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THE MEDAL LIBRARY

FAMOUS COPYRIGHTED STORIES

FOR BOYS, BY FAMOUS AUTHORS

This is an ideal line for boys of all ages. It contains juvenile masterpieces by the most popular writers of interesting fiction for boys. Among these may be mentioned the works of Burt L. Standish, detailing the adventures of Frank Merriwell, the hero, of whom every American boy has read with admiration. Frank is a truly representative American lad, full of character and a strong determination to do right at any cost. Then, there are the works of Horatio Alger, Jr., whose keen insight into the minds of the boys of our country has enabled him to write a series of the most interesting tales ever published. This line also contains some of the best works of Oliver Optic, another author whose entire life was devoted to writing books that would tend to interest and elevate our boys.

PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK

To be Published During December

339—In School and Out By Oliver Optic

338—A Cousin’s Conspiracy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

337—Jack Harkaway After Schooldays By Bracebridge Hemyng

336—Frank Merriwell’s Great Scheme By Burt L. Standish

To be Published During November

335—The Haunted Hunter By Edward S. Ellis

334—Tony, the Tramp By Horatio Alger, Jr.

333—Rich and Humble By Oliver Optic

332—Frank Merriwell’s Stage Hit By Burt L. Standish

331—The Hidden City By Walter MacDougall

330—Bob Burton By Horatio Alger, Jr.

329—Masterman Ready By Capt. Marryat

328—Frank Merriwell’s Prosperity By Burt L. Standish

327—Jack Harkaway’s Friends By Bracebridge Hemyng

326—The Tin Box By Horatio Alger, Jr.

325—The Young Franc-Tireurs By G. A. Henty

324—Frank Merriwell’s New Comedian By Burt L. Standish

323—The Sheik’s White Slave By Raymond Raife

322—Helping Himself By Horatio Alger, Jr.

321—Snarleyyow, The Dog Fiend By Capt. Marryat

320—Frank Merriwell’s Fortune By Burt L. Standish

319—By Right of Conquest By G. A. Henty

318—Jed, the Poorhouse Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

317—Jack Harkaway’s Schooldays By Bracebridge Hemyng

316—Frank Merriwell’s Problem By Burt L. Standish

315—The Diamond Seeker of Brazil By Leon Lewis

314—Andy Gordon By Horatio Alger, Jr.

313—The Phantom Ship By Capt. Marryat

312—Frank Merriwell’s College Chums By Burt L. Standish

311—Whistler By Walter Aimwell

310—Making His Way By Horatio Alger, Jr.

309—Three Years at Wolverton By A Wolvertonian

308—Frank Merriwell’s Fame By Burt L. Standish

307—The Boy Crusoes By Jeffreys Taylor

306—Chester Rand By Horatio Alger, Jr.

305—Japhet in Search of a Father By Capt. Marryat

304—Frank Merriwell’s Own Company By Burt L. Standish

303—The Prairie By J. Fenimore Cooper

302—The Young Salesman By Horatio Alger, Jr.

301—A Battle and a Boy By Blanche Willis Howard

300—Frank Merriwell on the Road By Burt L. Standish

299—Mart Satterlee Among the Indians By William O. Stoddard

298—Andy Grant’s Pluck By Horatio Alger, Jr.

297—Newton Forster By Capt. Marryat

296—Frank Merriwell’s Protege By Burt L. Standish

295—Cris Rock By Capt. Mayne Reid

294—Sam’s Chance By Horatio Alger, Jr.

293—My Plucky Boy Tom By Edward S. Ellis

292—Frank Merriwell’s Hard Luck By Burt L. Standish

291—By Pike and Dyke By G. A. Henty

290—Shifting For Himself By Horatio Alger, Jr.

289—The Pirate and the Three Cutters By Capt. Marryat

288—Frank Merriwell’s Opportunity By Burt L. Standish

287—Kit Carson’s Last Trail By Leon Lewis

286—Jack’s Ward By Horatio Alger, Jr.

285—Jack Darcy, the All Around Athlete By Edward S. Ellis

284—Frank Merriwell’s First Job By Burt L. Standish

283—Wild Adventures Round the Pole By Gordon Stables

282—Herbert Carter’s Legacy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

281—Rattlin, the Reefer By Capt. Marryat

280—Frank Merriwell’s Struggle By Burt L. Standish

279—Mark Dale’s Stage Venture By Arthur M. Winfield

278—In Times of Peril By G. A. Henty

277—In a New World By Horatio Alger, Jr.

276—Frank Merriwell in Maine By Burt L. Standish

275—The King of the Island By Henry Harrison Lewis

274—Beach Boy Joe By Lieut. James K. Ortón

273—Jacob Faithful By Capt. Marryat

272—Facing the World By Horatio Alger, Jr.

271—Frank Merriwell’s Chase By Burt L. Standish

270—Wing and Wing By J. Fenimore Cooper

269—The Young Bank Clerk By Arthur M. Winfield

268—Do and Dare By Horatio Alger, Jr.

267—Frank Merriwell’s Cruise By Burt L. Standish

266—The Young Castaways By Leon Lewis

265—The Lion of St. Mark By G. A. Henty

264—Hector’s Inheritance By Horatio Alger, Jr.

263—Mr. Midshipman Easy By Captain Marryat

262—Frank Merriwell’s Vacation By Burt L. Standish

261—The Pilot By J. Fenimore Cooper

260—Driven From Home By Horatio Alger, Jr.

259—Sword and Pen By Henry Harrison Lewis

258—Frank Merriwell In Camp By Burt L. Standish

257—Jerry By Walter Aimwell

256—The Young Ranchman By Lieut. Lounsberry

255—Captain Bayley’s Heir By G. A. Henty

254—Frank Merriwell’s Loyalty By Burt L. Standish

253—The Water Witch By J. Fenimore Cooper

252—Luke Walton By Horatio Alger, Jr.

251—Frank Merriwell’s Banger By Burt L. Standish

250—Neka, the Boy Conjurer By Capt. Ralph Bonehill

249—The Young Bridge Tender By Arthur M. Winfield

248—The West Point Rivals By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U. S. A.

247—Frank Merriwell’s Secret By Burt L. Standish

246—Rob Ranger’s Cowboy Days By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

245—The Red Rover By J. Fenimore Cooper

244—Frank Merriwell’s Return to Yale By Burt L. Standish

243—Adrift in New York By Horatio Alger, Jr.

242—The Rival Canoe Boys By St. George Rathborne

241—The Tour of the Zero Club By Capt. R. Bonehill

240—Frank Merriwell’s Champions By Burt L. Standish

239—The Two Admirals By J. Fenimore Cooper

238—A Cadet’s Honor By Lieut. Fred’k Garrison, U. S. A.

237—Frank Merriwell’s Skill By Burt L. Standish

236—Rob Ranger’s Mine By Lieut. Lounsberry

235—The Young Carthaginian By G. A. Henty

234—The Store Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

233—Frank Merriwell’s Athletes By Burt L. Standish

232—The Valley of Mystery By Henry Harrison Lewis

231—Paddling Under Palmettos By St. George Rathborne

230—Off for West Point By Lieut. Fred’k Garrison, U. S. A.

229—Frank Merriwell’s Daring By Burt L. Standish

228—The Cash Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

227—In Freedom’s Cause By G. A. Henty

226—Tom Havens With the White Squadron By Lieut. James K. Orton

225—Frank Merriwell’s Courage By Burt L. Standish

224—Yankee Boys in Japan By Henry Harrison Lewis

223—In Fort and Prison By William Murray Graydon

222—A West Point Treasure By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U. S. A.

221—The Young Outlaw By Horatio Alger, Jr.

220—The Gulf Cruisers By St. George Rathborne

219—Tom Truxton’s Ocean Trip By Lieut. Lounsberry

218—Tom Truxton’s School Days By Lieut. Lounsberry

217—Frank Merriwell’s Bicycle Tour By Burt L. Standish

216—Campaigning With Braddock By Wm. Murray Graydon

215—With Clive in India By G. A. Henty

214—On Guard By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U. S. A.

213—Frank Merriwell’s Races By Burt L. Standish

212—Julius, the Street Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

211—Buck Badger’s Ranch By Russell Williams

210—Sturdy and Strong By G. A. Henty

209—Frank Merriwell’s Sports Afield By Burt L. Standish

208—The Treasure of the Golden Crater By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

207—Shifting Winds By St. George Rathborne

206—Jungles and Traitors By Wm. Murray Graydon

205—Frank Merriwell at Yale By Burt L. Standish

204—Under Drake’s Flag By G. A. Henty

203—Last Chance Mine By Lieut. James K. Orton

202—Risen From the Ranks By Horatio Alger, Jr.

201—Frank Merriwell in Europe By Burt L. Standish

200—The Fight for a Pennant By Frank Merriwell

199—The Golden Cañon By G. A. Henty

198—Only an Irish Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

197—Frank Merriwell’s Hunting Tour By Burt L. Standish

196—Zip, the Acrobat By Victor St. Clair

195—The Lion of the North By G. A. Henty

194—The White Mustang By Edward S. Ellis

193—Frank Merriwell’s Bravery By Burt L. Standish

192—Tom, the Bootblack By Horatio Alger, Jr.

191—The Rivals of the Diamond By Russell Williams

190—The Cat of Bubastes By G. A. Henty

189—Frank Merriwell Down South By Burt L. Standish

188—From Street to Mansion By Frank H. Stauffer

187—Bound to Rise By Horatio Alger, Jr.

186—On the Trail of Geronimo By Edward S. Ellis

185—For the Temple By G. A. Henty

184—Frank Merriwell’s Trip West By Burt L. Standish.

183—The Diamond Hunters By James Grant

182—The Camp in the Snow By William Murray Graydon

181—Brave and Bold By Horatio Alger, Jr.

180—One of the 28th By G. A. Henty

178—Frank Merriwell’s Foes By Burt L. Standish

177—The White Elephant By William Dalton

176—By England’s Aid By G. A. Henty

175—Strive and Succeed By Horatio Alger, Jr.

173—Life at Sea By Gordon Stables

172—The Young Midshipman By G. A. Henty

171—Erling the Bold By R. M. Ballantyne

170—Strong and Steady By Horatio Alger, Jr.

169—Peter, the Whaler By W. H. G. Kingston

168—Among Malay Pirates By G. A. Henty

167—Frank Merriwell’s Chums By Burt L. Standish

166—Try and Trust By Horatio Alger, Jr.

165—The Secret Chart By Lieut. James K. Orton

164—The Cornet of Horse By G. A. Henty

163—Slow and Sure By Horatio Alger, Jr.

162—The Pioneers By J. F. Cooper

161—Reuben Green’s Adventures at Yale By James Otis

160—Little by Little By Oliver Optic

159—Phil, the Fiddler By Horatio Alger, Jr.

158—With Lee in Virginia By G. A. Henty

157—Randy, the Pilot By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

156—The Pathfinder By J. F. Cooper

155—The Young Voyagers By Capt. Mayne Reid

154—Paul, the Peddler By Horatio Alger. Jr.

153—Bonnie Prince Charlie By G. A. Henty

152—The Last of the Mohicans By J. Fenimore Cooper

151—The Flag of Distress By Capt. Mayne Reid

150—Frank Merriwell’s School Days By Burt L. Standish

149—With Wolfe in Canada By G. A. Henty

148—The Deerslayer By J. F. Cooper

147—The Cliff Climbers By Capt. Mayne Reid

146—Uncle Nat By A. Oldfellow

145—Friends Though Divided By G. A. Henty

144—The Boy Tar By Capt. Mayne Reid

143—Hendricks, the Hunter By W. H. G. Kingston

142—The Young Explorer By Gordon Stables

141—The Ocean Waifs By Capt. Mayne Reid

140—The Young Buglers By G. A. Henty

139—Shore and Ocean By W. H. G. Kingston

138—Striving for Fortune By Horatio Alger, Jr.

137—The Bush Boys By Capt. Mayne Reid

136—From Pole to Pole By Gordon Stables

135—Dick Cheveley By W. H. G. Kingston

134—Orange and Green By G. A. Henty

133—The Young Yagers By Capt. Mayne Reid

132—The Adventures of Rob Roy By James Grant

131—The Boy Slaves By Capt. Mayne Reid

130—From Canal Boy to President By Horatio Alger, Jr.

129—Ran Away to Sea By Capt. Mayne Reid

128—For Name and Fame By G. A. Henty

127—The Forest Exiles By Capt. Mayne Reid

126—From Powder Monkey to Admiral By W. H. G. Kingston

125—The Plant Hunters By Capt. Mayne Reid

124—St. George for England By G. A. Henty

123—The Giraffe Hunters By Capt. Mayne Reid

122—Tom Brace By Horatio Alger, Jr.

121—Peter Trawl By W. H. G. Kingston

120—In the Wilds of New Mexico By G. Manville Fenn

119—A Final Reckoning By G. A. Henty

118—Ned Newton By Horatio Alger, Jr.

117—James Braithwaite, The Supercargo By W. H. G. Kingston

116—Happy-Go-Lucky Jack By Frank H. Converse

115—Adventures of a Young Athlete By Matthew White, Jr.

114—The Old Man of the Mountains By George H. Coomer

113—The Bravest of the Brave By G. A. Henty

112—20,000 Leagues Under the Sea By Jules Verne

111—The Midshipman, Marmaduke Merry By W. H. G. Kingston

110—Around the World in Eighty Days By Jules Verne

109—A Dash to the Pole By Herbert D. Ward

108—Texar’s Revenge By Jules Verne

107—Van; or, In Search of an Unknown Race By Frank H. Converse

106—The Boy Knight By George A Henty

105—The Young Actor By Gayle Winterton

104—Heir to a Million By Frank H. Converse

103—The Adventures of Rex Staunton By Mary A. Denison

102—Clearing His Name By Matthew White, Jr.

101—The Lone Ranch By Capt. Mayne Reid

100—Maori and Settler By George A. Henty

99—The Cruise of the Restless; or, On Inland Waterways By James Otis

98—The Grand Chaco By George Manville Fenn

97—The Giant Islanders By Brooks McCormick

96—An Unprovoked Mutiny By James Otis

95—By Sheer Pluck By G. A. Henty

94—Oscar; or, The Boy Who Had His Own Way By Walter Aimwell

93—A New York Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

92—Spectre Gold By Headon Hill

91—The Crusoes of Guiana By Louis Boussenard

90—Out on the Pampas By G. A. Henty

89—Clinton; or, Boy Life in the Country By Walter Aimwell

88—My Mysterious Fortune By Matthew White, Jr.

87—The Five Hundred Dollar Check By Horatio Alger, Jr.

86—Catmur’s Cave By Richard Dowling

85—Facing Death By G. A. Henty

84—The Butcher of Cawnpore By William Murray Graydon

83—The Tiger Prince By William Dalton

82—The Young Editor By Matthew White, Jr.

81—Arthur Helmuth, of the H. & N. C. Railway By Edward S. Ellis

80—Afloat in the Forest By Capt. Mayne Reid

79—The Rival Battalions By Brooks McCormick

78—Both Sides of the Continent By Horatio Alger, Jr.

77—Perils of the Jungle By Edward S. Ellis

76—The War Tiger; or, The Conquest of China By William Dalton

75—Boys in the Forecastle By George H. Coomer

74—The Dingo Boys By George Manville Fenn

73—The Wolf Boy of China By William Dalton

72—The Way to Success; or, Tom Randall By Alfred Oldfellow

71—Mark Seaworth’s Voyage on the Indian Ocean By William H. G. Kingston

70—The New and Amusing History of Sandford and Merton By F. C. Burnand

69—Pirate Island By Harry Collingwood

68—Smuggler’s Cave By Annie Ashmore

67—Tom Brown’s School Days By Thomas Hughes

66—A Young Vagabond By Z. R. Bennett

65—That Treasure By Frank H. Converse

64—The Tour of a Private Car By Matthew White, Jr.

63—In the Sunk Lands By Walter F. Bruns

62—How He Won By Brooks McCormick

61—The Erie Train Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

60—The Mountain Cave By George H. Coomer

59—The Rajah’s Fortress By William Murray Graydon

58—Gilbert, The Trapper By Capt. C. B. Ashley

57—The Gold of Flat Top Mountain By Frank H. Converse

56—Nature’s Young Noblemen By Brooks McCormick

55—A Voyage to the Gold Coast By Frank H. Converse

54—Joe Nichols; or, Difficulties Overcome By Alfred Oldfellow

53—The Adventures of a New York Telegraph Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

52—From Farm Boy to Senator By Horatio Alger, Jr.

51—Tom Tracy By Horatio Alger, Jr.

50—Dean Dunham By Horatio Alger, Jr.

49—The Mystery of a Diamond By Frank H. Converse

48—Luke Bennett’s Hide-Out By Capt. C. B. Ashley, U.S. Scout

47—Eric Dane By Matthew White, Jr.

46—Poor and Proud By Oliver Optic

45—Jack Wheeler; A Western Story By Capt. David Southwick

44—The Golden Magnet By George Manville Fenn

43—In Southern Seas By Frank H. Converse

42—The Young Acrobat By Horatio Alger, Jr.

41—Check 2134 By Edward S. Ellis

40—Canoe and Campfire By St. George Rathborne

39—With Boer and Britisher in the Transvaal By William Murray Graydon

38—Gay Dashleigh’s Academy Days By Arthur Sewall

37—Commodore Junk By George Manville Fenn

36—In Barracks and Wigwam By William Murray Graydon

35—In the Reign of Terror By G. A. Henty

34—The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green By Cuthbert Bede, B. A.

33—Jud and Joe, Printers and Publishers By Gilbert Patten

32—The Curse of Carnes’ Hold By G. A. Henty

31—The Cruise of the Snow Bird By Gordon Stables

30—Peter Simple By Captain Marryat

29—True to the Old Flag By G. A. Henty

28—The Boy Boomers By Gilbert Patten

27—Centre-Board Jim By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

26—The Cryptogram By William Murray Graydon

25—Through the Fray By G. A. Henty

24—The Boy From the West By Gilbert Patten

23—The Dragon and the Raven By G. A. Henty

22—From Lake to Wilderness By William Murray Graydon

21—Won at West Point By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

20—Wheeling for Fortune By James Otis

19—Jack Archer By G. A. Henty

18—The Silver Ship By Leon Lewis

17—Ensign Merrill By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

16—The White King of Africa By William Murray Graydon

15—Midshipman Merrill By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

14—The Young Colonists By G. A. Henty

13—Up the Ladder By Lieut. Murray

12—Don Kirk’s Mine By Gilbert Patten

11—From Tent to White House By Edward S. Ellis

10—Don Kirk, the Boy Cattle King By Gilbert Patten

9—Try Again By Oliver Optic

8—Kit Carey’s Protégé By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

7—Chased Through Norway By James Otis

6—Captain Carey of the Gallant Seventh By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

5—Now or Never By Oliver Optic

4—Lieutenant Carey’s Luck By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

3—All Aboard By Oliver Optic

2—Cadet Kit Carey By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry

1—The Boat Club By Oliver Optic

Horatio Alger, Jr.

The greatest and most famous writer of rattling good tales of adventure for boys, was Horatio Alger, Jr. He is the Dickens of juvenile literature. His best works are published in the Medal Library at ten cents per copy. For sale by all newsdealers.

ALGER, HORATIO, JR.

42. Young Acrobat, The.

50. Dean Dunham.

52. From Farm Boy to Senator.

61. Erie Train Boy, The.

87. Five Hundred Dollar Check, The.

118. Ned Newton; or, The Adventures of a New York Bootblack.

122. Tom Brace.

130. From Canal Boy to President.

138. Striving for Fortune.

154. Paul, the Peddler.

159. Phil, the Fiddler.

163. Slow and Sure.

166. Try and Trust.

170. Strong and Steady.

175. Strive and Succeed.

181. Brave and Bold.

187. Bound to Rise.

192. Tom, the Bootblack.

198. Only an Irish Boy.

202. Risen From the Ranks.

212. Julius, the Street Boy.

221. Young Outlaw, The.

228. Cash Boy, The.

234. Store Boy, The.

243. Adrift in New York.

252. Luke Walton.

260. Driven From Home.

264. Hector’s Inheritance.

268. Do and Dare.

272. Facing the World.

277. In a New World.

282. Herbert Carter’s Legacy.

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