Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of CaliforniaHenty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
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_GIRL NEIGHBOURS:_
Or, The Old Fashion and the New. By SARAH TYTLER.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by C. T. GARLAND.
Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1·50.
A story specially adapted for girls, told in that quaint delightful
fashion which has made Miss Tytler's former books so popular and
attractive. The characters of the Girl Neighbours Sapientia (Pie)
Stubbs, and Harriet (Harry) Cotton, who may be said respectively to
illustrate the old and the new fashioned method of education, are
admirably delineated; and the introduction of the two young ladies from
London, who represent the modern institutions of professional nursing
and schools of cookery, is very happily effected. The story possesses
abundant humour and piquant descriptions of character.
"One of the most effective and quietly humorous of
Miss Tytler's stories. _Girl Neighbours_ is a
healthy comedy, not so much of errors as of
prejudices got rid of, very healthy, very
agreeable, and very well written."--_Spectator._
"Girls will find it very interesting. The
illustrations are very good; the frontispiece,
especially, possesses a delicacy of execution not
often met with in books of this class."--_School
Guardian._
BY ASCOTT R. HOPE.
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_THE WIGWAM AND THE WAR-PATH:_
Stories of the Red Indians. By ASCOTT R. HOPE.
With 8 full-page Pictures by GORDON BROWNE, in
black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, $1·50.
The interest taken by boys in stories of the North American Indians is
probably as keen as ever. At all events the works of Fenimore Cooper and
other writers about the red men and the wild hunters of the forests and
prairies are still among the most popular of boys' books. "The Wigwam
and the War-path" consists of stories of Red Indians which are none the
less romantic for being true. They are taken from the actual records of
those who have been made prisoners by the red men or have lived among
them, joining in their expeditions and taking part in their semi-savage
but often picturesque and adventurous life.
"Mr. Hope's volume is notably good: it gives a
very vivid picture of life among the
Indians."--_Spectator._
"So far, nothing can be better than Mr. Ascott
Hope's choice of _The Wigwam and the War-path_ as
the name of a collection of all the most scalping
stories, so to speak, of the North American
Indians we have ever heard."--_Saturday Review._
BY F. FRANKFORT MOORE.
"In writing a spirited tale of adventure to
delight the hearts of boys, Mr. Frankfort Moore
shows himself a master."--_The Guardian._
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_HIGHWAYS AND HIGH SEAS:_
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