By Conduct and Courage Part 51

A. J. CHURCH

Two Thousand Years Ago. Ill.u.s.trated. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

Lucius Marius, a Roman boy, has a very chequered career, being now a captive in the hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed for the suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more on a pirate s.h.i.+p. He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithridates, and detained in Pontus for a number of years.

"Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful, and there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters."-_Times_.

OLIPHANT SMEATON

A Mystery of the Pacific. Ill.u.s.trated by WAL PAGET. 3_s._ _New Edition._

The _Fitzroy_, a small sailing vessel, discovers an extraordinary island in the South Seas, that has been hidden for ages behind a wide belt of sea-weed. The country is peopled by descendants of colonists from Imperial Rome, and by a yet older race who trace their origin to the long-lost Atlantis. In graphic language the author describes the strange experiences that befell the crew of the _Fitzroy_ among these remarkable people.

"A tale of unprecedented adventure in unknown lands.... Boys will revel in the book."-_Birmingham Gazette_.

R. STEAD

Grit will Tell: The Adventures of a Barge-boy. With 4 Ill.u.s.trations by D.

CARLETON SMYTH. Cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._

A lad whose name has been lost amidst early buffetings by hard fortune suffers many hards.h.i.+ps at the hands of a bargeman, his master, and runs away. The various adventures and experiences with which he meets on the road to success, the bear-hunt in which he takes part, and the battle at which he acts as war correspondent, form a story of absorbing interest and after a boy's own heart.

"A thoroughly wholesome and attractive book."-_Graphic_.

HARRY COLLINGWOOD

The Pirate Island. With 6 page Ill.u.s.trations by C. J. STANILAND and J. R.

WELLS. 3_s._ _New Edition._

By a deed of true gallantry the hero's whole destiny is changed, and, going to sea, he forms one of a party who, after being burned out of their s.h.i.+p in the South Pacific, are picked up by a pirate brig and taken to the "Pirate Island". After many thrilling adventures, they ultimately succeed in effecting their escape.

"A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better-known Mr.

Clark Russell."-_Times_.

FLORENCE COOMBE

Boys of the Priory School. With 4 page Ill.u.s.trations by HAROLD COPPING.

2_s._ 6_d._

The interest centres in the relations of Raymond and Hal Wentworth, and the process by which Raymond, the hero of the school, learns that in the person of his ridiculed cousin there beats a heart more heroic than his own.

"It is an excellent work of its cla.s.s, cleverly ill.u.s.trated with 'real boys' by Mr. Harold Copping."-_Literature_.

JOHN C. HUTCHESON

Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy's Log. With 6 page Ill.u.s.trations by W. H.

OVEREND. 3_s._ 6_d._

From the stowing of the vessel in the Thames to her recovery from the Pratas Reef on which she is stranded, everything is described with the accuracy of perfect practical knowledge of s.h.i.+ps and sailors; and the incidents of the story range from the broad humours of the fo'c's'le to the perils of flight from, and fight with, the pirates of the China Seas.

"As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish."-_Academy_.

Blackie & Son's Story Books for Girls

KATHARINE TYNAN

A Girl of Galway. With 8 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by JOHN H. BACON. 6_s._

When Bertha Grace is on the threshold of young womanhood, she goes to stay with her grandfather in Ireland, with the trust from her mother of reconciling him and his son, Bertha's father. Bertha finds her grandfather a recluse and a miser, and in the hands of an underling, who is his evil genius. How she keeps faith with her mother and finds her own fate, through many strange adventures, is the subject of the story.

"Full of the poetic charm we are accustomed to find in the works of that gifted writer."-_World_.

-The Handsome Brandons. Ill.u.s.trated by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

A delightful story of an ancient Irish family. Every one of the nine young Brandons was handsome, and every one was spirited and lovable. The shadows in the picture hang ominously over Castle Angry and its inmate, the vindictive Sir Rupert de Lacy. The story ends happily for "The Handsome Brandons" with the re-establishment of the family fortunes.

"A really excellent piece of work, ... the literary quality of Miss Tynan's work is its chief distinction."-_Spectator_.

CAROLINE AUSTIN

Cousin Geoffrey and I. With 6 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by W. PARKINSON.

3_s._

The only daughter of a country gentleman finds herself unprovided for at her father's death, and for some time lives as a dependant upon her kinsman. Life is saved from being unbearable to her by her young cousin Geoffrey, who at length meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible. She makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood, until a startling event brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together again.

"Miss Austin's story is bright, clever, and well developed."-_Sat.u.r.day Review_.

ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS

A Queen among Girls. With 6 Ill.u.s.trations by HAROLD COPPING. Cloth, 3_s._ 6_d._

Augusta Pembroke is the head of her school, the favourite of her teachers and fellow-pupils, who are attracted by her fearless and independent nature and her queenly bearing. She dreams of a distinguished professional career; but the course of her life is changed suddenly by pity for her timid little brother Adrian, the victim of his guardian-uncle's harshness.

The story describes the daring means adopted by Augusta for Adrian's relief.