TO THE FAR SOUTH.
“And so you want me to go back to Australia alone? But, my dear madam,
consider. Though I say it, this is a really first-rate opening for
Jim--and remember the advantage to your own children. You won’t think
me impertinent, will you, for what may seem a cool sort of interference
in your affairs? You and all your family have been so kind to me that I
can’t help taking a warm interest in your children; and as for Jim--I
think he’s first-rate. I quite admit that, in wanting him, I’ve a
selfish regard for my own concerns.”
“I don’t believe there’s an atom of selfishness about you, Mr.
Lessing,” replied Mrs. Morland, speaking slowly and very sincerely. “I
am not in the least offended by your frank speech, for I appreciate
to the full all you say about my children. Among ‘my children’, you
must please include Jim; and when I say that your opinion of him is
also mine, I think you will see why I want to keep him with me. He is
willing to endure exile for the sake of his sister and brother; but I
no longer think, as I’m afraid I did once, that Jim ought to give all
and receive nothing. Frances and Austin are not afraid of work, and
are anxious to do all they can to ease the load which, as you know,
at present lies chiefly on their brother. By and by they will relieve
him more. No, Mr. Lessing, we can’t part with Jim. To be plain, we are
indebted to you for teaching us how much we need him.”
“Then that’s all right,” returned Tom heartily, “and glad am I to hear
it. I didn’t take long to see that the foolish lad was breaking his
heart because he fancied the young folks and you would just as soon be
without him. So, thought I, let Jim put it to the test: if he’s right,
he’ll do better to make a fresh start and learn to stand alone; if he’s
wrong, he’ll be a happy fellow when he discovers it. There, you’ll
forgive me, won’t you? I meant my offer straight enough, and I mean it
still. It rests with you whether Jim has a way made clear for him, or
whether he hasn’t. He won’t leave you and the children. Well and good:
let you and the children come with him. A minute more--best allow me
to say my say, and then you’ll find it easier to answer. My place out
there is not so lonely that you need fear to be beyond civilization.
There’s Douglas Town near at hand, with good schools and the rest, and
plenty of nice folk of a sort you could make friends with. Then the air
is dry and bracing--just the thing for your boy. Lastly,--and this is
a bit personal, maybe,--if you and the young people came out with Jim,
you’d find a home ready-made. The Creek Farm badly wants a mistress,
and I’d be proud to see you reign there, and grateful too. I’m not
a marrying man--now. I had my dream;--you’ll not think the worse of
me, Mrs. Morland,--it’s over. But I can fancy what a difference it
would make out yonder, if there were a kindly, gracious gentlewoman in
authority. As for Miss Frances, she’d just be the light of the place.
Last of all, I’d like to say that our exile--for so it is to every son
of Old England--needn’t be for always. When Jim and I had made our
pile,--and we’d try to be quick about it,--we’d all come home again; in
time, maybe, for Austin to keep his terms at Oxford. Well, that’s all
I need trouble you with for a first start; details can follow. I think
you know enough to be able to decide.”
* * * * *
Mrs. Morland’s decision was not arrived at all at once, or without some
serious deliberations with her “trio”. They were all old enough to
comprehend both the advantages and disadvantages of the plan proposed
by Lessing; but Austin’s delight at the prospect of becoming a
“backwoodsman” was not to be damped by the assurance that in Australia,
as in England, he would have to be just a schoolboy for a good while
yet. The only regret of the two youngest of the family was the
anticipation of a long parting from friends tried and true; but various
circumstances rendered this outlook less dismal than it might have
been. Florry Fane and her parents were going to the Normandy aunt for
a lengthy stay; Guy Gordon and Frank Temple were bound for Harrow next
term; Betty Turner and the First Violin were at the same date to become
pupils of Miss Cliveden at Haversfield College.
And Max? Well, Max’s movements were decided for him by Frances at the
outset of the family deliberations.
“A voyage to Australia! The very thing for Max! And we could keep him
out there until he was quite well and strong, and bring him back in
time for college with Austin!”
“Yes, we must have Max,” declared Lessing, who had given a good many
hours to the entertainment of Woodend’s petted “hero”, and accounted
himself a favoured friend of the young Doctor and the old. “And why
shouldn’t his father come too? I’d guarantee him plenty of practice:
we’d give our ears for an English medical man out there. I’ll wager
he’d make his fortune faster than any of us.”
After that, Dr. Brenton joined in one or two of the councils, but his
decision was arrived at more easily than Mrs. Morland’s. He had only
Max to think of, and Sir Gerald said that a sea-voyage and a prolonged
residence in a fine climate would certainly save Max for a useful
maturity. The Doctor set his old dreams aside, and made a final draw on
“Examinations”. If that hoarded fund would give his boy present ease
and future vigour, he could afford to wait patiently and let the world
slip by. Some day Max would find his life-work: what it might be his
father no longer cared to anticipate. Enough to know that the crown
of a worthy manhood must be the unfailing reward of a generous and
unselfish youth.
At last Mrs. Morland spoke.
“Children, I think that we will go. Jim ought to have his chance, and
we don’t wish to separate. That, after all, sums up everything for the
present, so the question is answered easily enough.... Now, we must not
keep back Mr. Lessing, and he is kindly anxious to take us with him.
Besides, let us remember Max, whose hope of health depends, it seems,
on a quick departure. We must help each other to make haste.”
* * * * *
We cannot here follow our three young Altruists into their busy lives
across seas; but we know that they will ever be the best of comrades,
and never better than when sharing willing labours in the service of
all who need their aid.
Frances’s motto, “Help Others”, was faithfully cherished in her old
home. Woodend kept up constant communication with the Creek Farm, and
still hoped some day to welcome the wanderers back. Meanwhile, a branch
“Society of Altruists” was started in the new home in the far southern
continent; and Antipodean school-fellows of Frances and Austin became
oddly familiar with a certain corner of Old England, and with the girls
and boys who worked and played together there.
THE END.
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=Paris at Bay=: A Story of the Siege and the Commune. By HERBERT
HAYENS. With 8 page Illustrations by STANLEY L. WOOD. 5_s._
“The story culminates in the terrible struggle between the
Versaillists and the men who follow the red flag. Mr. Hayens holds the
balance with commendable impartiality. He loves to describe a good
soldier on whichever side he may fight. Altogether _Paris at Bay_ is
of more than average merit.”--_Spectator._
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
“Mr. Fenn stands in the foremost rank of writers in this
department.”--_Daily News._
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=Dick o’ the Fens=: A Romance of the Great East Swamp. By G. MANVILLE
FENN. Illustrated by FRANK DADD. 6_s._
“We conscientiously believe that boys will find it capital reading.
It is full of incident and mystery, and the mystery is kept up to the
last moment. It is rich in effective local colouring; and it has a
historical interest.”--_Times._
=Devon Boys=: A Tale of the North Shore. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 12
page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._
“An admirable story, as remarkable for the individuality of its
young heroes as for the excellent descriptions of coast scenery and
life in North Devon. It is one of the best books we have seen this
season.”--_Athenæum._
=The Golden Magnet=: A Tale of the Land of the Incas. By G. MANVILLE
FENN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._
“There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull
page in the book, and many will be read with breathless interest. ‘The
Golden Magnet’ is, of course, the same one that attracted Raleigh and
the heroes of _Westward Ho!_”--_Journal of Education._
=In the King’s Name=: or, The Cruise of the _Kestrel_. By G. MANVILLE
FENN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._
“The best of all Mr. Fenn’s productions in this field. It has the
great quality of always ‘moving on’, adventure following adventure in
constant succession.”--_Daily News._
=Nat the Naturalist=: A Boy’s Adventures in the Eastern Seas. By G.
MANVILLE FENN. With 8 page Pictures. 5_s._
“This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops
resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open.”--_Saturday Review._
=Bunyip Land=: The Story of a Wild Journey in New Guinea. By G.
MANVILLE FENN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 4_s._
“Mr. Fenn deserves the thanks of everybody for Bunyip Land, and we
may venture to promise that a quiet week may be reckoned on whilst
the youngsters have such fascinating literature provided for their
evenings’ amusement.”--_Spectator._
=Quicksilver=: or, A Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. By GEORGE MANVILLE
FENN. With 6 page Illustrations by FRANK DADD. 3_s._ 6_d._
“_Quicksilver_ is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of
story-writers for boys--George Manville Fenn--has surpassed himself.
It is an ideal book for a boy’s library.”--_Practical Teacher._
=Brownsmith’s Boy=: A Romance in a Garden. By G. MANVILLE FENN. With 6
page Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._
“Mr. Fenn’s books are among the best, if not altogether the best,
of the stories for boys. Mr. Fenn is at his best in _Brownsmith’s
Boy_.”--_Pictorial World._
⁂ For other Books by G. MANVILLE FENN, see page 22.
BY GEORGE MAC DONALD.
“Dr. George Mac Donald is one of the cleverest of writers for
children.”--_The Record._
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=A Rough Shaking.= By GEORGE MAC DONALD. With 12 page Illustrations by
W. PARKINSON. 6_s._
“One of the very best books for boys that has been written. It is
full of material peculiarly well adapted for the young, containing in
a marked degree the elements of all that is necessary to make up a
perfect boys’ book.”--_Teachers’ Aid._
=At the Back of the North Wind.= By GEORGE MAC DONALD. With 75
Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. 5_s._
“The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos.... We
stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth.”--_The
Times._
=Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood.= By GEO. MAC DONALD. With 36 Illustrations
by ARTHUR HUGHES. 5_s._
“The sympathy with boy-nature in _Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood_ is
perfect. It is a beautiful picture of childhood, teaching by its
impressions and suggestions all noble things.”--_British Quarterly
Review._
=The Princess and the Goblin.= By GEORGE MAC DONALD. With 32
Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._
“Little of what is written for children has the lightness of touch and
play of fancy which are characteristic of George Mac Donald’s fairy
tales. Mr. Arthur Hughes’s illustrations are all that illustrations
should be.”--_Manchester Guardian._
=The Princess and Curdie.= By GEORGE MAC DONALD. With 8 page
Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._
“There is the finest and rarest genius in this brilliant story.
Upgrown people would do wisely occasionally to lay aside their
newspapers and magazines to spend an hour with _Curdie_ and the
_Princess_.”--_Sheffield Independent._
BY ASCOTT R. HOPE.
“Such is the charm of Mr. Hope’s narrative that it is impossible to
begin one of his tales without finishing it.”--_St. James’s Gazette._
=The Seven Wise Scholars.= By ASCOTT R. HOPE. With nearly 100
Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._
“As full of fun as a volume of _Punch_; with illustrations,
more laughter-provoking than most we have seen since Leech
died.”--_Sheffield Independent._
=Stories of Old Renown=: Tales of Knights and Heroes. By A. R. HOPE.
With 100 Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._ 6_d._
“A really fascinating book worthy of its telling title. There is, we
venture to say, not a dull page in the book, not a story which will
not bear a second reading.”--_Guardian._
=Young Travellers’ Tales.= By ASCOTT R. HOPE. With 6 Illustrations by
H. J. DRAPER. 3_s._ 6_d._
“Possess a high value for instruction as well as for entertainment.
His quiet, level humour bubbles up on every page.”--_Daily Chronicle._
BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
“As a story-teller Mr. Collingwood is not surpassed.”--_Spectator._
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=The Log of a Privateersman.= By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 12 page
Illustrations by W. RAINEY, R.I. 6_s._
“The narrative is breezy, vivid, and full of incidents, faithful in
nautical colouring, and altogether delightful.”--_Pall Mall Gazette._
=The Pirate Island.= By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 8 page Pictures by C.
J. STANILAND and J. R. WELLS. 5_s._
“A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is
superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better-known Mr.
Clark Russell.”--_The Times._
=The Log of the “Flying Fish”=: A Story of Aerial and Submarine
Adventure. By HARRY COLLINGWOOD. With 6 page Illustrations by GORDON
BROWNE. 3_s._ 6_d._
“The _Flying Fish_ actually surpasses all Jules Verne’s creations;
with incredible speed she flies through the air, skims over the
surface of the water, and darts along the ocean bed. We strongly
recommend our schoolboy friends to possess themselves of her
log.”--_Athenæum._
⁂ For other Books by Harry Collingwood, see pages 22 and 23.
BY KIRK MUNROE.
“Captain Mayne Reid and Gustave Aimard find a worthy successor in Mr.
Kirk Munroe.”--_St. James’s Gazette._
=With Crockett and Bowie=: A Tale of Texas. By KIRK MUNROE. With 8 page
Illustrations by VICTOR PERARD. 5_s._
“Mr. Munroe has constructed his plot with undoubted skill, and his
descriptions of the combats between the Texans and the Mexicans are
brilliantly _graphic_. This is in every sense one of the best books
for boys that has been produced this season.”--_Spectator._
=Through Swamp and Glade=: A Tale of the Seminole War. By KIRK MUNROE.
With 8 Illustrations by VICTOR PERARD. 5_s._
“The hero of _Through Swamp and Glade_ will find many ardent
champions, and the name of Coachoochie become as familiar in the
schoolboy’s ear as that of the headmaster.”--_St. James’s Gazette._
=At War with Pontiac=: or, The Totem of the Bear. By KIRK MUNROE. With
8 Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 5_s._
“Is in the best manner of Cooper. There is a character who is the
parallel of Hawkeye, as the Chingachgooks and Uncas have likewise
their counterparts.”--_The Times._
=The White Conquerors of Mexico=: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec. By KIRK
MUNROE. With 8 Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 5_s._
“Mr. Munroe gives most vivid pictures of the religious and civil
polity of the Aztecs, and of everyday life, as he imagines it,
in the streets and market-places of the magnificent capital of
Montezuma.”--_The Times._
FINELY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
=Red Apple and Silver Bells=: a Book of Verse for Children of all Ages.
By HAMISH HENDRY. With over 150 charming Illustrations by Miss ALICE B.
WOODWARD. Square 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 6_s._
“Mr. Hendry sees the world as children see it, and he writes
charmingly and musically about it; many, indeed most, of his verses
are delightful in all respects--childish, but not silly; funny,
but not foolish; and sweet without being goody. Miss Woodward’s
designs are just what the verses require, and they are carefully and
delicately drawn and exquisitely finished after nature; consequently
they are beautiful.”--_Athenæum._
=Just Forty Winks=: or, The Droll Adventures of Davie Trot. By HAMISH
HENDRY. With 70 humorous Illustrations by GERTRUDE M. BRADLEY. Square
8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 5_s._
“Daintily illustrated; _Just Forty Winks_ is an eye-opener for the
little ones, who will enjoy the amazing adventures of _Davie Trot_
down the long lane that has so many turns in dreamland.”--_Punch._
“_Just Forty Winks_ is full of high spirits and most excellent
invention.”--_Spectator._
=To Tell the King the Sky is Falling.= By SHEILA E. BRAINE. With over
80 quaint and clever Illustrations by ALICE B. WOODWARD. Square 8vo,
cloth, decorated boards, gilt edges, 5_s._
“It is witty and ingenious, and it has certain qualities which
children are quick to perceive and appreciate--a genuine love of fun,
affectionateness, and sympathy, from their points of view.”--_Bookman._
BOOKS FOR GIRLS.
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=Banshee Castle.= By ROSA MULHOLLAND (Lady Gilbert). With 12 page
Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 6_s._
“One of the most fascinating of Miss Rosa Mulholland’s many
fascinating stories.”--_Athenæum._
=Giannetta.= By ROSA MULHOLLAND (Lady Gilbert). With 8 page
Illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 5_s._
“One of the most attractive gift-books of the season.”--_The Academy._
=A Girl’s Loyalty.= By FRANCES ARMSTRONG. With 8 page Illustrations by
JOHN H. BACON. 5_s._
“There is no doubt as to the good quality of _A Girl’s Loyalty_. The
book is one which would enrich any girl’s book-shelf.”--_St. James’s
Gazette._
=A Fair Claimant=: Being a Story for Girls. By FRANCES ARMSTRONG.
Illustrated by GERTRUDE D. HAMMOND. 5_s._
“As a gift-book for big girls it is among the best new books of
the kind. The story is interesting and natural, from first to
last.”--_Westminster Gazette._
[Illustration]
=Adventures in Toyland.= By EDITH KING HALL. With 8 page Pictures
printed in Colour, and 70 Black-and-White Illustrations throughout the
text, by ALICE B. WOODWARD. Crown 4to, decorated cloth boards, gilt
edges, 5_s._
“One of the funniest as well as one of the daintiest books of the
season. The Adventures are graphically described in a very humorous
way.”--_Pall Mall Gazette._
“The story is a capital ‘make-believe’, and exhibits real knowledge on
the part of both author and illustrator of what children want, as well
as an unusual power of supplying it.”--_Literature._
BY ROBERT LEIGHTON.
“Mr. Robert Leighton has taken a place in the very front rank of the
writers of stories for boys.”--_Daily Graphic._
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges._
=The Golden Galleon=: A Narrative of the Adventures of Master Gilbert
Oglander, under the gallant Sir Richard Grenville in the great
sea-fight off Flores. By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by
WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 5_s._
“The story itself is a capital one, but the chief merit lies in the
telling. It presents an excellent picture of life in England, both on
land and sea, in the days of Elizabeth.”--_Standard._
=Olaf the Glorious.= By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by
RALPH PEACOCK, and a Map. 5_s._
“Is as good as anything of the kind we have met with. Mr. Leighton
more than holds his own with Rider Haggard and Baring-Gould.”--_The
Times._
=The Wreck of “The Golden Fleece”=: The story of a North Sea
Fisher-boy. By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by F.
BRANGWYN. 5_s._
“This story should add considerably to Mr. Leighton’s high reputation.
Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The
plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors
are capital.”--_The Times._
=The Pilots of Pomona=: A Story of the Orkney Islands. By ROBERT
LEIGHTON. Illustrated by JOHN LEIGHTON. 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.”--_Glasgow Evening Times._
=The Thirsty Sword=: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland
(1262-63). By ROBERT LEIGHTON. With 8 page Illustrations by A. PEARSE.
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.”--_Schoolmaster._
* * * * *
=The Clever Miss Follett.= By J. K. H. DENNY. With 12 page
Illustrations by GERTRUDE D. HAMMOND. 6_s._
“Just the book to give to girls, who will delight both in the
letterpress and the illustrations. Miss Hammond has never done better
work.”--_Review of Reviews._
* * * * *
=The Heiress of Courtleroy.= By ANNE BEALE. With 8 page Illustrations
by T. C. H. CASTLE. 5_s._
“We can speak highly of the grace with which Miss Beale relates how
the young ‘Heiress of Courtleroy’ had such good influence over her
uncle as to win him from his intensely selfish ways.”--_Guardian._
_TWELFTH EDITION OF THE UNIVERSE._
=The Universe=: or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little. A
Sketch of Contrasts in Creation, and Marvels revealed and explained by
Natural Science. By F. A. POUCHET, M.D. With 272 Engravings on wood,
of which 55 are full-page size, and 4 Coloured Illustrations. _Twelfth
Edition_, medium 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 7_s._ 6_d._; also
morocco antique, 16_s._
“Dr. Pouchet’s wonderful work on _The Universe_, than which there is
no book better calculated to encourage the study of nature.”--_Pall
Mall Gazette._
“We know no better book of the kind for a schoolroom
library.”--_Bookman._
BY G. NORWAY.
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=A Prisoner of War=: A Story of the Time of Napoleon Bonaparte. By G.
NORWAY. With 6 page Illustrations by ROBT. BARNES, A.R.W.S. 3_s._ 6_d._
“More hairbreadth escapes from death by starvation, by ice, by
fighting, &c., were never before surmounted.... It is a fine
yarn.”--_The Guardian._
=A True Cornish Maid.= By G. NORWAY. With 6 page Illustrations by J.
FINNEMORE. 3_s._ 6_d._
“There is some excellent reading.... Mrs. Norway brings before the
eyes of her readers the good Cornish folk, their speech, their
manners, and their ways. _A True Cornish Maid_ deserves to be
popular.”--_Athenæum._
⁂ For other Books by G. NORWAY see p. 23.
* * * * *
=Under False Colours=: A Story from Two Girls’ Lives. By SARAH DOUDNEY.
Illustrated by G. G. KILBURNE. 4_s._
“Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned stories--pure
in style and original in conception; but we have seen nothing from her
pen equal in dramatic energy to this book.”--_Christian Leader._
=With the Sea Kings=: A Story of the Days of Lord Nelson. By F. H.
WINDER. Illustrated by W. S. STACEY. 4_s._
“Just the book to put into a boy’s hands. Every chapter contains
boardings, cuttings out, fighting pirates, escapes of thrilling
audacity, and captures by corsairs, sufficient to turn the quietest
boy’s head. The story culminates in a vigorous account of the battle
of Trafalgar. Happy boys!”--_The Academy._
=Dr. Jolliffe’s Boys=: A Tale of Weston School. By LEWIS HOUGH. With 6
page Pictures. 3_s._ 6_d._
“Young people who appreciate _Tom Brown’s School-days_ will find
this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book.”--_Newcastle
Journal._
=Dora=: or, A Girl without a Home. By Mrs. R. H. READ. With 6 page
Illustrations by PAUL HARDY. 3_s._ 6_d._
“It is no slight thing, in an age of rubbish, to get a story so pure
and healthy as this.”--_The Academy._
BY DR. GORDON STABLES, R.N.
“In all Dr. Gordon Stables’ books for boys we are sure to find
a wholesome tone, plenty of instruction, and abundance of
adventure.”--_Saturday Review._
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=The Naval Cadet.= By GORDON STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N. With 6 page
Illustrations by WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._
“A really interesting travellers’ tale, with plenty of fun and
incident in it.”--_Spectator._
“Love and war and ‘gun-room fun’ combine to make the history of _The
Naval Cadet_ a very readable book.”--_Literature._
=For Life and Liberty.= By GORDON STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N. With 8
Illustrations by SYDNEY PAGET, and a Map. 5_s._
“The story is lively and spirited, with abundance of blockade-running,
hard fighting, narrow escapes, and introductions to some of the most
distinguished generals on both sides.”--_The Times._
=To Greenland and the Pole.= By GORDON STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N. With 8
page Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY, and a Map. 5_s._
“His Arctic explorers have the verisimilitude of life. It is one of
the books of the season, and one of the best Mr. Stables has ever
written.”--_Truth._
=Westward with Columbus.= By GORDON STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N. With 8
page Illustrations by A. PEARSE. 5_s._
“We must place _Westward with Columbus_ among those books that all
boys ought to read.”--_The Spectator._
=’Twixt School and College=: A Tale of Self-reliance. By GORDON
STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N. Illustrated by W. PARKINSON. 5_s._
“One of the best of a prolific writer’s books for boys, and inculcates
the virtue of self-reliance.”--_Athenæum._
BY HUGH ST. LEGER.
=An Ocean Outlaw=: A Story of Adventure in the good ship _Margaret_.
With Illustrations by WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 4_s._
“We know no modern boys’ book in which there is more sound, hearty,
good-humoured fun, or of which the tone is more wholesome and bracing
than Mr. St. Leger’s.”--_National Observer._
=Hallowe’en Ahoy!= or, Lost on the Crozet Islands. By HUGH ST. LEGER.
With 6 Illustrations by H. J. DRAPER. 4_s._
“One of the best stories of seafaring life and adventure which
have appeared this season. No boy who begins it but will wish to
join the _Britannia_ long before he finishes these delightful
pages.”--_Academy._
=Sou’wester and Sword.= By HUGH ST. LEGER. With 6 page Illustrations by
HAL HURST. 4_s._
“As racy a tale of life at sea and war adventure as we have met with
for some time.... Altogether the sort of book that boys will revel
in.”--_Athenæum._
BY CHARLES W. WHISTLER.
“Historical tales are always welcome when they are told by such a
prince of story-tellers as Mr. CHARLES W. WHISTLER.”--_The Record._
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=King Olaf’s Kinsman=: A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the
Danes. By CHARLES W. WHISTLER. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H.
MARGETSON. 4_s._
“Mr. Whistler’s story is in fine an excellent one--worthy to rank with
some of R. L. Stevenson’s tales for boys.”--_St. James’s Gazette._
=Wulfric the Weapon-Thane=: The Story of the Danish Conquest of
East Anglia. By CHARLES W. WHISTLER. With 6 Illustrations by W. H.
MARGETSON. 4_s._
“A picturesque and energetic story. A worthy companion to his capital
story, _A Thane of Wessex_. One that will delight all active-minded
boys.”--_Saturday Review._
=A Thane of Wessex=: Being the Story of the Great Viking Raid of 845.
By CHARLES W. WHISTLER. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. MARGETSON. 3_s._
6_d._
“The story is told with spirit and force, and affords an excellent
picture of the life of the period.”--_Standard._
* * * * *
=Grettir the Outlaw=: A Story of Iceland. By S. BARING-GOULD. With 6
page Illustrations by M. ZENO DIEMER. 4_s._
=A Champion of the Faith=: A Tale of Prince Hal and the Lollards. By J.
M. CALLWELL. With 6 page Illustrations by HERBERT J. DRAPER. 4_s._
* * * * *
=Meg’s Friend.= By ALICE CORKRAN. With 6 page Illustrations by ROBERT
FOWLER. 3_s._ 6_d._
“One of Miss Corkran’s charming books for girls, narrated in that
simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the
first amongst writers for young people.”--_The Spectator._
=Margery Merton’s Girlhood.= By ALICE CORKRAN. With 6 page Pictures by
GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._ 6_d._
“Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightful
piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl who
studies painting in Paris.”--_Saturday Review._
=Down the Snow Stairs=: or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By ALICE
CORKRAN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._ 6_d._
“A gem of the first water, bearing upon every page the mark of genius.
It is indeed a Little Pilgrim’s Progress.”--_Christian Leader._
* * * * *
=Gold, Gold, in Cariboo.= By CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY. With 6 page
Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY. 3_s._ 6_d._
“We have seldom read a more exciting tale. There is a capital plot,
and the interest is sustained to the last page.”--_The Times._
BY ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=Violet Vereker’s Vanity.= By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG. With 6 page
Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._
“A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright,
sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling.”--_Sheffield
Independent._
=Three Bright Girls=: A Story of Chance and Mischance. By ANNIE E.
ARMSTRONG. Illustrated by W. PARKINSON. 3_s._ 6_d._
“Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very
best.”--_Teachers’ Aid._
=A Very Odd Girl=: or, Life at the Gabled Farm. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.
Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._
“The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only
bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and
teaching.”--_The Lady._
* * * * *
=The Captured Cruiser.= By C. J. HYNE. Illustrated by FRANK BRANGWYN.
3_s._ 6_d._
“The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has
now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for
boys.”--_Spectator._
* * * * *
=Afloat at Last=: A Sailor Boy’s Log of his Life at Sea. By JOHN C.
HUTCHESON. 3_s._ 6_d._
“As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish to put into the hands
of a boy.”--_Academy._
* * * * *
=Brother and Sister=: or, The Trials of the Moore Family. By ELIZABETH
J. LYSAGHT. 3_s._ 6_d._
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=Storied Holidays=: A Cycle of Red-letter Days. By E. S. BROOKS. With
12 page Illustrations by HOWARD PYLE. 3_s._ 6_d._
“It is a downright good book for a senior boy, and is eminently
readable from first to last.”--_Schoolmaster._
=Chivalric Days=: Stories of Courtesy and Courage in the Olden Times.
By E. S. BROOKS. With 20 Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._
“We have seldom come across a prettier collection of tales. These
charming stories of boys and girls of olden days are no mere
fictitious or imaginary sketches, but are real and actual records of
their sayings and doings.”--_Literary World._
=Historic Boys=: Their Endeavours, their Achievements, and their Times.
By E. S. BROOKS. With 12 page Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._
“A wholesome book, manly in tone; altogether one that should
incite boys to further acquaintance with those rulers of men whose
careers are narrated. We advise teachers to put it on their list of
prizes.”--_Knowledge._
BY EDGAR PICKERING.
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=A Stout English Bowman.= By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 page Illustrations
by WALTER S. STACEY. 3_s._ 6_d._
“A vivid romance of the times of Henry III. In drawing the various
pictures of this age of chivalry Mr. Pickering has caught the true
spirit of the period, and never once does he forget that he is writing
the sayings and doings of a past age.”--_Public Opinion._
=Two Gallant Rebels.= By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 Illustrations by W. H.
OVEREND. 3_s._ 6_d._
“There is something very attractive about Mr. Pickering’s style....
Boys will relish the relation of those dreadful and moving events,
which, indeed, will never lose their fascination for readers of all
ages.”--_The Spectator._
=In Press-Gang Days.= By EDGAR PICKERING. With 6 Illustrations by W. S.
STACEY. 3_s._ 6_d._
“It is of Marryat we think as we read this delightful story;
for it is not only a story of adventure with incidents well
conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and
well-distinguished.”--_Academy._
=An Old-Time Yarn.= By EDGAR PICKERING. Illustrated by ALFRED PEARSE.
3_s._ 6_d._
“And a very good yarn it is, with not a dull page from first to
last. There is a flavour of _Westward Ho!_ in this attractive
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Transcriber's Notes
A number of typographical errors were corrected silently.
Cover image is in the public domain.
Caption for illustration "The figure moved, rose, came forward with the
painful caution of dreary suspense" was incorrect in original image and
was changed to match the text.