"The best of living writers for boys."--_Manchester Guardian_.
"The majority of writers of boys' books are content to provide their
young friends with mere reading. Herbert Strang offers them
literature."--_Glasgow Herald_.
HUMPHREY BOLD: His Chances and Mischances by Land and Sea. A Story of
the Time of Benbow
"Mr. Strang's work is astonishingly vivid and alive, and he imparts his
varied and wide knowledge with the easy mastery of an
artist."--_Publishers' Circular_.
ROB THE RANGER: a Story of the Fight for Canada.
"A stirring story of the Fight for Canada, bringing into relief the
romantic side of the great struggle, and showing the author's keen
observation, rapid and lucid narration, and clever construction at their
best."--_Educational Times_.
ONE OF CLIVE'S HEROES: a Story of the Fight for India.
"An absorbing story ... The narrative not only thrills, but also weaves
skilfully out of fact and fiction a clear impression of our fierce
struggle for India."--_Athenaeum_.
PALM TREE ISLAND: a Story of the South Seas.
"For desperate daring and resourceful ingenuity Harry Brent and Billy
Bobbin will be hard to beat, and many will be the boy who finds this
story of their trip to the South Seas full of fascination and
interest."--_Army and Navy Gazette_.
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