“To any boy with a taste for sea-faring life we can hardly recommend a more appropriate volume.”—The Queen.
THE ORCHID SEEKERS. A Story of Adventure in Borneo. By Ashmore Russan and F. Boyle. With Sixteen Full-page Illustrations by A. Pearse and M. F. Hartley.
This is truly called a story of adventure, for, from first page to last, the reader is enthralled by the graphic descriptions of the many dangers experienced by the three orchid seekers who form the central figures. The vivid pictures of tropical scenery contrast well with the stirring records of fights with pirates and Chinese, whilst an extremely interesting account is given of Malay characters and customs.
THE RIDERS; or, Through Forest and Savannah with the Red Cockades. By Ashmore Russan and F. Boyle. With Twenty-six Original Illustrations by F. Pearse.
“The two authors keep their reader’s attention alive till the last line of the last chapter is reached, and then the book is laid down with thankfulness for an excellent story and a fund of information.”—The Birmingham Post.
“Any boy who gets this volume as a present will surely be full of gratitude to the giver, for it is truly a book of adventure such as English lads rejoice in.”—Lloyd’s News.
Reduced Illustration from “The Riders.”
YOUNG TOM BOWLING. A Story of the Boys of the British Navy. By J. C. Hutcheson. With numerous Illustrations and Initial Letters by J. B. Greene.