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Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1891
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"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 who likes something fresh--something
touched with the romance and magic of youth."--_Glasgow Evening
Times._
"His pictures of Orcadian life and nature are
charming."--_Saturday Review._
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland
(1262-63). By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by ALFRED
PEARSE, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 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. Boys will worship Kenric, who is a hero in every
sense of the word."--_Schoolmaster._
"It gives a lively idea of the wild life of the Western Islands in
those rough days, reminding one not seldom of Sir Walter Scott's
_Lord of the Isles_. It is full of incident and sensational
adventure."--_The Guardian._
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BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
"Mr. Fenn stands in the foremost rank of writers in this
department."--_Daily News._
Quicksilver: Or, A Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. By GEORGE MANVILLE
FENN. With 10 page Illustrations by FRANK DADD. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 6_s._
"_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._
"The story is capitally told, it abounds in graphic and
well-described scenes, and it has an excellent and manly tone
throughout."--_The Guardian._
Dick O' the Fens: A Romance of the Great East Swamp. By G. MANVILLE
FENN. With 12 page Illustrations by FRANK DADD. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 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._
"Deserves to be heartily and unreservedly praised as regards plot,
incidents, and spirit. It is its author's masterpiece as
yet."--_Spectator._
Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 12
page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine
edges, 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."--_Athenaeum._
The Golden Magnet: A Tale of the Land of the Incas. By G. MANVILLE
FENN. Illustrated by 12 page Pictures by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6_s._
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