a care and completeness rarely found in a boy's book."--_Literary World._

=Robinson Crusoe.= With 100 Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._

"One of the best issues, if not absolutely the best, of Defoe's work which has ever appeared."--_The Standard._

=Gulliver's Travels.= With 100 Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._

"Mr. Gordon Browne is, to my thinking, incomparably the most artistic, spirited, and brilliant of our illustrators of books for boys, and one of the most humorous also, as his illustrations of 'Gulliver' amply testify."--_Truth._

=The Wigwam and the War-path:= Stories of the Red Indians. By ASCOTT R. HOPE. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._

"Is notably good. It gives a very vivid picture of life among the Indians, which will delight the heart of many a schoolboy."--_Spectator._

=The Loss of John Humble:= What Led to It, and What Came of It. By G. NORWAY. With 6 page Illustrations by JOHN SCHÖNBERG. _New Edition._ 3_s._