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Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1886
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"Mr. Henty as a boy's story-teller stands in the very foremost
rank."--_Glasgow Herald._
THROUGH THE FRAY:
A Story of the Luddite Riots. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-page
Illustrations by H. M. PAGET, in blank and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 6_s_.
The author in this story has followed the lines which he worked out
so successfully in "_Facing Death_." As in that story he shows
that there are victories to be won in peaceful fields, and that
steadfastness and tenacity are virtues which tell in the long run.
The story is laid in Yorkshire at the commencement of the present
century, when the high price of food caused by the war and the
introduction of machinery drove the working-classes to desperation
and caused them to band themselves in that wide-spread organization
known as the Luddite Society. There is an abundance of adventure in
the tale, but its chief interest lies in the character of the hero,
and the manner in which by a combination of circumstances he is put
on trial for his life, but at last comes victorious "through the
fray."
TRUE TO THE OLD FLAG:
A Tale of the American War of Independence. By G. A. HENTY. With 12
full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE in black and tint. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6_s._
Owing to the unsuccessful termination of the war between Great
Britain and her American colonies, the subject is one which English
writers have for the most part avoided. In the present volume the
author has gone to the accounts of English officers who took part in
the conflict, and lads will find that in no war in which British
soldiers have been engaged did they behave with greater courage and
good conduct. The historical portion of the book being accompanied
with numerous thrilling adventures with the redskins on the shores of
Lake Huron, a story of exciting interest is interwoven with the
general narrative and carried through the book.
"Mr. Henty undoubtedly possesses the secret of writing eminently
successful historical tales: and those older than the lads whom the
author addresses in his preface, may read with pleasure a story
which combines with the personal adventures of the youthful hero,
an accurate and interesting account of the American War of
Independence."--_Academy._
"Mr. G. A. Henty's extensive personal experience of adventures and
moving incidents by flood and field, combined with a gift of
picturesque narrative, make his books always welcome visitors in
the home circle."--_Daily News._
"Very superior in every way. The book is almost unique in its class
in having illustrative maps."--_Saturday Review._
BY G. A. HENTY.
"Mr. Henty's books never fail to interest boy readers."--_Academy._
IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE:
A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 full-page
Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 6_s._
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