It is a strange, wild tale this of the adventures of Prince Akbar among the snowy mountains between Kandahar and Kabul, and though the names may be a bit of a puzzle at first, as they will have to be learned by and bye in geography and history lessons, it might be as well to get familiar with them in a story-book; though, indeed, as everybody in it except Roy the Rajput, Meroo the cook boy; Tumbu, the dog; and Down, the cat (and these four may have been true, you know, though they have not been remembered) really lived, I don't know whether this book oughtn't to be considered real history, and therefore 
 
A LESSON BOOK: 
 
"Anyhow, I hope you won't find it dull." 
 
STORIES: 

1. FAREWELL  
2. THE FIRST VICTORY  
3. THE ROYAL UMBRELLA  
4. TUMBU-DOWN  
5. ON THE ROAD  
6. AT COURT  
7. WINTER 
8. DOWN'S STRATAGEM 
9. SPRING  
10. THE NIGHT OF RECORD  
11. A WINTER MARCH 
12. SNOW AND ICE 
13. OVER THE PASS  
14. IN THE VALLEY 
15. DEAREST-LADY 
16. CRUEL BROTHER KUMRAN 
17. IMPRISONMENT 
18. THE GARDEN OF GAMES 
19. BETWIXT CUP AND LIP 
20. ESCAPED 
21. DAWN