This section is from the book "The Book Of Cats", by Charles Henry Ross. Also available from Amazon: The Book Of Cats: A Chit-Chat Chronicle Of Feline Facts And Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful And Miscellaneous.
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Luke Ashleigh
Or, School Life in Holland. By Alfred Elwes. "The author's best book, by a writer whose popularity with boys is great."- Athenaeum.
Guy Rivers
Or, a Boy's Straggles in the Great World. By A. Elwes.
Ralph Seabrooke
Or, The Adventures of a Young Artist in Piedmont and Tuscany. By A. Elwes.
Frank And Andrea
Or Forest Life in the Island of Sardinia. By A. Elwes.
Paul Blake
Or, the Story of a Boy's Perils in the Islands of Corsica and Monte Christo. By A. Elwes.
Ocean And Her Rulers
A Narrative of the Nations who have held dominion over the Sea; and comprising a brief History of Navigation. By Alfred Elwes.
Lost In Ceylon
The Story of a Boy and Girl's Adventures in the Woods and Wilds of the Lion King of Kandy. By William Dalton.
The White Elephant
Or the Hunters of Ava. By William Dalton.
The War Tiger
Or, The Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea-Chief and his Lad Chow. By W. Dalton. "A tale of lively adventure vigorously told, and embodying much curious information." Ilustruted News.
Neptune's Heroes: or The Sea Kings of England; from Hawkins to Franklin. By W. H. Davenport Adams.
"We trust Old England may ever have writers as ready and able to interpret to her children the noble lives of her greatest men." - Athenaeum.
Historical Tales Of Lancastrian Times
By the Rev. H. P. Dunster, M.A. "Conveys a good deal of information about the manners and customs of England and France in the 15th Century." - Gentlemen's Magazine.
The Fairy Tales Of Science
By J. C. Brough. With 16 Illustrations by C. H. Bennett. New Edition, Revised throughout. "Science, perhaps, was never made more attractive and easy of entrance into the youthful mind." - The Builder.
"Altogether the volume is one of the most original, as well as one of the most useful, books of the season." - Gentleman's Magazine.
 
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