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Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War

By G. A. Henty

page c10

By G. A. Henty.

"Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."

Sword and Trowel.

St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"Mr. Henty's historical novels for boys bid fair to supplement, on their behalf, the historical labours of Sir Walter Scott in the land of fiction."

Standard.

"A story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible style the author has endeavoured to show that determination and enthusiasm can accomplish marvellous results; and that courage is generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness."

Pall Mall Gazette.

The Bravest of the Brave: With Peterborough in Spain. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Pictures by H. M. Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work—to enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and lovingkindness, as indispensable to the making of an English gentleman. British lads will read The Bravest of the Brave with pleasure and profit; of that we are quite sure."

Daily Telegraph.

For Name and Fame: Or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"The best feature of the book, apart from its scenes of adventure, is its honest effort to do justice to the patriotism of the Afghan people."

Daily News.

"Not only a rousing story, replete with all the varied forms of excitement of a campaign, but, what is still more useful, an account of a territory and its inhabitants which must for a long time possess a supreme interest for Englishmen, as being the key to our Indian Empire."

Glasgow Herald.

In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"Harry Sand with, the Westminster boy, may fairly be said to beat Mr. Henty's record. His adventures will delight boys by the audacity and peril they depict. The story is one of Mr. Henty's best."

Saturday Review.

Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"An extremely spirited story, based on the struggle in Ireland, rendered memorable by the defence of 'Derry and the siege of Limerick."

Sat. Review.

"The narrative is free from the vice of prejudice, and ripples with life as vivacious as if what is being described were really passing before the eye⋯. Should be in the hands of every young student of Irish history."

Belfast News.

By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G. A. Henty. With 8 full-page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"By Sheer Pluck will be eagerly read. The author's personal knowledge of the west coast has been turned to good advantage."

Athenæum.

"Morally, the book is everything that could be desired, setting before the boys a bright and bracing ideal of the English gentleman."

Christian Leader.