“They are just the stories to captivate the young reader.”--_Philadelphia Evening Bulletin._ “Captain Charles King has never written more captivating stories of frontier life than the two that are embraced in this neat volume just issued.”--_San Francisco Bulletin._ “Captain King has done many good things, but perhaps none better than these animated tales, which are full of Indians, good and bad, scouts, cowboys, and everything needful to keep a restless boy quiet on an evening.”--_Philadelphia Evening Telegraph._ “The list of Captain King’s books for boys is in itself calculated to excite youthful imaginations and hold their attention unrelaxed to the close. These two latest stories contain all the striking features of its predecessors, the excitement, the fire, the geniality, the rapidity that have long delighted his large community of boy readers.”--_Boston Courier._ J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. The Mystery of the Island. By HENRY KINGSLEY. A Tale of Bush and Pampas, Wreck, and Treasure Trove. By the author of “Geoffrey Hamlyn,” “Ravenshoe,” etc., etc. A new edition, with illustrations by Warne Browne. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. The Wizard King. By DAVID KER. Crown 8vo. Cloth, $1.50. “It is based upon careful study of history, is written graphically and even brilliantly, is absorbing from cover to cover, and has an excellent moral tone. It deserves to be a lasting favorite with the young people.”--_Boston Congregationalist._ Hugh Melville’s Quest. By F. M. HOLMES. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. “Well written volumes that describe ancient history in an interesting manner are to be always welcomed. This volume will serve a good purpose by recalling days that were of prime importance in the making of the English nation.”--_New York School Journal._ J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. An Affair of Honor. By Alice Weber. Small 4to. Cloth, gilt, $1.25. “A delightful book for little folks. It is the story of a little child who is given the mission of exerting a life influence over an elder. The mission is one that every child can well seek, and the story unfolded so delightfully between these covers will suggest a way of doing this.”--_Cincinnati Commercial Gazette._