Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War
By G. A. Henty
By G. A. Henty.
"Mr. G. A. Henty's fame as a writer of boys' stories is deserved and secure."
— Cork Herald.
A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by W. B. Wollen. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5 s.
"Exhibits Mr. Henty's talent as a story-teller at his best⋯. The drawings possess the uncommon merit of really illustrating the text."
— Saturday Review.
"All boys will read this story with eager and unflagging interest. The episodes are in Mr. Henty's very best vein—graphic, exciting, realistic; and, as in all Mr. Henty's books, the tendency is to the formation of an honourable, manly, and even heroic character."
— Birmingham Post.
Facing Death: Or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines. By G. A. Henty. With 8 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5 s.
"If any father, godfather, clergyman, or schoolmaster is on the look-out for a good book to give as a present to a boy who is worth his salt, this is the book we would recommend."
— Standard.
"The hero starts life as a 'gate-boy, and, after years of hard work, makes a fortune and becomes a famous mining expert. The descriptions of pit life are extremely graphic. A thoroughly good book."
— Pall Mall Gazette.