Tyler wins a commission by a gallant act, but on the way to Borneo, there to join his ship, he is set upon by a band of Malay and Dyak pirates. He escapes to land, where he becomes the leader of a tribe of head-hunting Dyaks. They march through the forests towards Sarawak, defeating the pirates en route. Afterwards Tyler meets with many adventures, and sees hard fighting ere he is disabled by a wound.
“Young readers must be hard to please if With the Dyaks does not suit them.”—Spectator.
—A Hero of Lucknow: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny. Illustrated by William Rainey, r.i. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 5s.
The hero takes part in the defence of Cawnpore, but by good fortune slips away before the capitulation. Soon after he becomes a prisoner of a rebel leader. He is dragged to Lucknow, where he eludes his captors and gains the defences. But his adventures have not ended. Thanks to the knowledge which he has obtained of the city he is able to carry out successfully a hazardous expedition, and eventually reaches Delhi. He takes part in the capture of that city, and then marches to the relief of Lucknow.
“Full of action and picturesque adventure. A splendid book for boys, as Captain Brereton’s always are.”—British Weekly.
Dr. GORDON STABLES, R.N.
To Greenland and the Pole: A Story of the Arctic Regions. New Edition. 3s.
The story deals with skilöbning in the north of Scotland, deer-hunting in Norway, sealing in the Arctic, bear-stalking on the ice, the hardships of a journey across Greenland, and a voyage to the back of the North Pole.
“The adventures are actual experiences. It is one of the books of the season, and one of the best Mr. Stables has ever written.”—Truth.
ALEXANDER MACDONALD