'FRANK MELTON’S LUCK.’

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 8, 20 February 1892, Page 188

' FRANK MELTON’S LUCK.’

The Latest New Zealand Story — Romance of Station Life—Harry Baker’s Trip to New Zealand—Lovely Half-castes—My First Employment on a Station— A Cattle Muster. Tliis thrilling New Zealand story book gives a realistic and truthful description of what is often met in new-chum life in our colony. The romantic incidents are so charmingly told, and the characters so opposite, that the reader greedily reads chapters unremittingly. The author has placed the hero o f his tale (Frank Melton) in most amusing and fascinating positions all through his adventures, and the strange story of his life will recall many reminiscences of others who began life in New Zealand under similar circumstances. Frank’s trip from the South, by way of the West Coast, and his first love affair on board, are told with such pathos that the reader sees nothing but reality in the whole. . The book will no doubt be read by thousands. Its cheapness (Is each) places it in the reach of all classes, and it can be had at all booksellers in the Colony. Wholesale at Star Office, Auckland, and N.Z. Graphic Office, Wellington.