+WORKS BY R.M. BALLANTYNE+.
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"In his tales of the sea, of the forest and the flames, and in all thathe writes, there is a fidelity to nature and a knowledge of many pathsof life which are not surpassed by any author in his special field ofliterature."--_Morning Post_.
_With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 5s. each_.
NEW VOLUME.
+THE BUFFALO RUNNERS+.
A TALE OF THE RED RIVER PLAINS.
+CHARLIE TO THE RESCUE+.
A TALE or THE SEA AND THE ROCKIES.
"In 'Charlie to the Rescue' Mr. Ballantyne supplies his constituency--which is now a large and well-satisfied one--with a sufficiency ofbattles, sieges, and escapes; the troubles of ranchmen, whose lives arethreatened both by white and by black scoundrels, are admirablyreproduced. It is a capital story."--_Spectator_.
+BLOWN TO BITS+;
Or, THE LONELY MAN OF RAKATA. A TALE OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
"A capital story, written in the author's old style, and full of lifeand action from beginning to end."--_Standard_.
"The book abounds in matter of exceptional interest, and should find itsway into the hands of all young people who would properly estimate thewide-spreading and far-reaching influences and the extraordinarycharacter of the Krakatoa outburst."--_Manchester Courier_.
+BLUE LIGHTS+;
Or, HOT WORK IN THE SOUDAN. A TALE OF SOLDIER LIFE IN SEVERAL OF ITSPHASES.
"An exciting story, full of excellent moral lessons."--_School BoardChronicle_.
"We heartily recommend 'Blue Lights'."--_Guardian_.
"The soldier's career is graphically depicted, and the story is everyway a good one."--_Literary Churchman_.