Blackie & Son's Illustrated Story Books Catalogue, 1889Blackie & Son
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Blackie & Son's Illustrated Story Books Catalogue, 1889
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"Boys know and love Mr. Henty’s books of adventure, and will
welcome his tale of the freeing of the
Netherlands."--_Athæneum_.
*Condemned as a Nihilist:*
A Story of Escape from Siberia.
With 8 page Illustrations by WAL PAGET. 5s.
Godfrey Bullen, a young Englishman resident in St. Petersburg, becomes
involved in various political plots, resulting in his seizure and exile
to Siberia. After an unsuccessful attempt to escape, he gives himself
up to the Russian authorities. Eventually he escapes, and reaches home,
having safely accomplished a perilous journey which lasts nearly two
years.
"The escape from Siberia is well told and the description of
prison life is very graphic."--_Academy_.
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[Illustration: _From THE TREASURE OF THE INCAS_
By G. A. HENTY (See page 1)]
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*G. A. HENTY*
*Maori and Settler:*
A Story of the New Zealand War
With 8 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 5s.
The Renshaws lose their property and emigrate to New Zealand. Wilfrid,
a strong, self-reliant lad, is the mainstay of the household. The odds
seem hopelessly against the party, but they succeed in establishing
themselves happily in one of the pleasantest of the New Zealand valleys.
"A book which all young people, but especially boys, will read
with avidity."--_Athæneum_.
*Beric the Briton:*
A Story of the Roman Invasion of Britain
With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 6s.
Beric is a boy-chief of a British tribe which takes a prominent part in
the insurrection under Boadicea: and after the defeat of that heroic
queen he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is
defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he succeeds in saving a
Christian man by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being
made the personal protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes and returns to
Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.
"He is a hero of the most attractive kind.... One of the most
spirited and well-imagined stories Mr. Henty has
written."--_Saturday Review_.
"His conflict with a lion in the arena is a thrilling
chapter."--_School Beard Chronicle_.
"Full of every form of heroism and pluck."--_Christian World_.
*The Dash for Khartoum:*
A Tale of the Nile Expedition.
With 10 page Illustrations by JOHN SCHÖNBERG and J. NASH. 6s.
In the record of recent British history there is no more captivating
page for boys than the story of the Nile campaign, and the attempt to
rescue General Gordon. For, in the difficulties which the expedition
encountered, and in the perils which it overpassed, are found all the
excitement of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real
events.
"_The Dash for Khartoum_ is your ideal boys’ book."--_Tablet_.
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