WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANK ABELL, PRINTED ON TONED PAPER.
Large crown 8vo., 422 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.
The Adventures of Maurice Drummore (Royal Marines), by Land and Sea. By Lindon Meadows, Author of “Whittlings from the West,” “College Recollections and Church Experiences,” “Jailbirds, or the Secrets of the Cells,” etc.
| “Every boy who is lucky enough to get
these adventures once into his hands will
be slow in parting with them until he has
brought the hero safely home through them
all.”—British Mail. “A very good sort of story it is, with more of flavour than most.”—World. | “We are inclined, after much deliberation, to call it the best book for boys ever written. Whoever wishes to give to a boy a book that will charm and enthral him, while imparting the noblest and healthiest impulses, let him choose ‘The Adventures of Maurice Drummore.’”—Christian Leader. |
| “We have seen nothing in this book to contradict at least the latter part of an opinion quoted in the preface from a correspondent, that it is one of the cleverest, and one of the healthiest, tales for boys with which the writer was acquainted.”—Spectator. | “It is thoroughly healthy, not ‘goody’ in the least; in short, just such a book as one would wish to place in the hands of a pure-minded, high-spirited boy.”—Nottingham Guardian. |
| “It is almost equal to Robinson Crusoe.”—Sheffield Independent. | “A thorough boy’s book, and the hero’s doings at school and in the Royal Marines are told with much vivacity, his adventures being many.”—Glasgow Herald. |
| “A capital story. The adventures are excellently
told. Many of such books are
mere imitations, and have no originality.
Lindon Meadows’ story has originality, and
it is well worth reading.”—Scotsman. “It has a distinct literary flavour, and is realistic in the best sense.”—Athenæum. | “The book is simply crammed with adventures, frolic, and fun, depicted in racy style, and pervaded by a healthy tone, while its attractiveness is increased by some spirited illustrations.”—Guernsey Mail and Telegraph. |
| “Such works do much to stimulate a healthy chivalrous feeling in the breasts of a rising generation, and tend to make them both patriotic and full of endurance, under the many difficulties which they encounter in life.”—Shrewsbury Chronicle. | “A book that men will read with interest, and boys with an avidity which will probably not be awarded to any other book of the season. It would be a pity if the merits of such a story were lost in the crowd, and we trust it will receive the recognition which is its due.”—Aberdeen Daily Free Press. |
WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.
Small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.
Exemplary Women: A Record of Feminine Virtues and Achievements (abridged from “Woman’s Work and Worth”). By W. H. Davenport Adams.