"There is something very attractive about Mr. Pickering's style.... Boys will relish the relation of those dreadful and moving events, which, indeed, will never lose their fascination for readers of all ages."--_The Spectator._ =In Press-Gang Days.= By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 3_s._ 6_d._ "It is of Marryat we think as we read this delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure with incidents well conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and well-distinguished."--_Academy._ =An Old-Time Yarn:= Wherein is set forth divers desperate mischances which befell Anthony Ingram and his shipmates in the West Indies and Mexico with Hawkins and Drake. By EDGAR PICKERING. Illustrated by ALFRED PEARSE. 3_s._ 6_d._ "And a very good yarn it is, with not a dull page from first to last. There is a flavour of _Westward Ho!_ in this attractive book."--_Educational Review._ =Silas Verney:= A Tale of the Time of Charles II. By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 3_s._ 6_d._ "Altogether this is an excellent story for boys."--_Saturday Review._ BLACKIE'S NEW THREE-SHILLING SERIES. _Beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound._ =Highways and High Seas:= Cyril Harley's Adventures on both. By F. FRANKFORT MOORE. With 6 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 3_s._ "This is one of the best stories Mr. Moore has written, perhaps the very best. The exciting adventures are sure to attract boys."--_Spectator._ =Under Hatches:= or, Ned Woodthorpe's Adventures. By F. FRANKFORT MOORE. Illustrated by A. FORESTIER. 3_s._ "The story as a story is one that will just suit boys all the world over. The characters are well drawn and consistent."--_Schoolmaster._ =Perseverance Island:= or, The Robinson Crusoe of the 19th Century. By DOUGLAS FRAZAR. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._ "This is an interesting story, written with studied simplicity of style, much in Defoe's vein of apparent sincerity and scrupulous veracity; while for practical instruction it is even better than _Robinson Crusoe_."--_Illustrated London News._ =Girl Neighbours:= or, The Old Fashion and the New. By SARAH TYTLER. Illustrated by C. T. GARLAND. 3_s._ "One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Sarah Tytler's stories. It is very healthy, very agreeable, and very well written."--_The Spectator._ =The Missing Merchantman.= By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3_s._ "One of the author's best sea stories. The hero is as heroic as any boy could desire, and the ending is extremely happy."--_British Weekly._ =Menhardoc:= A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines. By G. MANVILLE FENN. Illustrated by C. J. STANILAND, R.I. 3_s._