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    m > - interest in old-world stories ; but the masterly way in which Mr . Henty adapts ¦ Wr T hin ejects a ^ could generall be better y invites than and his p holds leasant the way affections of telling of in youthful this story readers a good deal of adventu regarding re . K ° areat stru le for the empire of the world . Another historic period of martial brilliance

    K descri bed b gg y Mr . Henty in Tlie Bravest of tlie Brave . Jack Stilwell is the hero of Wr K () Ucrh stor 's v , brave and shar along e in with the his war adventures of the Spanish we have succession a vivid . account Setting of the the story Earl itself of Peter aside - , , ifnrifv deserves deserves tthanks for ior revival revival of oi the tne deeds of heroic neroic

    Wenty Mr E E iiistra Henty goes lia to The fresh story fields nanxs relates in A so so . to Final grapnic graphic the Beckoning earl a a y days ; , of which settlement is aeeas an . absorbing or Bushrangers an an tale general general of and bush , . hostile Mr mr life ..

    . ¦ Bath L dep es ict give tota plent lly different y of ' go' countries to the narrative , peoples , , which and aspects shows of how life . wonderfull This is noticeable y well Mr throug . Heut h y -

    Keruse Et all during the group the of winter manly season and vivacious of 1886 and book to s which think he over has for provided long after for perhaps his ' dear infl lads uenced ' to

    R K ysome 31 . Paget of their , W . B good . Wollen lessons , and . The O . J . books , Staniland are , illustrate R . I . d respectively b , y Gordon Browne ,

    Btea I Stories d ' s obj of ect village in writing boy life Tlie must lads perforce of tittl be e of Clayton a remarkabl shows y simp that le even characte this r , unpromising but Mr . R .

    Beld can be fruitful in good examples . There is a healthy moral tone in all the stories , of Enlnme ¦ r hich /* «¦« — . there the - are comDiler fourteen of in which the volume is to . be Tales congratulated of Captivity upon and his ZLxlle success is . an The excellent book

    ¦^¦^ p • - - j ^ ¦ ontains brief accounts of the most fcnious instances of captivity and

    ¦ nforced exila which are to be Bound in general history . These are

    Bitenaely interesting narratives , and Btie style in which they are now

    pub-Bished will do much to prolong their Bopularity . A new edition of At the

    Hack of the Worth Wind , by Dr . Beorge Macdonaldwith seventy-five

    Blustrations by Arthur , Hughes , calls ¦ or acknowledgment .

    In our notice of Messrs . Blackie ' f ¦ nimitable collection we must not omit a

    Bip Reference Van to "Winkle the deli which ghtful edition they hav oi €

    Broduced , with illus , trations by Gordor Browne . Mr . Browne ' s work in everj

    ¦ ach m espect page is charming that he , and has grasped he shows the ir ft ^ ht feelinof the weird old storj

    Bhich one g never tires of reading

    mm ¦ Many \ tlie of lug ict pictures ue are cos fu tumes ll of humour seem to , puresq

    In ¦ have inkle lieen ' published a matter in of this stud country y for that the artist can be . compared We do not with remember it in so far any as edition original of concep * Rip tions Van m illustrations are concerned .

    I From the pen of Mr . George Manville Fenn comes He von . Boys : a Tale of the Worth h Pbore coaat — ¦* of ¦*¦ . ¦ Time x nut / CvlLXJL and OUvll scene \> are Cum . \ j happ AxCUWJ yJ il m . JL y y chosen V / iivruvn ; y for xv / jl x duri -i . * - » jl * aa ng ^ the */**^^ Georg v _ ^ v *^ jl ^ ian * . c ^»* - « . ^ era ^* c-v the vaav p j _ ^ jl ic v turesque v «^ . « . -v-zp ^ v ^ ^ - *^ - '

    pis ¦ story North in ¦* - * . the \ ± Devon spirited L * Jl | JVVl was style frequentl which characterises enlivene v ^ m /^ d by s most tirring »* - » of events his j ^ writings . Mr . . Manville The - « - tal «^«^ wa Fenn e abounds ¦* tells ¦—¦

    H Pith ^ P 'ith adventure marvellous -- *»/ * . » VJIIV J ^ / dO . ^ J , the kj power |^ f \ J VV . JL story C 7 X . * of | y ¦ Devon y j x the \ ^ ^/ 7 V Ull Yv J discovery ^* A . Boys JL V - ^ \ -r V mj ^* j ' . tw . should iJJL 1 . « M and ^ vv . \ S U 1 U defence ¦* . » - * be ^ IL- 'V ¦^ ^ * one V »¦ ^ * "v A ^ * of - » * ' of ^ - 'J the - * . the % / ajl British . ^ - » » favourite ami w * w m . v / wx a silver . a ^ a — i- » v ^ boys p ^ mine - ^ -r ^ r kj * ^ ' boo f being ^ -v-r v ^ ks . j . » - ^ » related r ^^ of v * .- <•—» the v ** _ - * ^ - *'

    wj P the - The story numerous VuLssnr full tli - e page Guide illustrations also by Gordon from the Browne fertile fancy accord of well this with popular the marvels author .

    . appears Pf |« ere Burno Mr . the Fenn invites Preston his reader the to Professor accompany and him Lawrence in noting the the Sick adventures —that is to in Asia Lawrence Minor

    iji a ; ui miti ( ; , ui r ii < i ^ lto r a on orie i j e Lawyer _ ^ in i . ^ whic w j hir , > h h been adven adventures < - given tures up are a . re ' b n n y umerous umerous the , doctors , the tne . travellers travellers Yussuf is bein being their g guide snowed snowed . say The up ux , > tor for story tthe ne is

    , , n ^*' i - - Harry An escape Collingwood from rapacious has in previous captors years is capitall written y described some sp . irited stories for boys . Last yt'iir wv noticed ' The Congo Rovers / and it is now a leasant dutto speak favourably of

    ( he v x iiture <> er of tli It e in Tiering ftwii ri fli » h fi , ft a powerfull th y written of Jules sto p ry of * aerial and y and besides besides submarine its its interest interest peril and

    P " " ' ' < mure )\ ' Jiims .. ' ' at it stimulating , is somewha Hom a t taste . after .. Rr for the scientific v . manner manner stud ot y J . ules Verne Verne , , and . , as as a a

    . ' " ? ' nan iH ; r , stories a Tale for of Two boys Services which have / by J come . Percy to Groves hand from ( a cap Messrs ital story . Blac ) ; ' k Ten ie aro Boys ' Reefer who lived and

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1886, page 1423, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121886/page/15/