by Oliver Optic
George Cary Eggleston's Juveniles
The Bale Marked Circle X
A Blockade Running Adventure
=Illustrated by C. Chase Emerson. 12mo, red cloth, illustrated cover,$1.50.=
Another of Mr. Eggleston's stirring books for youth. In it are toldthe adventures of three boy soldiers in the Confederate Service whoare sent in a sloop on a secret voyage from Charleston to the Bahamas,conveying a strange bale of cotton which holds important documents.The boys pass through startling adventures: they run the blockade,suffer shipwreck, and finally reach their destination after thepluckiest kind of effort.
Camp Venture
A Story of the Virginia Mountains
=Illustrated by W. A. McCullough. 12mo, dark red cloth, illustratedcover, $1.50.=
The _Louisville Courier Journal_ says: "George Cary Eggleston haswritten a decidedly good tale of pluck and adventure in 'CampVenture.' It will be of interest to young and old who enjoy anexciting story, but there is also a great deal of instruction andinformation in the book."
The Last of the Flatboats
A Story of the Mississippi
=Illustrated by Charlotte Harding. 12mo, green cloth, illustratedcover, $1.50.=
The _Brooklyn Eagle_ says: "Mr. George Cary Eggleston, the veteraneditor and author, has scored a double success in his new book, 'TheLast of the Flatboats,' which has just been published. Writtenprimarily as a story for young readers, it contains many things thatare of interest to older people. Altogether, it is a mighty goodstory, and well worth reading."
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston
