“To any boy with a taste for sea-faring life we can hardly recommend a more appropriate volume.”—_The Queen._ [Illustration] THE ORCHID SEEKERS. A Story of Adventure in Borneo. By ASHMORE RUSSAN and F. BOYLE. With Sixteen Full-page Illustrations by A. PEARSE and M. F. HARTLEY. This is truly called a story of adventure, for, from first page to last, the reader is enthralled by the graphic descriptions of the many dangers experienced by the three orchid seekers who form the central figures. The vivid pictures of tropical scenery contrast well with the stirring records of fights with pirates and Chinese, whilst an extremely interesting account is given of Malay characters and customs. THE RIDERS; or, Through Forest and Savannah with the Red Cockades. By ASHMORE RUSSAN and F. BOYLE. With Twenty-six Original Illustrations by F. PEARSE. “The two authors keep their reader’s attention alive till the last line of the last chapter is reached, and then the book is laid down with thankfulness for an excellent story and a fund of information.”—_The Birmingham Post._ “Any boy who gets this volume as a present will surely be full of gratitude to the giver, for it is truly a book of adventure such as English lads rejoice in.”—_Lloyd’s News._ [Illustration: _Reduced Illustration from_ “THE RIDERS.”] YOUNG TOM BOWLING. A Story of the Boys of the British Navy. By J. C. HUTCHESON. With numerous Illustrations and Initial Letters by J. B. GREENE. A regular salt-water yarn, telling of a sailor boy’s life in the Royal Navy from the time he joins the service on board one of our training ships till he passes for leading seaman and is on the high road to gain the rank of warrant-officer. A book brimming over with anecdote and adventure and giving every detail of a bluejacket’s duty and diversified experiences. MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the _Pacific_. By Captain MARRYAT, R.N. With nearly 60 Original Illustrations by E. J. WHEELER. THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Captain MARRYAT, R.N. With over Fifty Original Illustrations by Sir JOHN GILBERT, F. A. FRASER, &c. POOR JACK. By Captain MARRYAT, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after Designs by CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A. “We are glad to see in this sumptuous edition of ‘Poor Jack’ a continued proof of the author’s popularity.”—_Literary World._ GATH TO THE CEDARS: Travels in the Holy Land and Palmyra. By S. H. KENT. With Sixteen Original Illustrations. “Miss Kent has made a most interesting journey, and she is a traveller full of observation and knowledge, and can write clearly and well. Her book will take her readers on a journey they will not regret.”—_The Times._ BOOKS ON NATURAL HISTORY. ESSAYS ON NATURAL HISTORY. By CHARLES WATERTON. Edited with a Life of the Author, by NORMAN MOORE, B.A. With Original Illustrations and Steel Portraits.