The Boys of Fairmead. By M.C. Rowsell. With Original Illustrations by Chris Hammond. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bev. boards, price 3s. 6d.
"It is always a pleasure to take up a book by Miss Rowsell, whether she writes for juveniles or adults, whether her pen be employed in history, biography, or fiction, she invariably shows the cultured mind and the polished diction of the writer, thinker and gentlewoman. This book has adventure, and it has to a marked degree humour. Essentially a book for boys, their elders will read it with pleasure."—Public Opinion.
The Fortunes of Claude. By Edgar Pickering. Illustrated by Lancelot Speed. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, price 3s. 6d.
This volume narrates the adventures of Claude, a nameless orphan, who finds not only his name, but fortune and relations, whilst serving in the army of "Bonnie Prince Charlie." He takes part in the battle of Culloden, his escape therefrom and subsequent adventures will be read with breathless interest by every boy who is the fortunate possessor of this book. The illustrations by Mr. Speed add much to the interest of the story.
A Chase Round the World. By Robert Overton. Illustrated by A. Monro. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, price 3s. 6d.
The boy hero in this tale is occupied throughout in an honourable endeavour to clear his father's name from the shadow of suspicion which rests upon it, and to recover a stolen treasure. How he succeeds in his quest, which carries him round the world and leads to many strange adventures we leave to the readers of the story to find out. Suffice it to say that the plot is admirably worked out, and there is not a dull page from cover to cover.
In Quest of Sheba's Treasure. A Perilous Adventure by Sea and Land. By S. Walkey. Illustrated by G. Hutchinson. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards, price 3s. 6d.
"A rousing book of adventure is 'In Quest of Sheba's Treasure,' by S. Walkey, a tale of the days of Nelson (of whom, however, we get but a glimpse) and of some bold Devon lads who went off to the Bedouin desert in quest of the treasure of the Queen of Sheba, to which they had obtained a clue. And after many perils and breathless escapes they find it."—Glasgow Herald.
Lost in African Jungles. By Frederick Whishaw. With Four Original Illustrations by J.B. Greene. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards, price 3s. 6d.
"'Lost in African Jungles' transports us by the magic wand of Fred. Whishaw to the other side of the world, where plenty of perils from men and beasts abound. Apart from being an excellent entertainment in itself, the book will serve to illustrate the difficulties encountered by British Colonists in the conquest of Lobengula."—Birmingham Gazette.