A. L. HURT'S PUBLICATIONS: 



For the Temple : A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G. A< 

 HENTY. With full-^age Illustrations by S. J. SOLOMON. 12mo ; 



cloth, price $1.00. 



Mr. Henty here weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable 

 ind attractive story. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the 

 march of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of 

 Jerusalem, form the impressive and carefully studied historic 

 setting to the figure < f the lad who passes from the vineyard to 

 the service of Josephus, becomes the leader of a guerrilla band of 

 patriots, fights bravely for the Temple, and after a brief term of 

 slavery at Alexandria* returns to his Galilean home with the favoi 

 of Titus. 



"Mr. Heut; "3 graphic prose pictures of the hopeless Jewish resistance to 

 Roman sway add another leaf to his record of the famous wars of the world." 

 -Graphic. 



Facing Death : or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of 

 the roal Mines. By G. A. HENTY. With full-page Illustra- 

 tions by GORDON BROWNE. 12ino, cloth, price $1.00. 

 6 ' Facing Death " is a story with a purpose. It is intended to 

 show that a lad who makes up his mind firmly and resolutely that 

 he will rise in life, and who is prepared to face toil and ridicule 

 and hardship to carry out his determination, is sure to succeed. 

 The hero of the story is a typical British boy, dogged, earnest, 

 generous, and though'" shamefaced" to a degree, is ready to face 

 death in the discharge of duty. 



" The tale is well written and well illustrated, and there is much reality in 

 the characters. If any father, clergyman, or schoolmaster is on the lookout 

 for a good oook to give as a present to a boy who is worth his salt, this is the 

 book we would recommend." Standard. 



Tom Temple's Career. By FORATIO ALGER. 12mo, cloth, 



price $1.00. 



Tom Temple, a bright, self-reliant lad, by the death of his 

 father becomes a boarder at the home of Nathan Middleton, a 

 penurious insurance agent. Though well paid for keeping the 

 boy y Nathan and his wife endeavor to bring Master Tom in line 

 with their parsimonious habits. The lad ingeniously evades their 

 efforts and revolutionizes the household. As Tom is heir to 

 $40,000, he is regarded as a person of some importance until by 

 an unfortunate combination of circumstances his fortune shrinks 

 to a few hundreds. He leaves Plympton village to seek work in 

 New York, whence he undertakes an important mission to Cali- 

 fornia; around which center the most exciting incidents of his 

 young career. Some of his adventures in the fat west are so 

 startling that the reader will scarcely close the book until the last 

 page shall have been reached. The tale is written in Mr, Alger's 

 most fascinating style, and is bound to please the very large class 

 of boys who regard this popular author as a prime favorite. 



