the best stories even Mr. Ballantyne has published."--_Academy_.

RED ROONEY;

Or, THE LAST OF THE CREW.

THE ROVER OF THE ANDES.

A TALE OF ADVENTURE IN SOUTH AMERICA.

"We commend it to boys fond of adventure and of natural phenomena; a
very fascinating book."--_British Quarterly Review._

"An admirable boy's story."--_Scotsman_.

THE YOUNG TRAWLER.

A STORY OF LIFE AND DEATH AND RESCUE IN THE NORTH SEA.

"Few men have laboured so steadfastly in their generation to provide
sound wholesome fare for 'our boys' as Mr. Ballantyne, and the 'Young
Trawler' is worthy of his reputation. It is not a whit less spirited
than his former tales, and conveys a large amount of useful information
on a highly important subject."--_Academy_.

DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED.

A TALE OF CITY-ARAB LIFE.

_With Illustrations, Crown 8vo. 5s. each_.

+THE BATTERY AND THE BOILER+;

Or, THE ELECTRICAL ADVENTURES OF A TELEGRAPH CABLE-LAYER.

"There is not a dull page in it."--_Scotsman_.
"The interest never flags."--_Academy_.

+THE GIANT OF THE NORTH+;

Or, POKINGS ROUND THE POLE.

"Of variety of perilous adventures and peril, ingeniously surmounted,
there is no lack."--_Daily News_.

+THE LONELY ISLAND+;

Or, THE REFUGE OF THE MUTINEERS.

"Mr. Ballantyne weaves the romantic episode of the mutiny of the
'Bounty' into a most effective narrative."--_Graphic_.

+POST HASTE+.

A TALE OF HER MAJESTY'S MAILS.

"The book should find a place in every boy's library; it is full of
interest."--_Leeds Mercury_.

+IN THE TRACK OF THE TROOPS+.

A TALE OF MODERN WAR.

"Mr. Ballantyne has blended with the incidents of war on the Danube a
story of personal adventure spiritedly told."--_Daily News_.

+THE SETTLER AND THE SAVAGE+.

A TALE OF PEACE AND WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

"A capital story of South African life. Mr. Ballantyne, through the
medium of a thoroughly manly and healthy tale of sport and war, frolic
and danger, full of stirring yet not exaggerated scenes, presents a
sketch of a very important period of the early history of our colony at
the Cape of Good Hope."--_Times_.

_With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 5s. each_.

+UNDER THE WAVES+;

Or, DIVING IN DEEP WATERS.

"Mr. Ballantyne enlarges the already gigantic debt due to him by the
young, by his 'Under the Waves,' a story meant to illustrate the
practice and peril of diving in deep water, which it does in not only an
interesting,