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  Uniform Edition of the Stories of

  HERBERT STRANG

  SIZE 7 3/4 in. x 5 in., CLOTH, WITH COLOUR AND HALF-TONE PLATES, AND FULL COLOUR JACKETS.

  Tom Burnaby: A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. Illustratedby C. SHELDON.

  A particular interest attaches to "Tom Burnaby," for it was the firstromance of adventure written by Mr. Herbert Strang, and it secured forhim the place in the forefront of writers of boys' stories that he hasmaintained ever since. The hero is attached to an expedition sent topunish a band of slave-raiding Arabs in the vicinity of the VictoriaNyanza. He is captured by the Arabs, but escapes, and, after longwanderings in the great Congo Forest, is befriended by an African chief,whom he assists in a prolonged struggle with his old enemies. The storyof Tom's efforts to impart military discipline to the natives, hisstrategy and final triumph over the Arabs, is told with great zest andwith many touches of humour.

  "The tone of the story is excellent; manly and spirited, it cannot failto rouse a response in a boy's heart."--_World_.