"Stands far in advance of any other writer for boys as a teller of sea stories."—Standard.
THE CONGO ROVERS:
A Tale of the Slave Squadron. By Harry Collingwood. With 8 full-page Illustrations by J. Schönberg, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·50.
The scene of this tale is laid on the west coast of Africa, and in the lower reaches of the Congo; the characteristic scenery of the great river being delineated with wonderful accuracy and completeness of detail. The hero of the story—a midshipman on board one of the ships of the slave squadron—after being effectually laughed out of his boyish vanity, develops into a lad possessed of a large share of sound common sense, the exercise of which enables him to render much valuable service to his superior officers in unmasking a most daring and successful ruse on the part of the slavers.
"Mr. Collingwood carries us off for another cruise at sea, in The Congo Rovers, and boys will need no pressing to join the daring crew, which seeks adventures and meets with any number of them."—The Times.
"We can heartily recommend The Congo Rovers as a book that boys will be sure to read throughout with pleasure, and with advantage, also, to their morals and their imaginations."—Academy.