The aim of The World of Animal Life is to give in non-scientific language an account of those inhabitants of the land, sea, and sky with whose names we are all familiar, but concerning whose manner of life the majority of us have only the haziest conceptions.
“An admirable volume for the young mind enquiring after Nature.”—Birmingham Gazette.
J. CHALMERS
Fighting the Matabele: A Story of Adventure in Rhodesia. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. 3s.
A story of the great Matabele rising in 1896. The hero and his friends are surprised by the revolted natives in the heart of the Matopo mountains, and after experiencing many stirring adventures eventually make their way back to Buluwayo. The hero subsequently joins the Africander Corps, and distinguishes himself in the operations by which the insurrection is crushed.
“The stormy times of the recent insurrection in Matabeleland are described with a piquantness which will ensure the book becoming a favourite.”—Liverpool Courier.
A. J. CHURCH
Lords of the World: A Tale of the Fall of Carthage and Corinth. Illustrated by Ralph Peacock. 3s. 6d.
Cleanor, a young Greek, whose native town has been barbarously destroyed, struggles to resist the growing power of Rome. He sees Carthage and Corinth fall, and at last owns that the Romans are better fitted than any other nation to be Lords of the World.
“As a boy’s book, Lords of the World deserves a hearty welcome.”—Spectator.