Books for Boys
By HERBERT STRANG
"_Boys who read Mr. Strang's works have not merely the advantage ofperusing enthralling and wholesome tales, but they are also absorbingsound and trustworthy information of the men and times about which theyare reading._"--DAILY TELEGRAPH.
A Gentleman-at-Arms
A Story of Elizabethan Days. Eight plates in Colour by CYRUS CUNEO, andthirty-eight line drawings by T. H. ROBINSON.
This book is unique in literature for boys. It relates the adventurouscareer of an Elizabethan gentleman, in a style carefully modelled on thesimple prose of the century which produced the Authorised Version of theBible No previous writer for boys has ever attempted a similarachievement Apart from its romantic and exciting incidents, this storyhas great value by reason of its historical and geographicalinformation, and its exceptional style!
Sultan Jim
Empire Builder. Coloured illustrations by CYRUS CUNEO.
Asia and Australia have been the scene of Mr. Strang's most recentromances of Empire. In this book he turns to Africa, where thecolonising activity of rival powers is raising problems of the greatestinterest and importance. The presence of a young Englishman in one ofthe debatable lands at a time of upheaval and international rivalryenables him to uphold the interests of the Empire against formidableopposition. The story is brimful of adventure, and its moral is that ofpatriotic self-sacrifice.
"Father Christmas brings many good things in his train, but it isdoubtful if he brings anything better in its own way than a new story byMr. Herbert Strang. The multitude of his youthful readers are likely tofind their most insatiable thirst for adventure satisfied by this newvolume."--_Bookman_.
The Air Patrol
A Story of the North-West Frontier. Illustrated in Colour by CYRUSCUNEO.
In this book Mr. Strang looks ahead--and other books have already provedhim a prophet of surprising skill--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. The qualities which marked Mr.Strang's last long story, "The Air Scout," and won extraordinarily highcommendation from Lord Roberts, Lord Curzon, and others, as well as fromthe Spectator and other great journals, are again strikingly displayed;and the combination of thrilling adventure with an Imperial problem andexcellent writing, adds one more to this author's long list ofsuccesses.
"An exceptionally good book, written moreover in excellentstyle."--_Times_.
"The 'Air Patrol' is really a masterpiece."--_Morning Post_.
The Air-Scout
A Story of National Defence. Illustrated in Colour by W. R. S. STOTT.
The problems of National Defence are being discussed with more and morecare and attention, not only in Great Britain, but also in all parts ofthe Empire. In this story Mr. Strang imagines a Chinese descent uponAustralia, and carries his hero through a series of exciting adventures,in which the value of national spirit, organisation, and discipline isexemplified. The important part which the aeroplane will play inwarfare is recognised, and the thousands of readers who have delightedin the author's previous stories of aviation will find this new bookafter their own heart.
LORD ROBERTS writes: "It is capital reading, and should interest morethan boys. Your forecast is so good that I can only hope the future maynot bring to Australia such a struggle as the one you so graphicallydescribe."
LORD CURZON writes: "I have read with great pleasure your book, 'TheAir-Scout.' It seems to me to be a capital story, full of life andmovement: and further, it preaches the best of all secular gospels,patriotism and co-operation."
"We congratulate Mr. Strang on this fine book--one of the best fightingstories we bare road."--_Morning Post_.
Rob the Ranger
A Story of the Fight for Canada. Illustrated in Colour by W. H.MARGETSON, and three Maps.
Rob Somers, son of an English settler in New York State, sets out withLone Pete, a trapper, in pursuit of an Indian raiding party which hasdestroyed his home and carried off his younger brother. He is capturedand taken to Quebec, where he finds his brother, and escapes with him inthe dead of the winter, in company with a little band of New Englanders.They are pursued over snow and ice, and in a log hut beside LakeChamplain maintain a desperate struggle against a larger force ofFrench, Indians, and half-breeds, ultimately reaching Fort Edward insafety.
One of Clive's Heroes
A Story of the Fight for India. Illustrated in Colour, and Maps.
Desmond Burke goes out to India to seek his fortune, and is sold by afalse friend of his, one Marmaduke Diggle, to the famous Pirate ofGheria. But he escapes, runs away with one of the Pirate's own vessels,and meets Colonel Clive, whom he assists to capture the Pirate'sstronghold. His subsequent adventures on the other side of India--howhe saves a valuable cargo of his friend, Mr. Merriman, assists Clive inhis fights against Sirajuddaula, and rescues Mr. Merriman's wife anddaughter from the clutches of Diggle--are told with great spirit andhumour.
"An absorbing story.... The narrative not only thrills, but also weavesskilfully out of fact and fiction a clear impression of our tiercestruggle for India."--Athaeneum.
Samba
A Story of the Congo. Illustrated in Colour.
The first work of fiction in which the cause of the hapless Congo nativeis championed.
"It was an excellent idea on the part of Mr. Herbert Strang to write astory about the treatment of the natives in the Congo Free State....Mr. Strang has a big following among English boys, and anything hechooses to write is sure to receive their appreciativeattention."--Standard.
"Mr. Herbert Strang has written not a few admirable books for boys, butnone likely to make a more profound impression than his new story ofthis year."--Scotsman.
Barclay of the Guides
A Story of the Indian Mutiny. Illustrated in Colour by CYRUS CUNEO.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.
With Drake on the Spanish Main
Illustrated in Colour by ARCHIBALD WEBB. With Maps.
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. The author has, as usual, devoted muchpains to characterisation, and every boy will delight in Amos Turnpenny,Tom Copstone, and other bold men of Devon, and in Mirandola, the monkey.
Palm Tree Island
Illustrated in Colour by ARCHIBALD WEBB.
In this story two boys are left on a volcanic island in the South Seas,destitute of everything but their clothes. The story relates how theyprovided themselves with food and shelter, with tools and weapons; howthey fought with wild dogs and sea monsters; and how, when they havesettled down to a comfortable life under the shadow of the volcano,their peace is disturbed by the advent of savages and a crew of mutinousEnglishmen. The savages are driven away; the mutineers are subduedthrough the boys' ingenuity; and they ultimately sail
away in a vesselof their own construction. In no other book has the author moreadmirably blended amusement with instruction. "Written so well thatthere Is not a dull page in the book."--_The World_.
Herbert Strang's Romances of Modern Invention
Bach of the following stories is concerned with some particulardiscovery of Modern Science, such as the aeroplane and the submarine,which it made use of in the working out of the plot; and the heroes ofthese adventures, who face dangers that were unknown in olden times,cannot fail to make a strong appeal to boys of to-day.
The Flying Boat
Illustrated in Colour.
The flying boat is a logical development of the hydroplane. At asufficiently high speed, the hydroplane leaves the water and becomes ahydro-aeroplane. The possession of such a machine gives the hero of thestory (the scene of which is laid in China) opportunities of highlyexciting adventures, and incidentally the chance of rescuing an old chumwho has fallen into the hands of Chinese revolutionaries.
"The book is alive with vigorous action from cover to cover. 'TheFlying Boat' is a rattling good story."--_Bookman_.
The Motor Scout
A Story of Adventure in South America. Illustrated in Colour by CYRUSCUNEO.
In the interest aroused by the solution of the problem of flying, themotor bicycle has been entirely overlooked by story-writers. HappilyMr. Herbert Strang has now thought of making it the pivot of a story,the scene of which is one of the Latin States of South America. Mr.Strang tells the story of an Irish boy who is living in this State justat the time when one of the periodical revolutions breaks out. He isforced to take sides, and with the help of his motor-cycle is able toassist his friends, but not without running risks unknown to scoutsprovided with less novel means of traversing the country. "A really finestory, full of life, and one that any boy can enjoy."--_Outlook_.
Round the World in Seven Days
The Story of an Aeroplane. Illustrated in Colour by A. C. MICHAEL.
"This is a book which any boy would revel in, and which people who areno longer boys will read with equally breathlessinterest."--_Educational News_.
The Cruise of the Gyro-Car
Illustrated in Colour by A. C. MICHAEL.
(The Gyro-Car, which is a road vehicle or a boat at pleasure, is thelogical outcome of the gyroscope applied to the bicycle.)
Swift and Sure
The Story of a Hydroplane. Illustrated in Colour by J. FINNEMORE.
"It is one of the most exciting of this season's works for boys, everypage containing a thrill, and no boy will leave it to a second sittingif he can help it."--_Teacher_.
King of the Air
or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane. Illustrated in Colour by W. E. WEBSTER.
"One of the best boys' stories we have ever read."--_Morning Leader_.
"The best book of its kind now in existence."--_Manchester Guardian_.
Lord of the Seas
The Story of a Submarine. Illustrated in Colour by C. FLEMING WILLIAMS.
"The excitement lasts from cover to cover."--_Manchester Courier_.