The Wreck of "The Golden Fleece:" The story of a North Sea Fisher-boy.
By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by FRANK BRANGWYN. Crown
8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
In this story the interest is mainly secured by a description of
life on the wild North Sea,--the hero being a parson's son who is
apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger. The lad has to
suffer many buffets from his shipmates, while the storms and
dangers which he braved on board the "North Star" are set forth
with minute knowledge and intense power. The wreck of "The Golden
Fleece" forms the climax to a thrilling series of desperate
mischances. From this point the narrative deals with a mysterious
highway robbery and murder; the trial of the accused fisherman;
his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high
seas. Altogether, this is a wholesome tale with plenty of
sea-water in it, and a fine run of breezy adventure.
The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands. By ROBERT
LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by JOHN LEIGHTON, and a Map. Crown
8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"A story which is quite as good in its way as _Treasure
Island_, and is full of adventure of a stirring yet most
natural kind. Although it is primarily a boys' book, it is a real
godsend to the elderly reader who likes something fresh--something
touched with the romance and magic of youth."--_Glasgow Evening
Times._
"His pictures of Orcadian life and nature are
charming."--_Saturday Review._
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland
(1262-63). By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by ALFRED
PEARSE, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._
"This is one of the most fascinating stories for boys that it has
ever been our pleasure to read. From first to last the interest
never flags. Boys will worship Kenric, who is a hero in every
sense of the word."--_Schoolmaster._
"It gives a lively idea of the wild life of the Western Islands in
those rough days, reminding one not seldom of Sir Walter Scott's
_Lord of the Isles_. It is full of incident and sensational
adventure."--_The Guardian._
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