Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1886Blackie & Son
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Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1886
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A Tale of Weston School. By LEWIS HOUGH. With 6 full-page Pictures in
black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3_s._ 6_d._
A story of school life which will be read with genuine interest,
especially as it exposes some of the dangers which may beset lads who
are ill instructed at home or have been thrown among unscrupulous
companions. The descriptions of the characters of the boys at Dr.
Jolliffe's are vivid and truthful. The narrative throughout is
bright, easy, and lighted by touches of humour.
"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._
BY JOHN C. HUTCHESON.
"Mr. Hutcheson bids fair to take a prominent place among our best
writers of boys' books."--_The Academy._
THE WRECK OF THE NANCY BELL;
Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land, By JOHN C. HUTCHESON. Illustrated by 6
full-page Pictures in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3_s._
6_d._
This is a book after a boy's own heart. The story narrates the
eventful voyage of a vessel on her way from the port of London to New
Zealand, and the haps and mishaps that befell her, culminating in the
wreck of the ill-fated _Nancy Bell_ on Kerguelen Land. There is no
lack of incident. From the opening chapter, with the cowardly
steward's alarm of "a ghost in the cabin" to the end of the story,
which details the rescue of the shipwrecked passengers, one
engrossing narrative holds the attention of the reader, until he
reaches the final page.
"A full circumstantial narrative such as boys delight in. The ship so
sadly destined to wreck on Kerguelen Land is manned by a very
life-like party, passengers and crew. The life in the Antarctic
Iceland is well treated."--_Athenæum._
PICKED UP AT SEA:
Or the Gold Miners of Minturne Creek, and other Stories. By JOHN C.
HUTCHESON. With 6 full-page Pictures in tints. Crown 8vo, cloth extra,
3_s._ 6_d._
The story of a young English lad, rescued in mid Atlantic from a
watery grave, and taken out west by a party of gold-diggers to the
wild regions of the Black Hills in Dakota. Here, after warring with
the elements during months of unceasing toil in their search for the
riches of the earth, and having the result of their indefatigable
labour well-nigh torn from their grasp when on the verge of victory,
success at last rewards the efforts of the adventurous band.
"This is the first appearance of the author as a writer of books
for boys, and the success 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._
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