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“Written with Homeric vigor and heroic inspiration. It is graphic,
picturesque, and dramatically effective ... shows us Mr. Henty at his
best and brightest. The adventures will hold a boy enthralled as he
rushes through them with breathless interest ‘from cover to
cover.’”--Observer.
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G. A. HENTY. With
illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price
$1.00.
“The narrative is free from the vice of prejudice, and ripples with life
as if what is being described were really passing before the
eye.”--Belfast News-Letter.
Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. By G. A. HENTY. With
illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
“Mr. Henty inspires a love and admiration for straightforwardness, truth
and courage. This is one of the best of the many good books Mr. Henty
has produced, and deserves to be classed with his ‘Facing
Death.’”--Standard.
The Young Midshipman: A Story of the Bombardment of Alexandria. With
illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
A coast fishing lad, by an act of heroism, secures the interest of a
shipowner, who places him as an apprentice on board one of his ships. In
company with two of his fellow-apprentices he is left behind, at
Alexandria, in the hands of the revolted Egyptian troops, and is present
through the bombardment and the scenes of riot and bloodshed which
accompanied it.
In Times of Peril. A Tale of India. By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations.
12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
“The hero of the story early excites our admiration, and is altogether a
fine character such as boys will delight in, whilst the story of the
campaign is very graphically told.”--St. James’s Gazette.
The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough’s Wars. By G. A. HENTY. With
illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.
“Mr. Henty not only concocts a thrilling tale, he weaves fact and
fiction together with so skillful a hand that the reader cannot help
acquiring a just and clear view of that fierce and terrible struggle
known as the Crimean War.”--Athenaeum.
The Young Franc-Tireurs: Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War. By
G. A. HENTY. With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price
$1.00.
“A capital hook for boys. It is bright and readable, and full of good
sense and manliness. It teaches pluck and patience in adversity, and
shows that right living leads to success.”--Observer.
The Young Colonists: A Story of Life and War in South Africa. By G. A.
HENTY. With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
No boy needs to have any story of Henty’s recommended to him, and
parents who do not know and buy them for their boys should be ashamed of
themselves. Those to whom he is yet unknown could not make a better
beginning than with this book.
The Young Buglers. A Tale of the Peninsular War. By G. A. HENTY. With
illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.
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