BLACKIE & SON’S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BY G. A. HENTY.
“Mr. Henty’s stores of literary vivacity are inexhaustible, and boys will find their old favourite as full of instruction and of excitement as ever.”—The Times.
In crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges.
With Frederick the Great: A Tale of the Seven Years’ War. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Wal Paget, and Maps. 6s.
“The story is one of Mr. Henty’s best, and so cleverly is history interwoven with fiction that the boy who reads it will know as much about the Seven Years’ War as many an adult student of Carlyle’s masterpiece.”—Standard.
With Moore at Corunna: A Tale of the Peninsular War. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Wal Paget. 6s.
“A very spirited story, well worthy to be ranked with the best of Mr. Henty’s work. Terence O’Connor, up to the time of the opening of the tale, has done little but get into mischief, but as soon as he feels the responsibility of being one of Mr. Henty’s heroes, combines discretion with courage, not forgetting, however, to spice the mixture with a little fun.”—Spectator.
The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib. By G. A. Henty. With 12 Illustrations by W. H. Margetson, and a Map. 6s.
“Mr. Henty not only concocts a thrilling tale, he weaves fact and fiction together with so skilful a hand that the reader cannot help acquiring a just and clear view of that fierce and terrible struggle which gave to us our Indian Empire.”—Athenæum.
A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes. By G. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Ralph Peacock. 6s.
“Mr. Henty is a giant among boys’ writers, and his books are sufficiently popular to be sure of a welcome anywhere.... In stirring interest, this is quite up to the level of Mr. Henty’s former historical tales.”—Saturday Review.
When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by J. Finnemore. 6s.
“No boy needs to have any story of Henty’s recommended to him, and parents who do not know and buy him for their boys should be ashamed of themselves. Those to whom he is yet unknown could not make a better beginning than with When London Burned.”—British Weekly.
“Schoolboys owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mr. Henty.”—The Record.
At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Wal Paget. 6s.
“Mr. Henty’s admirers, and they are many, will accord a hearty welcome to the sturdy volume entitled At Agincourt.”—Athenæum.
The Lion of St. Mark: A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 6s.
“Every boy should read The Lion of St. Mark. Mr. Henty has never produced any story more delightful, more wholesome, or more vivacious. From first to last it will be read with keen enjoyment.”—Saturday Review.
By England’s Aid: The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604). By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse, and 4 Maps. 6s.
“The story is told with great animation, and the historical material is most effectively combined with a most excellent plot.”—Saturday Review.
With Wolf in Canada: or, The Winning of a Continent. By G. A. Henty. Illustrated with 12 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. 6s.
“A model of what a boys’ story-book should be. Mr. Henty has a great power of infusing into the dead facts of history new life, and as no pains are spared by him to ensure accuracy in historic details, his books supply useful aids to study as well as amusement.”—School Guardian.
Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. By G. A. Henty. Illustrated with 12 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. 6s.
“As good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshness of treatment and variety of incident, Mr. Henty has here surpassed himself.”—Spectator.
For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G. A. Henty. With 10 page Illustrations by S. J. Solomon, and a Coloured Map. 6s.
“Mr. Henty’s graphic prose pictures of the hopeless Jewish resistance to Roman sway adds another leaf to his record of the famous wars of the world. The book is one of Mr. Henty’s cleverest efforts.”—Graphic.
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 6s.
“Does justice to the pluck and determination of the British soldiers. The son of an American loyalist, who remains true to our flag, falls among the hostile redskins in that very Huron country which has been endeared to us by the exploits of Hawkeye and Chingachgook.”—The Times.