Part 1

BLACKIE & SON’S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

BY G. A. HENTY.

“Mr. Henty’s stores of literary vivacity are inexhaustible, and boys will find their old favourite as full of instruction and of excitement as ever.”--_The Times._

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

=With Frederick the Great=: A Tale of the Seven Years’ War. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by WAL PAGET, and Maps. 6_s._

“The story is one of Mr. Henty’s best, and so cleverly is history interwoven with fiction that the boy who reads it will know as much about the _Seven Years’ War_ as many an adult student of Carlyle’s masterpiece.”--_Standard._

=With Moore at Corunna=: A Tale of the Peninsular War. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by WAL PAGET. 6_s._

“A very spirited story, well worthy to be ranked with the best of Mr. Henty’s work. Terence O’Connor, up to the time of the opening of the tale, has done little but get into mischief, but as soon as he feels the responsibility of being one of Mr. Henty’s heroes, combines discretion with courage, not forgetting, however, to spice the mixture with a little fun.”--_Spectator._

=The Tiger of Mysore=: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON, and a Map. 6_s._

“Mr. Henty not only concocts a thrilling tale, he weaves fact and fiction together with so skilful a hand that the reader cannot help acquiring a just and clear view of that fierce and terrible struggle which gave to us our Indian Empire.”--_Athenæum._

=A Knight of the White Cross=: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-page Illustrations by RALPH PEACOCK. 6_s._

“Mr. Henty is a giant among boys’ writers, and his books are sufficiently popular to be sure of a welcome anywhere.... In stirring interest, this is quite up to the level of Mr. Henty’s former historical tales.”--_Saturday Review._

=When London Burned=: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 6_s._

“No boy needs to have any story of Henty’s recommended to him, and parents who do not know and buy him for their boys should be ashamed of themselves. Those to whom he is yet unknown could not make a better beginning than with _When London Burned_.”--_British Weekly._

“Schoolboys owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mr. Henty.”--_The Record._

=At Agincourt=: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by WAL PAGET. 6_s._

“Mr. Henty’s admirers, and they are many, will accord a hearty welcome to the sturdy volume entitled At Agincourt.”--_Athenæum._

=The Lion of St. Mark=: A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century. By G. A. HENTY. With 10 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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.”--_Saturday Review._

=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. 6_s._

“The story is told with great animation, and the historical material is most effectively combined with a most excellent plot.”--_Saturday Review._

=With Wolf in Canada=: or, The Winning of a Continent. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated with 12 page Pictures by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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._

=Bonnie Prince Charlie=: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated with 12 page Pictures by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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._

=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. 6_s._

“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. 6_s._

“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._

“Among writers of stories of adventure Mr. Henty stands in the very first rank.”--_Academy._

=The Young Carthaginian=: A Story of the Times of Hannibal. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by C. J. STANILAND, R.I. 6_s._

“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._

=Redskin and Cow-boy=: A Tale of the Western Plains. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by ALFRED PEARSE. 6_s._

“It has a good plot; it abounds in action; the scenes are equally spirited and realistic. 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 Lion of the North=: A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Pictures by J. SCHÖNBERG. 6_s._

“A praiseworthy attempt to interest British youth in the great deeds of the Scotch Brigade in the wars of Gustavus Adolphus.”--_Athenæum._

=With Clive in India=: or, The Beginnings of an Empire. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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._

=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. 6_s._

“An excellent story, and if the proportion of history is smaller than usual, the whole result leaves nothing to be desired.”--_Journal of Education._

=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. 6_s._

“It is literally true that the narrative never flags for a moment; 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._

=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. 6_s._

“The story is a capital one and full of variety. Young Wingfield, who is conscientious, spirited, and ‘hard as nails’, would have been a man after the very heart of Stonewall Jackson.”--_Times._

=By Right of Conquest=: or, With Cortez in Mexico. By G. A. HENTY. With 10 page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 6_s._

“_By Right of Conquest_ is the nearest approach to a perfectly successful historical tale that Mr. Henty has yet published.”--_Academy._

“Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys.”--_Sword and Trowel._

=Through the Fray=: A Story of the Luddite Riots. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 6_s._

“One of the best of the many good books he has produced, and deserves to be classed with his _Facing Death_.”--_Standard._

=Captain Bayley’s Heir=: A Tale of the Gold Fields. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by H. M. PAGET. 6_s._

“A Westminster boy who makes his way in the world by hard work, good temper, and unfailing courage.”--_St. James’s Gazette._

=St. Bartholomew’s Eve.= By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by H. J. DRAPER. 6_s._

“Is in Mr. Henty’s best style, and the interest never flags.”--_Journal of Education._

=In Freedom’s Cause=: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“His tale of the days of Wallace and Bruce is full of stirring action, and will commend itself to boys.”--_Athenæum._

=With Cochrane the Dauntless=: A Tale of the Exploits of Lord Cochrane in South American Waters. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. 6_s._

“This tale we specially recommend; for the career of Lord Cochrane and his many valiant fights in the cause of liberty deserve to be better known than they are.”--_St. James’s Gazette._

“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. Illustrated by W. PARKINSON. 6_s._

“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._

=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. 6_s._

“Told with a vividness and skill worthy of Mr. Henty at his best.”--_Academy._

=Wulf the Saxon=: A Story of the Norman Conquest. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by RALPH PEACOCK. 6_s._

“_Wulf the Saxon_ is second to none of Mr. Henty’s historical tales, and we may safely say that a boy may learn from it more genuine history than he will from many a tedious tome.”--_The Spectator._

=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. 6_s._

“We have never read a more vivid and faithful narrative of military adventure in India.”--_The Academy._

=Under Drake’s Flag=: A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“There is not a dull chapter, nor, indeed, a dull page in the book; the author has so carefully worked up his subject that the exciting deeds of his heroes are never incongruous or absurd.”--_Observer._

“G. A. Henty more than holds his own as the prince of story-tellers for boys.”--_St. James’s Gazette._

=A March on London=: Being a Story of Wat Tyler’s Insurrection. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 page Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. 5_s._

“Mr. Henty, true as ever, tells a capital story, and keeps up to the high standard of interest which we have learnt to expect from him.”--_Spectator._

“The story of Wat Tyler’s ever-famous insurrection is set forth with a degree of cunning and an eye for effect that may always be looked for in the work that comes from this practised hand. Mr. Henty deals with troublesome times and with characters that have left their mark on the pages of history. He is fresh, virile, and never dull, and this volume must needs add to his reputation.”--_Daily Telegraph._

=On the Irrawaddy=: A Story of the first Burmese War. With 8 Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._

“Altogether this is a capital story, and the descriptions of the Burmese cities are very good.”--_The Times._

“Stanley Brook’s pluck is even greater than his luck, and he is precisely the boy to hearten with emulation the boys who read his stirring story.”--_Saturday Review._

=Through Russian Snows=: A Story of Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND, and a Map. 5_s._

“Julian, the hero of the story, early excites our admiration, and is altogether a fine character such as boys will delight in, whilst the story of the campaign is very graphically told.... Will, we think, prove one of the most popular boys’ books this season.”--_St. James’s Gazette._

=In the Heart of the Rockies=: A Story of Adventure in Colorado. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by G. C. HINDLEY. 5_s._

“Few Christmas books will be more to the taste of the ingenuous boy than _In the Heart of the Rockies_.”--_Athenæum._

“Mr. Henty is seen here at his best as an artist in lightning fiction.”--_Academy._

=One of the 28th=: A Tale of Waterloo. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND, and 2 Maps. 5_s._

“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._

=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. 5_s._

“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._

“Ask for Henty, and see that you get him.”--_Punch._

=The Cat of Bubastes=: A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by J. R. WEGUELIN. 5_s._

“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. 5_s._

“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. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._

“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. 5_s._

“Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work--to enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and lovingkindness, 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. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._

“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._

=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. 5_s._

“Incident succeeds incident, and adventure is piled upon adventure, and at the end the reader, be he boy or man, will have experienced breathless enjoyment in a romantic story that must have taught him much at its close.”--_Army and Navy Gazette._

=Held Fast for England=: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._

“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._

“Mr. Henty’s books are always alive with moving incident.”--_Review of Reviews._

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=Condemned as a Nihilist=: A Story of Escape from Siberia. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by WALTER PAGET. 5_s._

“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.”--_National Observer._

=Orange and Green=: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._

“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._

=In the Reign of Terror=: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. By G. A. HENTY. Illustrated by J. SCHÖNBERG. 5_s._

“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. 5_s._

“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. 5_s._

“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. Illustrated by W. B. WOLLEN. 5_s._

“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._

=The Young Colonists=: A Tale of the Zulu and Boer Wars. By G. A. HENTY. With 6 Illustrations by SIMON H. VEDDER. 3_s._ 6_d._

“Fiction and history are so happily blended that the record of facts quicken the imagination. No boy can read this book without learning a great deal of South African history at its most critical period.”--_Standard._

=A Chapter of Adventures=: or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. By G. A. HENTY. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3_s._ 6_d._

“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 PROFESSOR A. J. CHURCH.

“That prince of winning story-tellers, and master of musical English.”--_Expository Times._

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

=Lords of the World=: A Tale of the Fall of Carthage and Corinth. By A. J. CHURCH. With 12 page Illustrations by RALPH PEACOCK. 6_s._

“Mr. Church’s mastery of his subject and his literary skill are sufficiently complete to carry his adult readers with him. Some of the scenes are highly picturesque, and there is many an exciting adventure that sustains the reader’s curiosity in the fortunes of the hero, Cleanor. As a boys’ book, _Lords of the World_ deserves a hearty welcome.”--_Spectator._

=Two Thousand Years Ago=: or, The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By Professor A. J. CHURCH. With 12 page Illustrations by ADRIEN MARIE. 6_s._

“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._

BY HERBERT HAYENS.

=Paris at Bay=: A Story of the Siege and the Commune. By HERBERT HAYENS. With 8 page Illustrations by STANLEY L. WOOD. 5_s._

“The story culminates in the terrible struggle between the Versaillists and the men who follow the red flag. Mr. Hayens holds the balance with commendable impartiality. He loves to describe a good soldier on whichever side he may fight. Altogether _Paris at Bay_ is of more than average merit.”--_Spectator._

BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.

“Mr. Fenn stands in the foremost rank of writers in this department.”--_Daily News._

_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._

=Dick o’ the Fens=: A Romance of the Great East Swamp. By G. MANVILLE FENN. Illustrated by FRANK DADD. 6_s._

“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._

=Devon Boys=: A Tale of the North Shore. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 12 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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 GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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 GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

“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. 5_s._

“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 may be 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. 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._

⁂ For other Books by G. MANVILLE FENN, see page 22.

BY GEORGE MAC DONALD.

“Dr. George Mac Donald is one of the cleverest of writers for children.”--_The Record._

_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 MAC DONALD. 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._