“The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for boys.”—_Spectator._
—Stimson’s Reef: With 4 page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2_s._ 6_d._
This is the extended log of a cutter which sailed from the Clyde to the Amazon in search of a gold reef. It relates how they discovered the buccaneer’s treasure in the Spanish Main, fought the Indians, turned aside the River Jamary by blasting, and so laid bare the gold of _Stimson’s Reef_.
“Few stories come within hailing distance of _Stimson’s Reef_ in startling incidents and hairbreadth ’scapes. It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson’s _Treasure Island_.”—_Guardian._
Olaf the Glorious: A Historical Story of the Viking age, Illustrated. 3_s._
The story tells of Olaf’s romantic youth, his adventures as a viking, and his conversion to Christianity. He returns to pagan Norway, is accepted as king, and converts his people to the Christian faith. The story closes with the great battle of Svold, when Olaf, defeated, jumps overboard, and is last seen with the sunlight shining on the glittering cross upon his shield.
“Is as good as anything of the kind we have met with. Mr. Leighton more than holds his own with Rider Haggard and Baring-Gould.”—_Times._
Grit will Tell: The Adventures of a Barge-boy. With 4 illustrations by D. CARLETON SMYTH. Cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
A lad whose name has been lost amidst early buffetings by hard fortune suffers many hardships at the hands of a bargeman, his master, and runs away. The various adventures and experiences with which he meets on the road to success, the bear-hunt in which he takes part, and the battle at which he acts as war-correspondent, form a story of absorbing interest and after a boy’s own heart.
“A thoroughly wholesome and attractive book.”—_Graphic._
—Will of the Dales: A story of the times of Elizabeth and James. By R. STEAD. Illustrated by J. JELLICOE. 2_s._ 6_d._
Will, a sturdy and likeable peasant lad, goes up to London to seek his fortune. He has many exciting experiences as the result of his friendship with one of Queen Mary’s old soldiers, and his involuntary connection with the luckless “Rising in the North”, but he attains at length to wealth, influence, and honours, and becomes the founder of a noble family.