The Adventures of Dick Trevanion: A Story of 1804. Illustrated by W.RAINEY.
This is a romance of the early years of the nineteenth century. In itthe old smuggling days are made to live again, and reverberations areheard of the war with Napoleon. The Trevanions are a Cornish family,whose fortunes have fallen low through the working out of their tinmines, and the scheming of a relative who bears a grudge against thehead of the house. Dick, after many exciting events in which he isinvolved with smugglers and French privateers, makes a happy discovery,through which the prosperity of his family is restored.
"Mr. Herbert Strang has been well called the 'Twentieth-CenturyMarryat.' His many books stand high up on the list of boys' favourites.and among his new books for this year none is likely to be more welcomethan 'The Adventures of Dick Trevanion.' The story is dated in theearly years of the nineteenth century, and Dick's adventures on land andsea are so vividly depicted by Mr. Strang that it would not besurprising to find the book in the hands of older readers with a tastefor adventure."--_Gentlewoman_.
With Drake on the Spanish Main: Illustrated by ARCHIBALD WEBB.
A rousing story of adventure by sea and land. The hero, DennisHazelrig, is cast ashore on an island in the Spanish Main, the solesurvivor of a band of adventurers from Plymouth. He lives for some timewith no companion but a spider monkey, but by a series of remarkableincidents he gathers about him a numerous band of escaped slaves andprisoners, English, French and native; captures a Spanish fort; fights aSpanish galleon; meets Francis Drake, and accompanies him in his famousadventures on the Isthmus of Panama; and finally reaches England thepossessor of much treasure.
"Mr. Herbert Strang bids fair to become to the present what the late G.A. Henty was to the past generation of young folk; in fact, his stirringromances, though, like Henty's, worked up on a sound historical basis,are far better written."--_The Lady_.
"Another of Mr. Herbert Strang's masterful stories of adventure andromance."--_School Guardian_.
The Air Patrol: A Story of the North-West Frontier. Illustrated by CYRUSCUNEO.
In this book Mr. Strang looks ahead to a time when there is a greatMongolian Empire whose army sweeps down on to the North-West Frontier ofIndia. His two heroes luckily have an aeroplane, and with the help of afew Pathan miners, they hold a pass in the Hindu Kush against a swarm ofMongols, long enough to prevent the cutting of the communications of theIndian army operating in Afghanistan.
"An exceptionally good book, written moreover in excellentstyle."--_Times_.
"The 'Air Patrol' is really a masterpiece."--_Morning Post_.
Barclay of the Guides: A Story of the Indian Mutiny. Illustrated inColour by W. KOEKKOEK. With Maps.
Of all our native Indian regiments the Guides have probably the mostglorious traditions. They were among the few who remained true to theirsalt during the trying days of the great Mutiny, vying in gallantry anddevotion with our best British regiments. The story tells how JamesBarclay, after a strange career in Afghanistan, becomes associated withthis famous regiment, and, though young in years, bears a man's part inthe great march to Delhi, the capture of the royal city, and thesuppression of the Mutiny.
"Mr. Strang has been truly described as 'a born teacher of history,' andthis story of the Indian Mutiny is an additional proof of the truth ofthe observation."--_Schoolmistress_.
_Complete List of Stories for Boys by_ HERBERT STRANG
ADVENTURES OF DICK TREVANION, THEADVENTURES OF HARRY ROCHESTER, THEA GENTLEMAN-AT-ARMSA HERO OF LIEGEAIR PATROL, THEAIR SCOUT, THEBARCLAY OF THE GUIDESBLUE RAIDER, THEBOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADEBRIGHT IDEASBURTON OF THE FLYING CORPSCARRY ONCRUISE OF THE GYRO-CAR, THEFIGHTING WITH FRENCHFLYING BOAT, THEFRANK FORESTERHEIR OF A HUNDRED KINGS, THEHUMPHREY BOLDJACK BROWN IN CHINAJACK HARDYKING OF THE AIRKOBOLONG TRAIL, THELORD OF THE SEASMOTOR SCOUT, THENO MAN'S ISLANDOLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN, THEONE OF CLIVE'S HEROESPALM TREE ISLANDROB THE RANGERROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN DAYSSAMBASETTLERS AND SCOUTSSULTAN JIMSWIFT AND SURETHOUSAND MILES AN HOUR, ATHROUGH THE ENEMY'S LINESTOM BURNABYTOM WILLOUGHBY'S SCOUTSTRUE AS STEELWINNING HIS NAMEWITH DRAKE ON THE SPANISH MAINWITH HAIG ON THE SOMMEYOUNG JACK
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