ican tales
are those of Captain Mayne Reid, which include--

The Boy Hunters.
The Boy Slaves.
Bruin, or The Grand Bear Hunter.
The Bush Boys.
The Castaways.
The White Chief.
The Desert Home.
The Forest Exiles.
The Giraffe Hunters.
The Headless Horseman.
The Rifle Rangers.
The Scalp Hunters.

In this section belong the books of Mr. George Bird Grinnell, author
of

Jack in the Rockies.
Jack, the Young Ranchman.
Jack Among the Indians.
Jack, the Young Canoeman.
Jack, the Young Trapper.

Also Harold Bindloss'

The Young Traders.

And to this section belong also stories of the sea, several of which
have already been mentioned. High among these are Captain Marryat's

Poor Jack,
Masterman Ready,

together with many of his tales intended originally for older readers,
such as

Jacob Faithful.
Mr. Midshipman Easy.
Peter Simple.
Snarleyyow.

Mr. Clark Russell's stories:--

The Wreck of the "Grosvenor."
The Golden Hope.
An Ocean Free-Lance.
The Frozen Pirate.

Here also belong Mr. Kipling's

Captains Courageous,

and an old sea favorite--

Two Years Before the Mast By R. H. Dana.

Other good sea books, not fiction:--

My First Voyage By W. Stones.
The Voyage of the "Sunbeam" " Lady Brassey.
The Cruise of the "Cachalot" " F. T. Bullen.
The Cruise of the "Falcon" " E. F. Knight.

Historical Stories for Boys

New historical stories are published in great numbers every year. The
most popular author of this kind of book for boys is Mr. G. A. Henty,
among whose very numerous historical tales, all good, are--

At Aboukir and Acre.
At Agincourt.
Bonnie Prince Charlie.
By Right of Conquest.
The Dash for Khartoum.
In the Reign of Terror.
With Moore at Corunna.
The Lion of St. Mark.
Maori and Settler.
St. Bartholomew's Eve.
Under Drake's Flag.
With Clive in India.
With Frederick the Great.
With Lee in Virginia.

By Rev. A. J. Church--

The Chantry Priest of Barnet.
The Count of the Saxon Shore.
Stories from English History.
With the King at Oxford.

Other historical tales:--

Stories from Froissart By Henry Newbolt.
The Scottish Chiefs " Jane Porter.
The Children of the New Forest " Captain Marryat.
A Monk of Fife