Conduct of life -- Fiction; Hermits -- Fiction; Missing persons -- Fiction; New England -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
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Sturdy and Strong; or, How George Andrews Made his Way. By G. A. HENTY.
With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
“The history of a hero of everyday life, whose love of truth, clothing
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Among Malay Pirates. A Story of Adventure and Peril. By G. A. HENTY.
With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
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Jack Archer. A Tale of the Crimea. By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations.
12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
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Friends, Though Divided. A Tale of the Civil War<
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son who is appreciated on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger. The lad has
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Olaf the Glorious. A Story of the Viking Age. By ROBERT LEIGHTON. 12mo,
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