BOOKS FOR TOUNO PEOPLE BY G. A. HENTY “ No living writer of books for boys writes to better purpose than Mr, G. A. Henty.”—Philadelphia Press, THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM A Tale of the Nile Expedition. By G. A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations by John SchOnbebg and J. Nash. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.

In the record of recent British history there is no more captivating page for boys than the story of the Nile campaign, and the attempt to rescue General Gordon. For, in the diflBculties which the expedition encountered, in the perils which it overpassed, and in its final tragic disappointments, are found all the excitements of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.

REDSKIN AND COW-BOY . A Tale of the Western Plains. By G. A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Alfred Pbarse. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.

The central interest of this story is found in the many adventures of an English lad, who seeks employment as a cow-boy on a cattle ranch. His experiences during a “ round-up ” present in picturesque form the toilsome, exciting, adventurous life of a cow-boy ; while the perils of a frontier settlement are vividly set forth in an Indian raid.

HELD FAST FOR ENGLAND A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, olivine edges, $1.50.

This story deals with one of the most memorable sieges in history the siege of Gibraltar in 1779-83 by the united forces of France and Spain. With land forces, fieets, and fioating batteries, the combined resources of two great nations, this grim fortress was vainly besieged and bombarded. The hero of the tale, an English lad resident in Gibraltar, takes a brave and worthy part in the long defence, and it is through his varied experiences that we learn with what bravery, resource, and tenacity the Rock was held for England.

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