el. With 6 page
Illustrations by F. DADD. 3_s._ 6_d._

Dr. Grayson has a theory that any boy, if rightly trained, can be made
into a gentleman. He chooses a boy from the workhouse, with a bad
reputation but with excellent instincts, and adopts him, the story
narrating the adventures of the mercurial lad. The restless boyish nature,
with its inevitable tendency to get into scrapes, is sympathetically and
humorously drawn.

"Quicksilver is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of
story-writers for boys--George Manville Fenn--has surpassed himself. It is
an ideal book for a boy's library."--_Practical Teacher_.

"Not only a most engrossing story, but full of noble impulses and
lessons."--_Newcastle Journal_.

--In the King's Name. Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

A spirited story of the Jacobite times, concerning the adventures of
Hilary Leigh, a young naval officer on board the _Kestrel_, in the
preventive service off the coast of Sussex. Leigh is taken prisoner by the
adherents of the Pretender, amongst whom is an early friend and patron,
who desires to spare his life, but will not release him. The narrative is
full of exciting and often humorous incident.

"Mr. Fenn has won a foremost place among writers for boys. This is, we
think, the best of all his productions in this field."--_Daily News_.

--The Golden Magnet: A Tale of the Land of the Incas. With 12 page
Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._

The tale is of a romantic youth, who leaves home to seek his fortune in
South America. He is accompanied by a faithful companion, who, in the
capacity both of comrade and henchman, does true service, and shows the
dogged courage of an English lad during their strange adventures.

"There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull
page, and many will be read with breathless interest."--_Journal of
Education_.

Capt. F. S. BRERETON, R.A.M.C.

Foes of the Red Cockade: A Story of the French Revolution. Illustrated by
WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 6_s._

Two English lads, wrecked at St. Malo, are persecuted as Aristocrats. They
see the Reign of Terror in all its horror, but fortunately escape to the
chateau of an uncle in La Vendee. A quarrel with a cousin ensues, and
fighting occurs at the same time with the Republicans. As a scout the
elder does gallant service till captured and taken to Paris, where he
confronts Robespierre and falls into his cousin's hands