"Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."--_Sword and
Trowel._
One Of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 page
Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 5_s._
"Written with Homeric vigour 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 of
a winter's night enthralled as he rushes through them with
breathless interest 'from cover to cover.'"--_Observer._
The Cat Of Bubastes: A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G. A. HENTY. With 8
page Illustrations by J. R. WEGUELIN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 5_s._
"The story, from the critical moment of the killing of the sacred
cat to the perilous exodus into Asia with which it closes, is very
skilfully constructed and full of exciting adventures. It is
admirably illustrated."--_Saturday Review._
Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War. By G. A. HENTY.
With 8 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE, and a Map. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"It is a book which all young people, but especially boys, will
read with avidity."--_Athenaeum._
"A first-rate book for boys, brimful of adventure, of humorous and
interesting conversation, and of vivid pictures of colonial
life."--_Schoolmaster._
St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G. A. HENTY.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"Mr. Henty's historical novels for boys bid fair to supplement, on
their behalf, the historical labours of Sir Walter Scott in the
land of fiction."--_Standard._
"A story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible
style the author has endeavoured to show that determination and
enthusiasm can accomplish marvellous results; and that courage is
generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness."--_Pall
Mall Gazette._
The Bravest of the Brave: With Peterborough in Spain. By G. A. HENTY.
With 8 full-page Pictures by H. M. PAGET. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 5_s._
"Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work--to
enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and loving
kindness, as indispensable to the making of an English gentleman.
British lads will read _The Bravest of the Brave_ with
pleasure and profit; of that we are quite sure."--_Daily
Telegraph._
For Name and Fame: Or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. HENTY. With 8
full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 5_s._
"The best feature of the book, apart from its scenes of adventure,
is its honest effort to do justice to the patriotism of the Afghan
people."--_Daily News._
"Not only a rousing story, replete with all the varied forms of
excitement of a campaign, but, what is still more useful, an
account of a territory and its inhabitants which must for a long
time possess a supreme interest for Englishmen, as being the key
to our Indian Empire."--_Glasgow Herald._
Held Fast for England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. By G. A.
HENTY. With 8 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"Among them we would place first in interest and wholesome
educational value the story of the siege of Gibraltar.... There is
no cessation of exciting incident throughout the
story."--_Athenaeum._
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. By G. A.
HENTY. With 8 full-page Illustrations by J. SCHOeNBERG. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"Harry Sandwith, the Westminster boy, may fairly be said to beat
Mr. Henty's record. His adventures will delight boys by the
audacity and peril they depict. The story is one of Mr. Henty's
best."--_Saturday Review._
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G. A. HENTY. With 8
full-page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine
edges, 5_s._
"_By Sheer Pluck_ will be eagerly read."--_Athenaeum._
"Morally, the book is everything that could be desired, setting
before the boys a bright and bracing ideal of the English
gentleman."--_Christian Leader._
The Dragon and the Raven: Or, The Days of King Alfred. By G. A. HENTY.
With 8 page Illustrations by C. J. STANILAND, R.I. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"A story that may justly be styled remarkable. Boys, in reading
it, will be surprised to find how Alfred persevered, through years
of bloodshed and times of peace, to rescue his people from the
thraldom of the Danes. We hope the book will soon be widely known
in all our schools."--_Schoolmaster._
A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G. A. HENTY.
With 8 page Illustrations by W. B. WOLLEN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 5_s._
"All boys will read this story with eager and unflagging interest.
The episodes are in Mr. Henty's very best vein--graphic, exciting,
realistic; and, as in all Mr. Henty's books, the tendency is to
the formation of an honourable, manly, and even heroic
character."--_Birmingham Post._
Facing Death: Or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal
Mines. By G. A. HENTY. With 8 page Pictures by GORDON BROWNE. Crown
8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"If any father, godfather, clergyman, or schoolmaster is on the
look-out for a good book to give as a present to a boy who is
worth his salt, this is the book we would
recommend."--_Standard._
A Chapter of Adventures: Or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. By
G. A. HENTY. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
"Jack Robson and his two companions have their fill of excitement,
and their chapter of adventures is so brisk and entertaining we
could have wished it longer than it is."--_Saturday Review._
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