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It having been represented to the Proprietor of the BOY'S OWN MAGAZINE that the CHANGE IN PRICE, from Twopence to Sixpence Monthly, would prevent a great number of Boys buying the Magazine, he has determined to issue a Periodical for Youth as cheap as ever, and Recordingly will publish on Jan. 1, 1864, No. 1 of the BOY'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE Price Twopence. PRICE SIXPENCE MONTHLY. THE COY'S OWN LIBRARY. This Series of Books for Youth commenced May 1st, 1861, and has been hailed with great delight, not only by the lads themselves, for whom the works are written, but by all interested in the sound and manly instruc tion and development of the "boy," who is " father to the man." It is greatly to the credit of the Yonth of these Isles, that they turn with scorn from the lighter and grosser literature of the day, to that which is more in accordance with their own healthful sentiments; and to increase this wholesome prefe rence la the aim of each writer whose books bave a place in THE Boy's OWN LIBRARY. It is issued in Monthly Parts, price Bixpence each, and each part contains 49 pages of the finest paper, the matter being beautifully printed in new type. Each part contains many Superb Illustrations, from original designs by the First Artists of the day, printed with the text; and, in addition, a beautifully Coloured Frontispiece (from WaterColour Sketches made expressly for the Library). The first volume completed in the "Boy's Own Library" was "WILD SPORTS OF THE WORLD," a Book of Natural History and Adventure. By JAMES GREENWOOD. The second volume," PHAULCON THE ADVENTURER; or, Europeans in the East," a Romantic Biography. By WM. 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A Boy's Book of Natural The last twenty years have seen issue from the press most valuable works on Foreign Travel, Adventure, and Discovery, Which contain a perfect mine of wealth for those who will diligently seek to turn to legitimate account the knowledge and the Labours of the Travellers, Sportsmen, and Discoverers who were the authors of these admirable volumes-It has been the Author' duty to refer to all the latest and most accurate works containing information on "Wild Sports," and Animal Life throughout the world; and the value of the material which he was able to collect has made him the more careful and painstaking in his efforts to arrange it with all due effect in a suitable setting. Of late years, too, much knowledge has been gained respecting the Organization and Structure of Animals; and this scientific portion of the book gives it a value in the eyes of all who are anxious to acquire the most recent and correct information in Natural History. The wondrous marvels of the Scenery where roam the huge Elephant, the noble Lion, the terrible Tiger; the jungles of India and Ceylon, the scarcely-explored swamps of Southern Africa, the steppes of Northern Asia, the boundless prairies of the Far West of America -here are subjects for description which well deserve the exercise of the very highest skill at the Author's command. But, above all, the manners and customs of the Beasts of the Field are the theme of our discourse-the many perilous adventures that Englishmen have had-the hair-breadth 'scapes from the imminent deadly fangs of the striped and parded brute, hunters trampled and tossed by Elephant and Buffalo, gored by the wild Boar-there are a thousand and one tales, each story more exciting than Its predecessor, here told concerning the "Wild Sports of the World."-The principal Artists whose pencils have been employed in illustrating the pages of the work are, William Harvey, Harden Melville, Harrison Weir, and J. B. 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