"There'll be such a game directly.
"There'll be such a game directly.
"Well, boys, where have you been?"
"Well, boys, where have you been?"
Two rooks flew over the Cathedral Close, and as they neared the old square Norman tower they cawe...
Two rooks flew over the Cathedral Close, and as they neared the old square Norman tower they cawed in a sneering way.
WHY I WENT TO MY UNCLE'S. "I don't know what to do with him.
WHY I WENT TO MY UNCLE'S. "I don't know what to do with him.
Sam--or, as he liked to be called, "Mr Samuel," or "Mr Downes," holding as he did the important p...
Sam--or, as he liked to be called, "Mr Samuel," or "Mr Downes," holding as he did the important post of confidential and body-servant to Dr Robert Morris, a position which made it necessary for him...
"See these here spots o' red rust, Master Roy?"
"See these here spots o' red rust, Master Roy?"
"But it seems so shocking, sir."
"But it seems so shocking, sir."
G.A. Henty occupied so large a place in the hearts of boys that, when his active life all too soo...
G.A. Henty occupied so large a place in the hearts of boys that, when his active life all too soon came to a close, it seemed desirable that those readers whom he had entertained for so many years ...
Dick o' the Fens; A Tale of the Great Eastern Swamp, by George Manville Fenn.
Dick o' the Fens; A Tale of the Great Eastern Swamp, by George Manville Fenn.
Quicksilver; or, The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel, by George Manville Fenn.
Quicksilver; or, The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel, by George Manville Fenn.
Bigley Uggleston always said that it was in 1753, because he vowed that was the hot year when we ...
Bigley Uggleston always said that it was in 1753, because he vowed that was the hot year when we had gone home for the midsummer holidays from Barnstaple Grammar-school.
Published by Ward & Downey, London.
Published by Ward & Downey, London.
The close of a hot day on board Her Majesty's ship "Startler," whose engines kept up a regular pu...
The close of a hot day on board Her Majesty's ship "Startler," whose engines kept up a regular pulsation as the screw-propeller churned the water astern into golden and orange foam.
Mr Rowle came the day after the funeral, walking straight in, and, nodding to cook, who opened th...
Mr Rowle came the day after the funeral, walking straight in, and, nodding to cook, who opened the door, hung up his shabby hat in the hall.
About as rugged, fierce-looking a gang of men as a lad could set eyes on, as they struggled up th...
About as rugged, fierce-looking a gang of men as a lad could set eyes on, as they struggled up the steep cliff road leading to the castle, which frowned at the summit, where the flashing waters of ...
The Weathercock, Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias, by George Manville Fenn.
The Weathercock, Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias, by George Manville Fenn.
Twenty years ago, Hezekiah Thornypath was in Luck's way--so much so, that Luck kicked him out of it.
Twenty years ago, Hezekiah Thornypath was in Luck's way--so much so, that Luck kicked him out of it.
Chapter I. DUPLEX STREET.
Chapter I. DUPLEX STREET.
________________________________________________________________________ This book was written j...
________________________________________________________________________ This book was written just before the end of the century, when it would have been expected that travel by steamer was prett...
I've waited all these years, expecting some one or another would give a full and true account of ...
I've waited all these years, expecting some one or another would give a full and true account of it all; but little thinking it would ever come to be my task.
They did not look like fishermen, those two young men in khaki, for people do not generally go fi...
They did not look like fishermen, those two young men in khaki, for people do not generally go fishing with magazine-rifles instead of fishing-rods--certainly not in England.
Jack at Sea; or, All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy, by George Manville Fenn.
Jack at Sea; or, All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy, by George Manville Fenn.
"Well, Joses," said Dr Lascelles, "if you feel afraid, you had better go back to the city."
"Well, Joses," said Dr Lascelles, "if you feel afraid, you had better go back to the city."
Chapter I. "IN THE WEST COUNTREE."
Chapter I. "IN THE WEST COUNTREE."
"Come along, boys; look sharp!
"Come along, boys; look sharp!
________________________________________________________________________ Glyn Severn and the Mah...
________________________________________________________________________ Glyn Severn and the Maharajah of Dour, both about 15 or 16, have been sent together to an English Boarding School.
Steve Young; or, The Voyage of the "Hvalross" to the Icy Seas, by George Manville Fenn.
Steve Young; or, The Voyage of the "Hvalross" to the Icy Seas, by George Manville Fenn.
Daybreak in the Incas' realm on the far western shores, known to our fathers as the great wonderl...
Daybreak in the Incas' realm on the far western shores, known to our fathers as the great wonderland--the great country discovered by adventurous mariners, and thought of, dreamed of, seen through ...
with trampling feet and the distant whirr and rattle of machinery, till a clock began striking, f...
with trampling feet and the distant whirr and rattle of machinery, till a clock began striking, followed by the clangour of a bell, and then all was changed.
Nic Revel; A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land, by George Manville Fenn.
Nic Revel; A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land, by George Manville Fenn.
Now, it don't matter a bit what sort of clay a pot's made of, if when it's been tried in the fire...
Now, it don't matter a bit what sort of clay a pot's made of, if when it's been tried in the fire it turns out sound and rings well when it's struck.
Syd Belton; or, The Boy who would not go to Sea, by George Manville Fenn.
Syd Belton; or, The Boy who would not go to Sea, by George Manville Fenn.
"Derry down, derry down, derry down!"
"Derry down, derry down, derry down!"
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