“This is an amusing tale for boys, written in such an easy and flowing style that it will be most attractive to all readers.”—Court Journal.
THE LAND OF FIRE: A Tale of Adventure. By Captain Mayne Reid. With numerous Illustrations and a brief Life of the Author.
“The book has intrinsic merit enough to make it a favourite at any time.”—Post.
CONJURER DICK; or, The Adventures of a Young Wizard. By Angelo J. Lewis (Professor Hoffmann). With Illustrations.
“The Professor has an excellent vein of humour; and apart from the amusing character of his narrative, there is a fulness of knowledge imparted to the British youngster who is convinced that conjuring is an indispensable branch of education.”—Western Morning News.
LOST IN AFRICAN JUNGLES. By Frederick Whishaw. With Four Original Illustrations by J. B. Greene.
The Sheffield Independent says:—“The heroes are twin brothers, the scene is laid in the Chartered Company’s territories; and here straight-way we have elephants, lions, troopers, impis, Lobengula, cunningly welded by Mr. Whishaw into a breezy, hard-riding, hard-fighting romance which will quicken the pulse of every boy who is a lover of manly adventure.”
THE FUR TRADERS OF THE WEST; or, Adventures among the Redskins. By E. R. Suffling. With numerous Illustrations by Andriolli and Lancelot Speed.
It is the story of trade in Western America in the first years of Queen Victoria’s reign; when explorations were incomplete and Indians were foes who masked treachery under the guise of friendship, and every trader carried his life in his hands.
IN QUEST OF SHEBA’S TREASURE. By R. S. Walkey. Illustrated.