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  Palm Tree Island: A Romance of the South Seas. Illustrated by ARCHIBALDWEBB and ALAN WRIGHT.

  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 of mutinousEnglishmen. The savages are driven away; the mutineers are subduedthrough the boys' ingenuity; and they ultimately sail away in a vesselof 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_.

  "A capital story for boys, thoroughly healthy in tone, providing plentyof adventure and a quantum of the marvellous to satisfy the mostexacting of our young bloods."--_Schoolmaster_.