Children -- Books and reading; Children's literature -- Bibliography
Ken Ward, whose experiences in the West were told in “The Young
Forester,” now enters the university, where, as a freshman, he is
snubbed and bullied. His prowess at baseball, however, is soon noted,
and, after some disheartening experiences, he pitches his nine to
triumph and himself to popularity.
YOUNG RAILROADERS, THE. By F. Lovell Coombs.
The experiences of two young railroad employees, who, by keeping their
heads in times of trouble and using their wits, save trains, foil
burglars, and have many unusual adventures.
_For Boys Sixteen to Eighteen_
ARTHUR BONNICASTLE. By Josiah G. Holland.
A story of American college life.
AZTEC TREASURE-HOUSE, THE. By Thomas A. Janvier.
A stirring story of the discovery in the mountains of an Aztec city
founded a thousand years ago.
BETWEEN THE LINES. By Charles King.
A Civil War story. Contains a good description of the battle of
Gettysburg.
BLACK ROCK. By Charles William Gordon (Ralph Connor).
The story of a missionary in the Western mines and lumber camps.
CAMPAIGNING WITH CROOK, AND STORIES OF ARMY LIFE. By Charles King.
Tells of the Sioux campaign of 1876 with Brig. Gen. George Crook, and
contains in addition three short stories.
DOWN TO THE SEA. By Wilfred T. Grenfell.
Contains stories of things seen and done, and of the men he has known,
as Dr. Grenfell has cruised along the Labrador coast.
FARTHEST NORTH. By Fridtjof Nansen.
The record of a voyage of exploration of the ship _Fram_ 1893–1896.
Aside from the scientific aspect, there are thrilling adventures and
magnificent sport.
HEREWARD, THE WAKE. By Charles Kingsley.
The best description of Hereward the outlaw and his gallant deed.
HORSES NINE. By Sewell Ford.
A good collection of horse stories.
IN THE SARGASSO SEA. By Thomas A. Janvier.
The story of a young engineer, on his way from New York to Africa, who
is thrown overboard in a fight with the skipper. He is rescued by a
steamer which is afterwards wrecked on the edge of the Sargasso Sea. The
hero has many amazing adventures among the derelicts of that ocean
graveyard.
IVAR THE VIKING. By Paul B. du Chaillu.
A romantic history, based upon authentic facts of the third and fourth
centuries.
KIM. By Rudyard Kipling.
The adventures of an East Indian boy. Gives a splendid picture of Hindu
life.
LURE OF THE LABRADOR WILD. By Dillon Wallace.
The story of the exploring expedition conducted by Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.
MICAH CLARKE. By A. Conan Doyle.
A story of the Duke of Monmouth’s rebellion.
PICCIOLA. By Joseph Xavier B. Santaine.
A story of Napoleon’s time; the chief character is a young nobleman, a
political prisoner, whose regeneration is effected by his observation of
a plant growing in his courtyard.
QUENTIN DURWARD. By Sir Walter Scott.
A tale of the time of Louis XI and of Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
ROB ROY. By Sir Walter Scott.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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