"Boys like stirring adventures, and Mr. Henty is a master of this method of composition."—New York Times.
THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS
A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow. With 8 full-page Illustrations by W. H. Overend and 3 Maps. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
The hero, Julian Wyatt, after several adventures with smugglers, by whom he is handed over a prisoner to the French, regains his freedom and joins Napoleon's army in the Russian campaign. When the terrible retreat begins, Julian finds himself in the rearguard of the French army, fighting desperately. Ultimately he escapes out of the general disaster, and returns to England.
A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS
A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Ralph Peacock, and a Plan. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Gervaise Tresham, the hero of this story, joins the Order of the Knights of St. John, and proceeds to the stronghold of Rhodes. Subsequently he is appointed commander of a war-galley, and in his first voyage destroys a fleet of Moorish corsairs. During one of his cruises the young knight is attacked on shore, captured after a desperate struggle, and sold into slavery in Tripoli. He succeeds in escaping, and returns to Rhodes in time to take part in the defense of that fortress.
THE TIGER OF MYSORE
A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib. With 12 full-page Illustrations by W. H. Margetson, and a Map. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.
Dick Holland, whose father is supposed to be a captive of Tippoo Saib, goes to India to help him to escape. He joins the army under Lord Cornwallis, and takes part in the campaign against Tippoo. Afterwards he assumes a disguise, enters Seringapatam, and at last he discovers his father in the great stronghold of Savandroog. The hazardous rescue is at length accomplished, and the young fellow's dangerous mission is done.