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“This story is full of even more vividly recounted adventures than those
which charmed so many boy readers in ‘Pirate Island’ and ‘Congo
Rovers.’...There is a thrilling adventure on the precipices of Mount
Everest, when the ship floats off and providentially returns by force
of ‘gravitation.’”--Academy.
The Congo Rovers. A Story of the Slave Squadron. By HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“The scene of this tale is laid on the west coast of Africa, and in the
lower reaches of the Congo; the characteristic scenery of the great
river being delineated with wonderful accuracy. Mr. Collingwood carries
us off for another cruise at sea, in ‘The Congo Rovers,’ and boys will
need no pressing to join the daring crew, which seeks adventures and
meets with any number of them.”--The Times.
Boris the Bear Hunter. A Tale of Peter the Great and His Times. By FRED
WISHAW. 12mo. cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“This is a capital story. The characters are marked and lifelike, and it
is full of incident and adventure.”--Standard.
Michael Strogoff; or, The Courier of the Czar. By JULES VERNE. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“The story is full of originality and vigor. The characters are
lifelike, there is plenty of stirring incident, the interest is
sustained throughout, and every boy will enjoy following the fortunes of
the hero.”--Journal of Education.
Mother Carey’s Chicken. Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle. By GEORGE
MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Undoubtedly one of the best Mr. Fenn has written. The incidents are of
thrilling interest, while the characters are drawn with a care and
completeness rarely found in a boy’s book.”--Literary World.
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