Juvenile Fiction
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From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval AdventureFrom Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval AdventureWhen the Boys Own Paper was first started, Mr Kingston, who showed deep interest in the project, undertook to write a story of the sea, during the wars, under the title of From Powder-monkey to...
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The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the SeaThe Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the SeaMalta, which I have selected as the opening scene of the following story, is, from its historical recollections, its fine climate, and brilliant skies, a very interesting spot; although, for such beauty as its scenery...
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In New Granada Or, Heroes and PatriotsIn New Granada; Or, Heroes and PatriotsThe circumstances which led my father, Dr Andrew Sinclair, to settle in New Granadathe land of my birthare of so romantic a character, that I cannot better preface an account of my own adventures in that country than...
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Dick and His CatDick and His Cat - An Old Tale in a New GarbThe story of Dick Whittington and his Cat has so often amused the little ones, who never wearied of its repetition, that the author of the following version thought she might extend the...
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Black Bruin: The Biography of a BearBlack Bruin: The Biography of a Bear He had stolen the belt of Wampum From the neck of Mishe-mokwa, From the Great Bear of the mountains, From the terror of the nations, As he lay asleep and cumbrous, On the summit of the mountains,...
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Manco, the Peruvian ChiefManco, the Peruvian Chief - Or, An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the IncasIt was evening. The sun had just set beneath the waters of the Pacific, which could be distinguished in the far distance; and the whole western sky, undimmed by a...
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The Three LieutenantsThe Three LieutenantsReally, Jack, that uniform is excessively becoming. Do oblige us by standing up as if you were on the quarter-deck of your ship and hailing the main-top. I do not remember ever having seen a naval officer above the rank of a...
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The Last Look: A Tale of the Spanish InquisitionThe Last Look: A Tale of the Spanish InquisitionThe beauty of Seville is proverbial. Who has not seen Seville, has not seen a wonder of loveliness, say the Spaniards. They are proud indeed of Seville, as they are of everything else belonging to them,...
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The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas GreshamThe Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas GreshamIn the year of Grace 1551, Antwerp was not only the chief city of the Netherlands, but the commercial capital of the world. Its public buildings were also celebrated for the elaborate carving...
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Exiled for the Faith: A Tale of the Huguenot PersecutionExiled for the Faith: A Tale of the Huguenot PersecutionThe question was put by a beautiful girl scarcely yet verging on womanhood to a fine intelligent youth, two or three years her senior, as they paced slowly on together through the gardens of the...
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In the Eastern SeasIn the Eastern SeasWell, Thudicumb, I hope by noon we may at last get a glimpse of the sun, said Captain Davenport to his first officer, as they walked the deck of the Bussorah Merchant, homeward bound from the East Indies, and at that...
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On the Banks of the AmazonOn the Banks of the AmazonI might find an excuse for being proud, if I were so,not because my ancestors were of exalted rank or title, or celebrated for noble deeds or unbounded wealth, or, indeed, on account of any ordinary reasons,but because I...
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Afar in the ForestAfar in the ForestThe question was put to my uncle, Mark Tregellis, whom I found seated in front of our hut as I returned one evening from a hunting excursionit having been my duty that day to go out in search of game for...
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Adventures in AustraliaAdventures in AustraliaSome years ago two travellers, mounted on wiry yet strong looking steeds, were wending their way through a forest in Australia. They were both young and dressed much alike in broad-brimmed pith hats, loose red shirts, corduroy trousers and high boots with...
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Son PhilipSon PhilipNo, no, Phil; you must not be a sailor, said sturdy, grey-haired old Hexton, laughing. I should never get a wink of sleep if you did. Every time the wind blew your mother would be waking me up to ask me if I...
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A Young HeroA Young HeroThat answer would do for a reply to the question why this grey, anxious-looking Dr Martin wore a close-fitting black silk cap as he sat poring over an old book opposite Phil Carleton, who also bent over a book; but he was...
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Marcus: the Young CenturionMarcus: the Young CenturionHot as hot. Through the open window, where a couple of long shoots of one of the grapevines hung down, partially shading the room within, a broad, glowing ray of light, which made the shadows near look purply black, streamed right...
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To Win or to Die: A Tale of the Klondike Gold CrazeTo Win or to Die: A Tale of the Klondike Gold CrazeThankye; thats quite cheering; anythings better than that horrible silence. What do they say? When a man gets in the habit of talking to himself its a sign that he is going mad?...
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Will of the MillWill of the MillA few words were whispered, though there was not the slightest need, for no one was in sight, and the rattle and whirr of machinery set in motion by a huge water-wheel, whose splashings echoed from the vast, wall-like sides of...
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The Weathercock: Being the Adventures of a Boy with a BiasThe Weathercock: Being the Adventures of a Boy with a BiasThree salutations shouted at a lad of about sixteen, who had just shown himself at the edge of a wood on the sunny slope of the Southwolds, one glorious September morning, when the spider-webs...
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