Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their TimesBrooks, Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter)
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Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times
Brooks, Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter)
Biography -- Juvenile literature; Boys -- Biography
EVERY MAN IN HIS PLACE. The Story of a City Boy and a Forest Boy.
"This is the history of the son of a wealthy Hamburg merchant,
who wished to follow in the steps of Robinson Crusoe. He was
put to the test, and became convinced in the end that it is
better to live the life of a wealthy merchant in a great city
than to endure hardship by choice."--_School Board Chronicle._
FIRESIDE FAIRIES AND FLOWER FANCIES: STORIES FOR GIRLS.
"Nine stories are included, all for girls, encouraging them to
try and do their duty. Young servants would find this book very
interesting."--_The Schoolmistress._
TO THE SEA IN SHIPS: STORIES OF SUFFERING AND SAVING AT SEA.
"_To the Sea in Ships_ records several noted disasters at sea,
such as the foundering of the _London_ and the wreck of the
_Atlantic_. It also contains narratives of successful rescues.
This is a capital book for boys."--_School Guardian._
JACK'S VICTORY: STORIES ABOUT DOGS.
"Every boy, and some girls, take great delight in reading about
dogs. Well, Jack was a dog; a famous and wonderful one, too. He
became leader of a team in Greenland, and some rare exploits he
took part in."--_The Schoolmistress._
THE STORY OF A KING, TOLD BY ONE OF HIS SOLDIERS.
"This book recounts the boyhood and reign of Charles XII. of
Sweden. The wars in which he was engaged and the extraordinary
victories he won are well described, and equally so are the
misfortunes which latterly came on him and his kingdom through
his uncontrollable wilfulness."--_Aberdeen Journal._
LITTLE DANIEL: A Story of a Flood on the Rhine.
"A simple and touching story of a flood on the Rhine, told as
well as George Eliot so graphically wrote of _The Mill on the
Floss_."--_Governess._
PRINCE ALEXIS: A Tale of Old Russia.
This is a legend wrought into a story, rendering a fiction of Life in
Russia, something more than a hundred years ago; a state of things which,
as the author says, "is now impossible, and will soon become incredible."
SASHA THE SERF: And other Stories of Russian Life.
The stories in the volume comprise:--The Life of Sasha, a poor boy who
saved the life of his lord, and finally rose to wealth and gained his
freedom,--Incidents of remarkable personal bravery in the army, &c. &c.
TRUE STORIES OF FOREIGN HISTORY. A Series of Interesting Tales.
The book contains stories--How Quentin Matsys the Antwerp smith became a
great painter,--The rise and fall of Jean Ango the fisherman of
Dieppe,--The heroism of Casabianca the little French midshipman, &c. &c.
#THE NINEPENNY SERIES OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.#
Neatly bound in cloth extra. Each contains 96 pages and a Coloured
Illustration.
ABOARD THE MERSEY: or Our Youngest Passenger. By Mrs. GEO. CUPPLES.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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