The Air Scout
A Story of National Defence.
Illustrated in Colour by W. R. S. STOTT.
The problems of National Defence are being discussed with more and morecare and attention, not only in Great Britain, but also in all parts ofthe Empire. In this story Mr. Strang imagines a Chinese descent uponAustralia, and carries his hero through a series of excitingadventures, in which the value of national spirit, organisation, anddiscipline is exemplified. The important part which the aeroplane willplay in warfare is recognised, and the thousands of readers who havedelighted in the author's previous stories of aviation will find thisnew book after their own heart.
LORD ROBERTS wrote:--"It is capital reading, and should interest morethan boys. Your forecast is so good that I can only hope the futuremay not bring to Australia such a struggle as the one you sographically describe."
LORD CURZON writes:--"I have read with great pleasure your book, 'TheAir Scout.' It seems to me to be a capital story, full of life andmovement: and further, it preaches the best of all secular gospels,patriotism and co-operation."
"We congratulate Mr. Strang on this fine book--one of the best fightingstories we have read."--_Morning Post_.
Palm Tree Island.
Illustrated in Colour by ARCHIBALD WEBB.
In this story two boys are left on a volcanic island in the South Seas,destitute of everything but their clothes. The story relates how theyprovided themselves with food and shelter, with tools and weapons; howthey fought with wild dogs and sea monsters; and how, when they havesettled down to a comfortable life under the shadow of the volcano,their peace is disturbed by the advent of savages and a crew ofmutinous Englishmen. The savages are driven away; the mutineers aresubdued through the boys' ingenuity; and they ultimately sail away in avessel of their own construction. In no other book has the author moreadmirably blended amusement with instruction.
"Written so well that there is not a dull page in the book."--_TheWorld_.
Rob the Ranger: A Story of the Fight for Canada.
With Illustrations in Colour and Maps.
Rob Somers, son of an English settler in New York State, sets out withLone Pete, a trapper, in pursuit of an Indian raiding party which hasdestroyed his home and carried off his younger brother. He is capturedand taken to Quebec, where he finds his brother in strangecircumstances, and escapes with him in the dead of the winter, incompany with a little band of stout-hearted New Englanders.
General Baden-Powell, In recommending books to the Boy Scouts, places"Rob the Ranger" first among the great scouting stories.
One of Clive's Heroes: A Story of the Fight for India.
With Illustrations in Colour and Maps.
Desmond Burke goes out to India to seek his fortune, and is sold by afalse friend of his, one Marmaduke Diggle, to the famous Pirate ofGheria. But he escapes, runs away with one of the Pirate's ownvessels, and meets Colonel Clive, whom he assists to capture thePirate's stronghold. His subsequent adventures on the other side ofIndia--how he saves a valuable cargo for his friend Mr. Merriman, andassists Clive in his fights against Sirajuddaula--are told with greatspirit and humour.
"An absorbing story.... The narrative not only thrills, but alsoweaves skilfully out of fact and fiction a clear impression of ourfierce struggle for India."--_Athenaeum_.
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