"All boys will read this story with eager and unflagging interest. The episodes are in Mr. Henty's very best vein—graphic, exciting, realistic; and, as in all Mr. Henty's books, the tendency is to the formation of an honourable, manly, and even heroic character."—Birmingham Post.
Facing Death: Or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.
"If any father, godfather, clergyman, or schoolmaster is on the look-out for a good book to give as a present to a boy who is worth his salt, this is the book we would recommend."—Standard.
A Chapter of Adventures: Or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. By G. A. Henty. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. Overend. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"Jack Robson and his two companions have their fill of excitement, and their chapter of adventures is so brisk and entertaining we could have wished it longer than it is."—Saturday Review.
BY GEORGE MACDONALD.
A Rough Shaking. By George MacDonald. With 12 page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s.
"One of Mr. MacDonald's wonderful and charming stories."—Athenæum.
"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.