a journey across Greenland, and a successful
voyage to the back of the North Pole. This is, indeed, a real sea-yarn
by a real sailor, and the tone is as bright and wholesome as the
adventures are numerous.
Yussuf the Guide. A Story of Adventure in Asia Minor. By GEORGE MANVILLE
FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
This story deals with the stirring incidents in the career of a lad who
has been almost given over by the doctors, but who rapidly recovers
health and strength in a journey through Asia Minor. The adventures are
many, and culminate in the travellers being snowed up for the winter in
the mountains, from which they escape while their captors are waiting
for the ransom that does not come.
Grettir the Outlaw. A Story of Iceland. By's. BARRING-GOULD. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"This is the boys' book of the year. That is, of course, as much as to
say that it will do for men grown as well as juniors. It is told in
simple, straightforward English, as all stories should be, and it has a
freshness and freedom which make it irresistible."--National Observer.
Two Thousand Years Ago. The Adventures of a Roman Boy By A. J. CHURCH.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"Prof. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most interesting
period, the last days of the Roman Republic. The book is extremely
entertaining as well as useful; there is a wonderful freshness in the
Roman scenes and characters."--Times.
Nat the Naturalist. A Boy's Adventure in the Eastern Seas. By GEORGE
MANVILLE FENN. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.
Nat and his uncle Dick go on a voyage to the remoter islands of the
Eastern seas, and their adventures are told in a truthful and vastly
interesting fashion. The descriptions of Mr. Ebony, their black comrade,
and of the scenes of savage life, are full of genuine humor.
The Log of the Flying Fish. A Story of Peril and Adventure. By HARRY
COLLINGWOOD. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.
"This story is full of even more vividly recounted adventures than those
which charmed so many boy readers in 'Pirate Island' and 'Congo
Rovers.'...There is a thrilling adventure on the precipices of Mount
Everest, when the ship floats off and providentially returns by force
of 'gravitation.'"--Academy.
The Congo Rovers. A Story of the Slave Squadron. By HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
"The scene of this tale is laid on the west coast of Africa
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