THE ROMANCE SERIES
The Romance of the King's Navy
By EDWARD FRASER. New Edition, with Illustrations in Colour by N.SOTHEBY PITCHER.
"The Romance of the King's Navy" is intended to give boys of to-day anidea of some of the notable events that have happened under the WhiteEnsign within the past few years. There is no other book of the kind inexistence. It begins with incidents afloat during the Crimean War, whentheir grandfathers were boys themselves, and brings the story down to ayear or two ago, with the startling adventure at Spithead of Submarine64. One chapter tells the exciting story of "How the Navy's V.C.'s havebeen won," the deeds of the various heroes being brought all togetherhere in one connected narrative for the first time.
"Mr. Fraser knows his facts well, and has set them out is an extremelyinteresting and attractive way."--_Westminster Gazette_.
The Romance of the King's Army
By A. B. TUCKER.
A companion volume to "The Romance of the King's Navy," telling again inglowing language the most inspiring incidents in the glorious history ofour land forces. The charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, thecapture of the Dargai heights, the saving of the guns at Maiwand, are afew of the great stories of heroism and devotion that appear in thisstirring volume.
"We cannot too highly commend this beautiful volume as a prize-book forschoolboys of all classes."--_School Guardian_.
The Romance of Every Day
By LILIAN QUILLER-COUCH.
Here is a bookful of romance and heroism; true stories of men, women,and children in early centuries and modern times who took theopportunities which came into their everyday lives and found themselvesheroes and heroines; civilians who, without beat of drum or smoke ofbattle, without special training or words of encouragement, performeddeeds worthy to be written in letters of gold.
"These stories are bound to encourage and inspire young readers toperform heroic actions."--_Bristol Daily Mercury_.
The Romance of the Merchant Venturers
By E. E. SPEIGHT and R. MORTON NANCE.
Britain's Sea Story
By E. E. SPEIGHT and E. MORTON NANCE. New Edition, Illustrated inColour by H. SANDHAM.
These two books are full of true tales as exciting as any to be found inthe story books, and at every few pages there is a fine illustration, incolour or black and white, of one of the stirring incidents described inthe text.