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THE ROMANCE OF WAR INVENTIONS


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THE IAN HARDY SERIES

BY

COMMANDER E. HAMILTON CURREY, R.N.


_Each Volume with Illustrations in Colour. 5s. each_

Ian Hardy's career in H.M. Navy is told in four volumes, which are
described below. Each volume is complete in itself, and no knowledge of
the previous volumes is necessary, but few boys will read one of the
series without wishing to peruse the others.


IAN HARDY, NAVAL CADET

"A sound and wholesome story giving a lively picture of a naval cadet's
life."--_Birmingham Gazette_.

"A very wholesome book for boys, and the lurking danger of Ian's ill
deeds being imitated may be regarded as negligible in comparison with
the good likely to be done by the example of his manly, honest nature.
Ian was a boy whom his father might occasionally have reason to whip,
but never feel ashamed of."--_United Service Magazine_.


IAN HARDY, MIDSHIPMAN

"A jolly sequel to his last year's book."--_Christian World_.

"The'real thing.'... Certain to enthral boys of almost any age who
love stories of British pluck."--_Observer_.

"=Commander E. Hamilton Currey, R.N., is becoming a serious rival to
Kingston as a writer of sea stories.= Just as a former generation
revelled in Kingston's doings of his three heroes from their middy days
until they became admirals all, so will the present-day boys read with
interest the story of Ian Hardy. Last year we knew him as a cadet; this
year we get _Ian Hardy, Midshipman_. The present instalment of his
stirring history is breezily written."--_Yorkshire Observer_.


IAN HARDY, SENIOR MIDSHIPMAN

"Of those who are now writing stories of the sea, Commander Currey holds
perhaps the leading position. He has a gift of narrative, a keen sense
of humour, and above all he writes from a full stock of
knowledge."--_Saturday Review_.

"=It is no exaggeration to say that Commander Currey bears worthily the
mantle of Kingston and Captain Marryat.="--_Manchester Courier._

"The Ian Hardy Series is just splendid for boys to read, and the best of
it is that each book is complete in itself. But not many boys will read
one of the series without being keenly desirous of reading all the
others."--_Sheffield Telegraph_.


IAN HARDY FIGHTING THE MOORS

"By writing this series the author is doing national service, for he
writes of the Navy and the sea with knowledge and sound sense.... What a
welcome addition the whole series would make to a boy's
library."--_Daily Graphic._

"The right romantic stuff, full of fighting and hairbreadth escapes....
Commander Currey has the secret of making the men and ships seem
actual."--_Times_.

"By this time Ian Hardy has become a real friend and we consider him all
a hero should be."--Outlook.


SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LIMITED

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THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE

_Each volume profusely illustrated. Ex. Crown