6 BLACKIE & SONS BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

 

BY G. A. HENTY.

“Myr. Henty is one of our most successful writers of historical tales.”—Scotsman.

By Right of Conquest: Or, With Cortez in Mexico. By
G. A. Henry. With 10 page Illustrations by W. 8. Sracry, and
2 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s.

‘By Right of Conquest is the nearest approach to a perfectly successful histori-
cal tale that My. Henty has yet published.”—Academy.

In Greek Waters: A Story of the Grecian War of Inde-
pendence (1821-1827). By G. A. Hunty. With 12 page Illus-
trations by W. 8. Sracry, and a Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
olivine edges, 6s.

““There are adventures of all kinds for the hero and his friends, whose pluck
and ingenuity in extricating themselves from awkward fixes are always equal to
the occasion. It is an excellent story, and if the proportion of history is smaller
than usual, the whole result leaves nothing to be desired.”— Journal of Education.

Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. By
G. A. Henry. With 12 page Illustrations by H. M. Pacer. Crown
8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s.

“Mr. Henty inspires a love and admiration for straightforwardness, truth, and

courage. ‘his is one of the best of the many good books Mr. Henty has produced,
and deserves to be classed with his Facing Death.” —Standard.

Captain Bayley’s Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of Cali-
fornia. By G. A. Henry. With 12 page Dlustrations by H. M.
Pacer. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s.

“A Westminster boy who makes his way in the world by hard work, good

temper, and unfailing courage, The descriptions given of life are just what a
healthy intelligent lad should delight in.”—St. James’s Gazette.

In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in
Colorado, By G. A. Henry. With 8 page Illustrations by G. C.
Hiyprey. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

“Few Christmas books will be more to the taste of the Ingenuous boy than in
the Heart of the Rockies.” —Atheneum.

‘Mr, Henty is seen here at his best as an artist in lightning fiction.”—Academy.

“The volume is one of the most graphic that we have seen from My. Henty's
hand, and it is fully illustrated. It is a book to read and to recommend to boys
and girls.” —The Observer,

‘*A rousing story of adventure. ‘The heroes pass through a succession of
thrilling experiences; and, but for the comfortable conviction that it will all come
right in the end, the story would be highly disquieting to nervous readers. Mr.
Henty has this time surpassed himself in getting his characters into and out of
tight places.” —The Queen.

One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo. By G. A. Huyry.
With 8 page Illustrations by W. H. Overenn, and 2 Maps. Crown
8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

“Written with Homeric vigour and heroic inspiration, It is graphic, pictur-
esque, aud dramatically effective . . . shows us Mr. Henty at his best and
brightest. The adventures will hold a boy of a winter’s night enthralled as he

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rushes through them with breathless interest ‘from cover to cover’.”—Observer.