Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1891Blackie & Son
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Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1891
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"Mr. Henty inspires a love and admiration for straightforwardness,
truth, and courage. This is one of the best of the many good books
Mr. Henty has produced, and deserves to be classed with his
_Facing Death_."--_Standard._
Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. By G.
A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by H. M. PAGET. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 6_s._
"A Westminster boy who makes his way in the world by hard work,
good temper, and unfailing courage. The descriptions given of life
are just what a healthy intelligent lad should delight
in."--_St. James's Gazette._
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. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 5_s._
In this story Sir Marmaduke Carstairs, who is a Jacobite, is
denounced as a plotter against the life of King William, and
although innocent of the charge, he has to flee from England. His
son Charlie, who goes with him to Sweden, is the hero of the tale.
This youth joins the foreign legion under Charles XII. of Sweden,
and takes a distinguished part in several famous campaigns against
the Russians and the Poles. Besides his stirring career as a
soldier, the narrative is full of the hero's personal adventures
in Poland, Sweden, Russia, and England. The narrative swings along
at a breathless pace, and holds the reader entranced to the end.
Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia. By G. A.
HENTY. With 8 page Illustrations by WALTER PAGET. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 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. The escape
of the hero and his faithful Tartar from the Samoyedes is quite
the high-water mark of this author's achievement."--_National
Observer._
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G. A. HENTY.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"An extremely spirited story, based on the struggle in Ireland,
rendered memorable by the defence of 'Derry and the siege of
Limerick."--_Sat. Review._
"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._
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BY G. A. HENTY.
"Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."--_Sword and
Trowel._
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