"Mr. Manville Fenn has here hit upon a capital idea.... This is among the best of the boys' books of the season."—The Times.
"This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open."—Saturday Review.
"We can conceive of no more attractive present for a young naturalist."—Land and Water.
"The late Lord Palmerston used to say that one use of war was to teach geography; such books as this teach it in a more harmless and cheaper way."—Athenæum.
BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
"Mr. G. A. Henty has found a formidable rival in Mr. Collingwood."—Academy.
THE LOG OF THE "FLYING FISH:"
A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure. By Harry Collingwood. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s.
In this story the aim of the author has been, not only to interest and amuse, but also to stimulate a taste for scientific study. He has utilized natural science as a peg whereon to hang the web of a narrative of absorbing interest, interweaving therewith sundry very striking scientific facts in such a manner as to provoke a desire for further information.