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BLACKIE & SON’SBOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BY G. A. HENTY.
“Mr. Henty’s stores of literary vivacity are inexhaustible, and boys will findtheir 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 WalPaget, and Maps. 6s.
“The story is one of Mr. Henty’s best, and so cleverly is history interwovenwith 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’swork. Terence O’Connor, up to the time of the opening of the tale, has done littlebut 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 spicethe mixture with a little fun.”—Spectator.
The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with TippooSaib. 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 togetherwith so skilful a hand that the reader cannot help acquiring a just andclear 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 ofRhodes. By G. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byRalph Peacock. 6s.
“Mr. Henty is a giant among boys’ writers, and his books are sufficientlypopular to be sure of a welcome anywhere.... In stirring interest, this isquite up to the level of Mr. Henty’s former historical tales.”—Saturday Review.
When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times andthe Great Fire. By G. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrationsby J. Finnemore. 6s.
“No boy needs to have any story of Henty’s recommended to him, and parentswho 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 withWhen London Burned.”—British Weekly.
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“Schoolboys owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mr. Henty.”—The Record.
At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. ByG. A. Henty. With 12 page Illustrations