BLACKIE’S NEW THREE-SHILLING SERIES.
In crown 8vo. Beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound.
Highways and High Seas: By F. Frankfort Moore. With 6 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. 3s.
“This is one of the best stories Mr. Moore has written, perhaps the very best. The exciting adventures are sure to attract boys.”—Spectator.
Under Hatches: or, Ned Woodthorpe’s Adventures. By F. Frankfort Moore. Illustrated by A. Forestier. 3s.
“The story as a story is one that will just suit boys all the world over. The characters are well drawn and consistent.”—Schoolmaster.
The Missing Merchantman. By Harry Collingwood. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. Overend. 3s.
“One of the author’s best sea stories. The hero is as heroic as any boy could desire, and the ending is extremely happy.”—British Weekly.
Menhardoc: A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines. By G. Manville Fenn. Illustrated by C. J. Staniland, r.i. 3s.
“The Cornish fishermen are drawn from life, and stand out from the pages in their jerseys and sea-boots all sprinkled with silvery pilchard scales.”—Spectator.
Yussuf the Guide: or, The Mountain Bandits. By G. Manville Fenn. With 6 page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. 3s.
“Told with such real freshness and vigour that the reader feels he is actually one of the party, sharing in the fun and facing the dangers.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
Patience Wins: or, War in the Works. By George Manville Fenn. With 6 page Illustrations. 3s.
“Mr. Fenn has never hit upon a happier plan than in writing this story of Yorkshire factory life. The whole book is all aglow with life.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
Mother Carey’s Chicken. By G. Manville Fenn. With 6 page Illustrations by A. Forestier. 3s.
“The incidents are of thrilling interest, while the characters are drawn with a care and completeness rarely found in a boys’ book.”—Literary World.
Robinson Crusoe. With 100 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 3s.
“One of the best issues, if not absolutely the best, of Defoe’s work which has ever appeared.”—The Standard.
Perseverance Island: or, The Robinson Crusoe of the 19th Century. By Douglas Frazar. With 6 page Illustrations. 3s.
Gulliver’s Travels. With 100 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 3s.
“Mr. Gordon Browne is, to my thinking, incomparably the most artistic, spirited, and brilliant of our illustrators of books for boys, and one of the most humorous also, as his illustrations of ‘Gulliver’ amply testify.”—Truth.
The Wigwam and the War-path: Stories of the Red Indians. By Ascott R. Hope. With 6 page Illustrations. 3s.
“Is notably good. It gives a very vivid picture of life among the Indians, which will delight the heart of many a schoolboy.”—Spectator.
The Loss of John Humble: What Led to It, and What Came of It. By G. Norway. With 6 page Illustrations by John Schönberg, 3s.
“Full of life and adventure. The interest of the story is sustained without a break from first to last.”—Standard.
Hussein the Hostage. By G. Norway. With 6 page Illustrations by John Schönberg. 3s.
“Hussein the Hostage is full of originality and vigour. The characters are lifelike, there is plenty of stirring incident, and the interest is sustained throughout.”—Journal of Education.
Cousin Geoffrey and I. By Caroline Austin. With 6 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. 3s.
“Miss Austin’s story is bright, clever, and well developed.”—Saturday Review.
Reduced Illustration from “Cousin Geoffrey”.
Girl Neighbours: or, The Old Fashion and the New. By Sarah Tytler. Illustrated by C. T. Garland. 3s.
“One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Sarah Tytler’s stories. It is very healthy, very agreeable, and very well written.”—The Spectator.
The Rover’s Secret: a Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba. By Harry Collingwood. With 6 page Illustrations by W. C. Symons. 3s.
“The Rover’s Secret is by far the best sea story we have read for years, and is certain to give unalloyed pleasure to boys.”—Saturday Review.
The Congo Rovers: A Story of the Slave Squadron. By Harry Collingwood. With 6 page Illustrations. 3s.
“No better sea story has lately been written than the Congo Rovers. It is as original as any boy could desire.”—Morning Post.