KADE
STAND BY THE UNION
FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT

ON LAND

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
IN THE SADDLE
A LIEUTENANT AT EIGHTEEN

_Other volumes in preparation_

The opening of a new series of books from the pen of Oliver Optic is
bound to arouse the highest anticipation in the minds of boy and
girl readers. There never has been a more interesting writer in the
field of juvenile literature than Mr. W. T. Adams, who under his
well-known pseudonym, is known and admired by every boy and girl
in the country, and by thousands who have long since passed the
boundaries of youth, yet who remember with pleasure the genial,
interesting pen that did so much to interest, instruct and entertain
their younger years. The present volume opens "The Blue and the Gray
Series," a title that is sufficiently indicative of the nature and
spirit of the series, of which the first volume is now presented,
while the name of Oliver Optic is sufficient warrant of the
absorbing style of narrative. "Taken by the Enemy," the first book
of the series, is as bright and entertaining as any work that Mr.
Adams has yet put forth, and will be as eagerly perused as any that
has borne his name. It would not be fair to the prospective reader
to deprive him of the zest which comes from the unexpected, by
entering Into a synopsis of the story. A word, however, should be
said in regard to the beauty and appropriateness of the binding,
which makes it a most attractive volume.--_Boston Budget._

"Taken by the Enemy" has just come from the press, an announcement
that cannot but appeal to every healthy boy from ten to fifteen
years of age in the country. "No writer of the present day," says
the Boston _Commonwealth_, "whose aim has been to hit the boyish
heart, has been as successful as Oliver Optic. There is a period in
the life of every youth, just about the time that he is collecting
postage-stamps, and before his legs are long enough for a bicycle,
when he has the Oliver Optic fever. He catches it by reading a few
stray pages somewhere, and then there is nothing for it but to let
the matter take its course. Belief comes only when the last page of
the last book is read: and then there are relapses whenever a new
book appears until one is safely on through the teens."--_Literary
News._

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