Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War
By George Manville Fenn
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, 5 s.
"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, 5 s.
"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, 5 s.
"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, 5 s.
"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, 5 s.
"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.