aphic style that stamps Mr. Calhoun as a master
of his art.
=Captured by Apes:= The Wonderful Adventures of a Young Animal
Trainer. By HARRY PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
$1.00.
Philip Garland, a young animal collector and trainer, sets sail
for Eastern seas in quest of a new stock of living curiosities.
The vessel is wrecked off the coast of Borneo, and young Garland
is cast ashore on a small island, and captured by the apes that
overran the place. Very novel indeed is the way by which the
young man escapes death. Mr. Prentice is a writer of undoubted
skill.
=Under Drake's Flag:= A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A.
HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth,
olivine edges, price $1.00.
"There is not a dull chapter, nor, indeed, a dull page in the
book; but the author has so carefully worked up his subject that
the exciting deeds of his heroes are never incongruous nor
absurd."--=Observer.=
=By Sheer Pluck:= A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G. A. HENTY.
With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo, cloth, olivine
edges, price $1.00.
The author has woven, in a tale of thrilling interest, all the
details of the Ashanti campaign, of which he was himself a
witness.
"Mr. Henty keeps up his reputation as a writer of boys' stories.
'By Sheer Pluck' will be eagerly read."--=Athenaeum.=
=With Lee in Virginia:= A Story of the American Civil War. By
G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 12mo,
cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
"One of the best stories for lads which Mr. Henty has yet
written. The picture is full of life and color, and the stirring
and romantic incidents are skillfully blended with the personal
interest and charm of the story."--=Standard.=
=By England's Aid;= or, The Freeing of the Netherlands
(1585-1604). By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by ALFRED
PEARSE. 12mo, cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
"It is an admirable book for youngsters. It overflows with
stirring incident and exciting adventure, and the color of the
era and of the scene are finely reproduced. The illustrations add
to its attractiveness."--=Boston Gazette.=
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For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the
publisher, A. L. BURT, 52-58 Duane Street, New York.
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