| Two Years Before the Mast | By | R. H. Dana. |
Other good sea books, not fiction:—
| My First Voyage | By | W. Stones. |
| The Voyage of the "Sunbeam" | " | Lady Brassey. |
| The Cruise of the "Cachalot" | " | F. T. Bullen. |
| The Cruise of the "Falcon" | " | E. F. Knight. |
Historical Stories for Boys
New historical stories are published in great numbers every year. The most popular author of this kind of book for boys is Mr. G. A. Henty, among whose very numerous historical tales, all good, are—
At Aboukir and Acre.
At Agincourt.
Bonnie Prince Charlie.
By Right of Conquest.
The Dash for Khartoum.
In the Reign of Terror.
With Moore at Corunna.
The Lion of St. Mark.
Maori and Settler.
St. Bartholomew's Eve.
Under Drake's Flag.
With Clive in India.
With Frederick the Great.
With Lee in Virginia.
By Rev. A. J. Church—
The Chantry Priest of Barnet.
The Count of the Saxon Shore.
Stories from English History.
With the King at Oxford.
Other historical tales:—
| Stories from Froissart | By | Henry Newbolt. |
| The Scottish Chiefs | " | Jane Porter. |
| The Children of the New Forest | " | Captain Marryat. |
| A Monk of Fife | " | Andrew Lang. |
| Grettir the Outlaw | " | Baring Gould. |
| The Story of Burnt Njal | " | Sir George Dasent. |
| Lorna Doone | " | R. D. Blackmore. |
| In Old Egypt | " | H. P. Mendes. |
| An Island Story | " | H. E. Marshall. |
| Scotland's Story | " | " |