BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE, A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden

As its name indicates, this book deals with Jacobite intrigues and the Jacobite rising in 1745. But G. A. Henty, with the help of Ronald Leslie, succeeds very skilfully in introducing into his story the old connection between Scotland and France. Ronald's adventures on French ground are even better than his hairbreadth escapes in Scotland. Then the author, by his portraits of Malcolm Anderson and his douce brother, the bailie, has accomplished the task of reproducing old Scotch humour as illustrated by character.

Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of Quentin Durward. The lad's Journey across France with his faithful attendant Malcolm, and his narrow escapes from the machinations of his father's enemies, make up as good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshness of treatment and variety of incident, Mr. Henty has here surpassed himself.

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Twelve Illustrations by Gordon Browne as published by The Federal Book Company are included.