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25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You're late this mornin', said Julius."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I was here before."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yes; I was detained at home. Is there anything new?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes, there is,"
},
{
"from": "... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The young viper! he said to himself."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He's sold us, as sure as my name's Marlowe. I'll wring his neck for him. He'll find he's got into dangerous business."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "If I thought the boy was playin' us ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How are you, Jack?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Has he found out anything?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Have you seen young Hoffman to-day?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "No."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He don't know we're going to call Monday night, does he?"
},
{
"from": "h... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Where are you going?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I'm goin' out. I haven't had any supper."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You can do without supper to-night, eh, Jack?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes, he can do without supper to-night."... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "There, said he, tossing them to Julius."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "That'll do you till mornin'."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Thank you,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "We'll hold up now. It's time to be goin'."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What time is it?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Most eleven."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "The boy's asleep."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Is he?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "He seems to be asleep, said Marlowe,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I hope so, Marlowe. I've got tired of livin' this way; we'll go to California if we come out right."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I'm with you, Jack, on that. A pal of mine went out to... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It ain't safe to stay here any longer. How shall I get out?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Boost me up, Marlowe, first, said Jack Morgan."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You're lighter'n me, and can get up alone. I'm fat and clumsy, and I couldn't 'go it alone' to save my neck."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "All right, Jack. Are you ready?"
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Here we are, said Jack, in a tone of satisfaction."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Now for work."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The lights are all out, said Marlowe, softly."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I hope they are all asleep."
},
{... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Take care, Jack, said Marlowe."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "The woman may be sleeping in the front basement, and might hear you if you make the least noise."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Suppose she does?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "We... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "They will enter through the back area window, said the officer at once."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Where do you sleep?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My mother and little brother sleep in the front basement. I sleep upstairs."
},
{
"from": "... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Now for the safe, said Marlowe."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It's somewhere on the second floor."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The door of the room may be locked."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then it'll take us longer, that's all."
}
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Here's the safe, Marlowe, whispered Jack, in tones of satisfaction."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Now, if luck's on our side, we'll make a raise."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You talk too much, cautioned his companion."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Jack, said he in a sharp whisper,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I hear a step outside."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Do you think we are heard?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Perhaps so. If we are we must secure ourselves. It may be the bo... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The game's up, Jack! he shouted."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Save yourself!"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Do you surrender?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I must, said Jack, in a surly tone."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You're four to one."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It was that cursed boy! he muttered, grinding his teeth in a fierce rage."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He betrayed us. He upset the likeliest plan I've joined in for years. He shall suffer for it, curse it! Before I go to sleep this night I'll give him a lesson. He... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Bully for him! said Jack."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He's smart, Marlowe is!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "So his name is Marlowe, is it?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You knew it before, said Jack, in a surly tone."
},
{
"from... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I wonder if I could hang out of the window?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What's the matter wid ye? called Mrs. O'Connor through the keyhole."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Are you drunk?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I'm sick,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Is it the jumpin' toothache ye have?"
},
{
"fro... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Thank you, Mrs. O'Connor, said the boy in exultation."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I'll come down directly."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How do ye feel now?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Better,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Good-bye, old house! he said, looking back to it in the indistinct light;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I shall never come back and live here again. I'll go down to the wharves and find a place to sleep the rest of the night."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Avast there! said the man, who had caught some phrases from the sailors;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "All my money's in the bank, said Julius."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I can't get at it till the bank opens."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"valu... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The boy's gone! he exclaimed, with an oath."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "How could he have got out, with the door locked?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "If I had him here, he muttered,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I'd crush him as I would a spider,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What's wanted? she asked. Then, recognizing her visitor as one of the lodgers in the room above, she added,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Is it the boy?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yes; where is he?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It's go... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Who's there?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Open, in the name of the law!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Wait a minute,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why, it's Marlowe!"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Hush, Jacob! don't mention my name! I'm in trouble."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What's in the wind now?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Shut the door and I'll tell you."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What have you been up to?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Jack Morgan and I tried to break into a house on Madison avenue to-night."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Couldn't you get in?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes; but the police were in... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Try it on,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I don't know about that, said Marlowe, hesitating."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I don't know any sailor's lingo."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "That's no matter. You can say, 'shiver 'my timbers,' ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Let me look at myself,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What do you think of it?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The dress is well enough, but they'll know my face."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Sit down."
},
{
"from": "human",
"va... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You're cutting it pretty close, Jacob. I shall look like a scarecrow."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "All the better,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You've made a beauty of me, he said."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "However, it had to be don... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Good-morning, Paul, said Mr. Preston, smiling."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I know all about it."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "About what, sir?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "About the burglary."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value":... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I never thought of getting into the papers, he said, looking up."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I don't see how the reporters found out about it."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Oh, the reporters are everywhere. Probably they call every evening at police... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Good-morning, Paul, said his patron."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Don't forget to bring me the boy, Julius."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I won't forget, sir."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Good-morning, Julius,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Good-morning, said the smaller boy."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Was Jack and Marlowe round to your house last night?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes."
},
{
"from": "human",
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You managed it pretty well about getting away, said Paul."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It reminds me of something that happened to me--I was locked up in a hotel once the same way, and he gave Julius a little account of his adventure at Lovejoy's Hotel, with the je... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Mr. Preston, said Paul,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What is your name, my lad?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Julius,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "My young friend, Paul, tells me that you have done him and his employer a great service. ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Now tell me what you want to do, Julius,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I want to go out West."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You are rather young to travel alone. Besides, you don't know anything about the West, do you?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How far do you think it is to the West?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "About a hundred miles."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is all of that, said Paul, laughing."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Now I'll tell you what I would do if I were i... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How do you do, Paul? I hope you're well, Julius, said the superintendent, who has a remarkable faculty for remembering the names and faces of the thousands of boys that from time to time frequent the lodging house."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Do you want to see me... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Where's he going, I wonder?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Tom, come with me."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Where you goin'?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "To Staten Island."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What's up?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Nothin'. I'm goin' for the benefit of ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Hollo, shipmate!"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Hollo, yourself!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I thought I'd hail you, seein' we both foller the sea. Have you been long ashore?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Not long,"
},
{
"from": ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Thirty days,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Thirty days! exclaimed the sailor, in amazement."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Did you go round the Horn in thirty days?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes, we had favorable winds,"
},
{
"... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "He ain't no sailor, said the questioner to himself."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He never lived in the forecastle, I know by his walk."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Went round the Horn in thirty days! soliloquized the sailor."
},
{
"from": "g... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "He hates the lad, thought the sailor."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Does he mean him harm?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "If he tries to harm the lad, said the kindhearted sailor,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What has he got ag'in the boy? thought the sailor."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He shan't harm him if Jack Halyard can prevent it."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "We don't play with ragamuffins."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I ain't a ragamuffin!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Perhaps you're a gentleman in disguise,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I'm as much of a gentleman as you are,"
},
{
"... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I'll take his money, thought Marlowe,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What's wanted?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You're wanted."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What for?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Don't you know me?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "No."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value"... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You're looking for help, are you? sneered Marlowe."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Look all you want to. You're in my power. Now tell me, you treacherous young dog, why shouldn't I kill you?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You didn't think I'd get away fr... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What business had you to give the money to him?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I was afraid I might lose it."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Give me the five dollars."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Now, said he, seizing Julius by the shoulder... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Avast there, you lubber! said the sailor, who had felt it time to interfere."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What are you about?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I'll soon let you know, if you don't leave here pretty sudden. What business is it of yours?"
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Stand back! he shouted, advancing toward the intrepid sailor,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I'm ready,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Do you want more?"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What's the meaning of all this?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Ask the boy,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That man wanted to kill me, but the sailor stopped him."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It's a lie! growled Marlowe."
},
{
"fro... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "If I ever get free, I'll kill you! he muttered, between his teeth, to Julius."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You'll rue this day's work."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am glad to hear it, Julius, said Paul."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "So that sailor that followed you was Marlowe."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yes. Did you see him?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I noticed him two or three times, but h... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "When you are out West, you must write to us how you are getting along, Julius,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Won't you?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I don't know how to write!"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Such a big boy as you can't wri... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Sir, I hope you will excuse my liberty in addressing you, but I have been sick, and am without money. Can you spare me a trifle?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I never give to street beggars,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Can I assist you in any way, s... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Did you ever give lessons in drawing?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes; I gave lessons in England. I would gladly find scholars here, but I am not known."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I have a little brother who has a great taste for drawing, said Pa... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am glad to see you, my good young friend, he said."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Take a seat."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Is this your little daughter?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Come here, Mary, and speak to the gentleman,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Have you any pictures finished?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I have two small ones. Would you like to see them?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Very much."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I like that,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "The other is better,"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You are right, said Paul."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "This is the best picture. The girl's face looks familiar. It is your own little girl, is it not?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Then you see the resemblance?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"valu... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Are you busy, Mr. Preston?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Not particularly. I can spare you a few minutes."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I have come to sell you some pictures, Mr. Preston."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You haven't turned a... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "We must save money now, mother, said Paul;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Do you know when he means to come home? Has Mr. Preston told you?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "No, mother. I think I will call round in the morning and inquire. He has already b... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My young friend, he said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I deferred, till my return home, the acknowledgment of your very creditable conduct in the defense of my house. You showed a coolness and good judgment remarkable in one of your age. In return for this, and in ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "FOR SALE The stock and fixtures of a gentlemen's small furnishing store. Good reasons for selling. Apply at No. -- Sixth avenue."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I wonder how much it would cost, thought Paul."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I wish I had a ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Let me see, he reflected."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I have about six hundred dollars. That is something, but it wouldn't go far toward stocking a store. Still, I have a great mind to go up and look at the place, and inquire about terms."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What can I show you?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I saw your advertisement in the _Herald, _ said Paul,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yes. It is on account of my wife's health. The doctor says the city air doesn't agree with her, and orders her into ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Couldn't you take less than a thousand dollars down?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I need that amount at once, he said."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You had better accept my terms. You can't do better. Can't you raise the money somewhere?"
},
{
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will come back to-morrow and give you my answer,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Come to-night, if you can."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Very well, I will, if possible."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Good-morning, Paul, said the merchant,... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Mother, he said, on the second morning of his possession,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I want you to take a little walk with me this morning."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "May I go too, Paul?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes, Jimmy, I m... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I want to go in here a minute,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Shall we wait outside?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "No; come in. I would like to have you see the shop."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Good-morning, Mr. Hoffman,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Have you sold anything this morning?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yes, sir; I have entered the sales on the slate."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Let me see them."
},
{
"fro... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Rip-tail Roarer, from Pike Co., Missouri. Mr. Alger never writes a poor book, and"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Joe's Luck"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The Errand Boy"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The Treasure Finders."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "At the Siege of Havana"
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "During the British occupancy of New York, at the outbreak of the Revolution, a Yankee lad hears of the plot to take General Washington's person, and calls in two companions to assist the patriot cause. They do some astonishing things, and, incidentally, lay the way for an Americ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "This is a tale of the siege of Boston, which opens on the day after the doings at Lexington and Concord, with a description of home life in Boston, introduces the reader to the British camp at Charlestown, shows Gen. Warren at home, describes what a boy thought of the battle of ... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "This book deals with the Carolinas in 1780, giving a wealth of detail of the Mountain Men who struggled so valiantly against the king's troops. Major Ferguson is the prominent British officer of the story, which is told as though coming from a youth who experienced these adventu... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "There are adventures of all kinds for the hero and his friends, whose pluck and ingenuity in extricating themselves from awkward fixes are always equal to the occasion. It is an excellent story full of honest, manly, patriotic efforts on the part of the hero. A very vivid descri... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Bert Larkin, the hero of the story, early excites our admiration, and is altogether a fine character such as boys will delight in, whilst the story of his numerous adventures is very graphically told. This will, we think, prove one of the most popular boys' books this season."
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Mr. Henty's graphic prose picture of the hopeless Jewish resistance to Roman sway adds another leaf to his record of the famous wars of the world. The book is one of Mr. Henty's cleverest efforts."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Boys with a turn for historical research will be enchanted with the book, while the rest who only care for adventure will be students in spite of themselves."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "A story of very great interest for boys. In his own forcible style the author has endeavored to show that determination and enthusiasm can accomplish marvellous results; and that courage is generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Mr. Henty is careful to mingle instruction with entertainment; and the humorous touches, especially in the sketch of John Holl, the Westminster dustman, Dickens himself could hardly have excelled."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "There is not a dull chapter, nor, indeed, a dull page in the book; but the author has so carefully worked up his subject that the exciting deeds of his heroes are never incongruous nor absurd."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Mr. Henty keeps up his reputation as a writer of boys' stories. 'By Sheer Pluck' will be eagerly read."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "One of the best stories for lads which Mr. Henty has yet written, the picture is full of life and color, and the stirring and romantic incidents are skillfully blended with the personal interest and charm of the story."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is an admirable book for youngsters. It overflows with stirring incident and exciting adventure, and the color of the era and of the scene are finely reproduced. The illustrations add to its attractiveness."
}
] |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The conquest of Mexico by a small band of resolute men under the magnificent leadership of Cortez is always rightfully ranked among the most romantic and daring exploits in history. 'By Right of Conquest' is the nearest approach to a perfectly successful historical tale that Mr.... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work to enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and loving kindness, as indispensable to the making of a gentleman. Boys will read 'The Bravest of the Brave' with pleasure and profit; of that we are quite sure."
... |
25151 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of 'Quentin Durward.' The lad's journey across France, and his hairbreadth escapes, makes up as good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshness of treatment and variety of incident Mr. Henty has surpassed himself."
}
] |
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