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Slow and Sure: The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
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 book 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.
"Mr. Henty is a giant among boys' writers, and his books are
sufficiently popular to be sure of a welcome anywhere. In stirring
interest, this is quite up to the level of Mr. Henty's former
historical tales."--Saturday Review.
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
of modesty, and innate pluck, carry him, naturally, from poverty to
affluence. George Andrews is an example of character with nothing to
cavil at, and stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic
life."--The Empire.
Among Malay Pirates. A Story of Adventure and Peril. By G. A. HENTY.
With illustrations. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
"Incident succeeds incident, and adventure is piled upon adventure,
and at the end the reader, be he boy or man, will have experienced
breathless enjoyment in a romantic story that must have taught him
much at its close."--Army and Navy Gazette.
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