G. A. HENTY’S STORIES FOR BOYS. 3

By England’s Aid: or, The Freeing of the Nether--
lands (1585-1604). By G. A. Henry. With ro full-page Illustrations.
by ALFRED PEARSE, and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, beautifully bound, olivine
edges, $1.50.

Mr. Henty here gives us the story of two English lads, who go to Holland in the
service of Sir Francis Vere. After many adventures by sea and land, one of the lads
finds himself on board a Spanish ship at the time of the defeat of the Armada, and
escapes from Spain only to fall into the hands of the Corsairs. He is successful, how-
» in getting back to Spain under the protection of a Ithy Spanish merchant, and
regains his native country after the capture of Cadiz, which fnally broke the power of
Spain in Eurape.

 

 

  
    

With Lee in Virginia. A Story of the American
Civil War. By G. A. Henry. With 10 full-page Illustrations by
Gorpdon Browne, and 6 Maps. Crown 8vo, beautifully bound, olivine
edges, $1.50.

 

The story of a young Virginian planter, who, after bravely proving his sympathy
with the slaves of brutal masters, serves under Lee and Jackson through the most
exciting events of the struggle. He has many es s, but his courage and readiness
and the devotion of a black servant and of a runaway slave whom he had assisted, bring
him safely through all difficulties.

 

 

   
 

 

By Right of Conquest: or, with Cortez in Mexico.
By G. A. Henry. With 10 full-page Illustrations by W STAC
and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo, beautifully bound, olivine edges, §

 

The adventures of an English youth, Roger Hawkshaw, the sole survivor of the good
ship Swan, which had sailed froma Devon port to challenge the mercantile supremacy
of the Spaniards in the New World. He is beset by many perils amongst the natives,
who are disposed at one time to worship and at another to sacrifice him, but is saved by
his own judgement and strength, and by the devotion of an Aztec princess.

Bonnie Prince Charlie. A Tale of Fontenoy and
Culloden. By G. A. TLenry. With 12 full-page Hlustrations by Gorpon
BROWNE. Crown 8vo, handsomely bound, olivine edges, $1.50.
“Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of ‘Quentin Durward.’ The lad’s journey

across l’rance with his faithful attendant Malcolm, and his hairbreadth escapes from the

machinations of his father's enemies, make up as good a narrative of the kind as we have
ever read,” — Spectator.

By Pike and Dyke. A Tale of the Rise of the
Dutch Republic. By G. A. Henry. With 10 full-page Ilustrations

by MAyNARD Brown, and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, handsomely bound,
olivine edges, $1.50.

 

 

A story covering the period when the Netherlands revolted against the attempts of
the Spaniards to force upon them the Catholic religion. Mr. Henty has added a special
attractiveness for boys in tracing through the historic conflict the adventures of an
English boy in the household of the ablest man of his age — William the Silent.

Captain Bayley’s Heir. A Tale of the Gold Ficlds
of California. By G. A. Henry. With 12 full-page Illustrations by
Hf. M. Pacer. Crown 8vo, handsomely bound, olivine edges, $1.50.

 

A frank, manly lad and his cousin, who is of the plausible scheming type, are rivals
in the heirship of a considerable property. The former falls into a trap laid by the latter,
and while under a false accusation of theft foolishly leaves England for America. He
goes to the Californian gold diggings, and acquires a all fortune, and is at length.
proved innocent of the charge which drove him from home.