"The brightest of all the living writers whose office it is to enchant
the boys."--_Christian Leader._
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=One Of the 28th:= A Tale of Waterloo. By G.A. Henty. With 8
full-page Illustrations by W.H. Overend, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, _5s._
Herbert Penfold, being desirous of benefiting the daughter of an
intimate friend, and Ralph Conway, the son of a lady to whom he had
once been engaged, draws up a will dividing his property between
them, and places it in a hiding-place only known to members of his
own family. At his death his two sisters determine to keep silence,
and the authorized search for the will, though apparently thorough,
fails to bring it to light. The mother of Ralph, however, succeeds
in entering the house as a servant, and after an arduous and
exciting search secures the will. In the meantime, her son has
himself passed through a series of adventures. The boat in which he
is fishing is run down by a French privateer, and Ralph, scrambling
on board, is forced to serve until the harbour of refuge is entered
by a British frigate. On his return he enters the army, and after
some rough service in Ireland, takes part in the Waterloo campaign,
from which he returns with the loss of an arm, but with a
substantial fortune, which is still further increased by his
marriage with his co-heir.
=The Cat Of Bubastes:= A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G.A. Henty.
With 8 full-page Illustrations by J.R. Weguelin. Crown 8vo,
cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"The story is highly enjoyable. We have pictures of Egyptian
domestic life, of sport, of religious ceremonial, and of other
things which may still be seen vividly portrayed by the brush of
Egyptian artists."--_The Spectator._
"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._
"Mr. Henty has fairly excelled himself in this admirable story of
romance and adventure. We have never examined a story-book that we
can recommend with more confidence as a boy's reward."--_Teachers'
Aid._
=The Dragon and the Raven:= Or, The Days of King Alfred. By G.A.
Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C.J. Staniland,
R.I. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"Perhaps the best story of the early days of England which has yet
been told."--_Court Journal._
"We know of no popular book in which the stirring incidents of
Alfred's reign are made accessible to young readers as they are
here."--_Scotsman._
=St. George for England:= A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G.A.
Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne, in
black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"Mr. Henty has done his work well, producing a strong story at once
instructive and entertaining."--_Glasgow Herald._
"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._