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Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War

By George Manville Fenn

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By George Manville Fenn.

"No one can find his way to the hearts of lads more readily than Mr. Fenn."

Nottingham Guardian.

Yussuf the Guide: Being the Strange Story of Travels in Asia Minor. By G. Manville Fenn. With 8 page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"The narrative will take its readers into scenes that will have great novelty and attraction for them, and the experiences with the brigands will be especially delightful to boys."

Scotsman.

Menhardoc: A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines. By G. Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C. J. Staniland. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"They are real living boys, with their virtues and faults. The Cornish fishermen are drawn from life, they are racy of the soil, salt with the sea-water, and they stand out from the pages in their jerseys and sea-boots all sprinkled with silvery pilchard scales."

Spectator.

Mother Carey's Chicken: Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle. By G. Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Illustrations by A. Forestier. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"Jules Verne himself never constructed a more marvellous tale. For anything to match his realistic touch we must go to Daniel Defoe."

Christian Leader.

"When we get to the 'Unknown Isle,' the story becomes exciting. Mr. Fenn keeps his readers in a suspense that is not intermitted for a moment, and the dénouement is a surprise which is as probable as it is startling."

Spectator.

Patience Wins: Or, War in the Works. By G. Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"Mr. Fenn is at his best in Patience Wins. It is sure to prove acceptable to youthful readers, and will give a good idea of that which was the real state of one of our largest manufacturing towns not many years ago."

Guardian.

Nat the Naturalist: A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas. By G. Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5s.

"Among the best of the many good books for boys that have come out this season."

Times.

"This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open."

Saturday Review.