The hero passes through hurricanes and famines; and perilous risks from man-eaters, sharks, and other foes of the human race.
The Story of a Pocket Bible. By GEORGE E. SARGENT.
The Pocket Bible is made to write its own autobiography. Touching, but natural, scenes are described by a powerful hand, and great principles are enforced.
Captain Cook. His Life, Voyages and Discoveries. By W. H. G. KINGSTON.
The life and labours of this well-known explorer, his discoveries and various adventures among the South Sea Islands, are graphically described.
The Heir of Bragwell Hall. By ALFRED BEER.
A powerful story, in which the young heir, an objectionable person, encounters many disasters in a tour round the world; these change his whole character.
The Wallaby Man. By Dr. A. N. MALAN, F.G.S.
The "Wallaby Man" keeps a tame kangaroo. Two schoolboys attracted by the animal get mixed up, unwillingly, in two robberies. A very amusing story.
Untrue to His Trust; or, Plotters and Patriots. By HENRY JOHNSON.