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ADVENTURES IN MANY LANDS
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THE BRAVE DEEDS SERIES
_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME_
THE BLACK TROOPERS, AND OTHER STORIES
A RACE FOR LIFE, AND OTHER TALES
NOBLE DEEDS OF THE WORLD'S HEROINES. By Henry Charles Moore.
THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME. Adventures and Perils of Protestant Heroes. ByHenry Charles Moore.
HEROES OF THE GOODWIN SANDS. By the Rev. T. S. Treanor, M.A.
ON THE INDIAN TRAIL, AND OTHER STORIES OF THE CREE AND SALTEAUX INDIANS.By Egerton R. Young.
REMARKABLE ADVENTURES FROM REAL LIFE.
THROUGH FIRE AND THROUGH WATER. By T. S. Millington.
FRANK LAYTON. An Australian Story. By George E. Sargent.
THE REALM OF THE ICE-KING. A Narrative of Arctic Exploration. By T.Frost.
THE FOSTER-BROTHERS OF DOON. A Tale of the Irish Rebellion. By E. H.Walshe.
THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. By Captain E. F. Brooke-Knight.
STEADFAST AND TRUE. By L. C. Silke.
ADVENTURE STORIES: DARING DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
HISTORICAL TALES FOR YOUNG PROTESTANTS.
BRAVE SONS OF THE EMPIRE. By Henry Charles Moore.
THE LOG OF A SKY-PILOT; or, Work and Adventure around the Goodwin Sands.By T. S. Treanor, M.A.
SAXBY. A Tale of the Commonwealth Time. By Emma Leslie.
WITHIN SEA WALLS. By E. H. Walshe and G. E. Sargent.
THE HEROES OF MOSS HALL SCHOOL. A Public School Story. By E. C. Kenyon.
A GREAT MISTAKE. A Story of Adventure in the Franco-German War. By T. S.Millington.
THE TREASURE OF CHIN-LOO.
LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.
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THE WOUNDED ANIMAL SUDDENLY SPRANG OUT AT ME. _See page 59._]
ADVENTURES IN MANY LANDS
Told by
ALGERNON BLACKWOOD, WILLIAM WEBSTER, ALFRED COLBECK, A. LEE KNIGHT,And Other Writers.
_WITH THREE COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY F. GILLETT_
LONDON
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY4 Bouverie Street & 65 St. Paul's Churchyard
CONTENTS
PAGEI
A TERRIBLE ADVENTURE WITH HYENAS 5 _By C. Randolph Lichfield_
II
THE VEGA VERDE MINE 10 _By Charles Edwardes_
III
A VERY NARROW SHAVE 20 _By John Lang_
IV
AN ADVENTURE IN ITALY 31 _By J. Kinchin Smith_
V
THE TAPU-TREE 38 _By A. Ferguson_
VI
SOME PANTHER STORIES 49 _By Various Writers_
VII
A MIDNIGHT RIDE ON A CALIFORNIAN RANCH 69 _By A. F. Walker_
VIII
O'DONNELL'S REVENGE 84 _By Frank Maclean_
IX
MY ADVENTURE WITH A LION 105 _By Algernon Blackwood_
X
THE SECRET CAVE OF HYDAS 116 _By F. Barford_
XI
AN ADVENTURE IN THE HEART OF MALAY-LAND 155 _By Alexander Macdonald, F.R.G.S._
XII
A WEEK-END ADVENTURE 171 _By William Webster_
XIII
THE DEFLECTED COMPASS 193 _By Alfred Colbeck_
XIV
IN PERIL IN AFRICA 214 _By Maurice Kerr_
XV
KEEPING THE TRYST 227 _By E. Cockburn Reynolds_
XVI
WHO GOES THERE? 245 _By Rowland W. Cater_
XVII
A DROWNING MESSMATE 257 _By A. Lee Knight_
XVIII
THE PILOT OF PORT CREEK 266 _By Burnett Fallow_
ADVENTURES IN MANY LANDS