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George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent.G. A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London, and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was sent to the Crimea and while there he witnessed the appalling conditions under which the British soldier had to fight. His letters home were filled with vivid descriptions of what he saw. His father was impressed by his letters and sent them to The Morning Advertiser newspaper which printed them. This initial writing success was a factor in Henty's later decision to accept the offer to become a special correspondent, the early name for journalists now better known as war correspondents. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885)

"Mr. Henty has broken new ground as an historical novelist. His tale of the days of Wallace and Bruce is full of stirring action, and will commend itself to boys."--Athenæum...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our entire classical books are the original works. To ensure high quality products, all the titles are chosen carefully by our staff. We hope you enjoy this classic.

""Bonnie Prince Charlie"" is a historical novel written by G. A. Henty, first published in 1888. The story is set in the mid-18th century, during the time of the Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland. The protagonist, Charles Stuart, who is commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, is the exiled heir to the Scottish throne. He returns to Scotland from France with the hope of rallying the Highland clans to his cause and reclaiming the throne from the English. The novel follows the adventures of Charlie and his loyal followers as they navigate through the Scottish Highlands, facing numerous challenges and obstacles along the way. They engage in battles with the English army, forge alliances with various clans, and struggle to maintain their morale despite setbacks and betrayals. The story is told from the perspective of a young Englishman named Ronald Leslie, who is sympathetic to Charlie's cause and becomes one of his trusted aides. Through Ronald's eyes, the reader is introduced to the complex political and social landscape of Scotland during this period, as well as the customs and traditions of the Highland clans. Overall, ""Bonnie Prince Charlie"" is a thrilling adventure story that combines historical accuracy with fast-paced action and vivid descriptions of the Scottish landscape. It offers a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal moment in Scottish history and the life of one of its most iconic figures.""It strikes me, Leslie, that this is only the sequel of that attack in the wood, and that your enemies have unwittingly done you a service. Crawford was very much your height and build, and might easily have been mistaken for you in the dark. I fancy that blow was meant for you.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

"A praiseworthy attempt to interest British youth in the great deeds of the Scotch Brigade in the wars of Gustavus Adolphus. Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro live again in Mr. Henty's pages, as those deserve to live whose disciplined bands formed really the germ of the modern British army."--Athenæum...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our entire classical books are the original works. To ensure high quality products, all the titles are chosen carefully by our staff. We hope you enjoy this classic.

The struggle for Dutch independence is one of the great stories in European history. G.A. Henty's By England's Aid follows up his By Pike and Dyke, by chronicling the closing events of the War of Independence in Holland. Follow along as young Englishman Geoffrey and Lionel join the fight alongside iconic historical personages such as Sir Francis Vere. Readers young and old will enjoy the adventure and learn about history at the same time as they read Henty's By England's Aid.

By Conduct and Courage: A Story of Nelson's Days is a historical fiction novel written by G.A. Henty and published in 1904. The book is set during the late 18th century, a time when Britain was at war with France and Spain. The story follows the adventures of a young man named Ned Hearne, who joins the Royal Navy and serves under Admiral Horatio Nelson.Ned is a brave and honorable young man who is determined to prove himself as a loyal and capable sailor. He quickly rises through the ranks and becomes a trusted member of Nelson's crew. Along the way, he faces many challenges and battles, including the famous Battle of Trafalgar.Through Ned's eyes, the reader is taken on a thrilling journey through the tumultuous times of the Napoleonic Wars. The book is filled with action, adventure, and historical detail, making it a great read for anyone interested in naval history or the life and times of Admiral Nelson.Overall, By Conduct and Courage is a well-written and engaging novel that captures the spirit of the age and the bravery of those who fought for their country. It is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and anyone interested in the history of the Royal Navy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Now, look here, Nathaniel-" "Drop that, Curtis, you know very well that I won't have it. I can't help having such a beast of a name, and why it was given me I have never been able to make out, and if I had been consulted in the matter all the godfathers and godmothers in the world wouldn't have persuaded me to take such a name. Nat I don't mind. I don't say that it is a name that I should choose; still, I can put up with that, but the other I won't have. You have only just joined the ship, but if you ask the others they will tell you that I have had at least half a dozen fights over the name, and it is an understood thing here that if anyone wants a row with me he has only got to call me Nathaniel, and there is no occasion for any more words after that."

WHAT are you thinking of, Frank?' Mrs. Hardy asked her husband one evening, after an unusually long silence on his part. 'Well, my dear, I was thinking of a good many things. In the first place, I think, I began with wondering what I should make of the boys; and that led to such a train of thoughts about ourselves and

In following the hero of this story through the last Afghan war, you will be improving your acquaintance with a country which is of supreme importance to the British Empire and, at the same time, be able to trace the operations by which Lord Roberts made his great reputation as a general, and a leader of men. Afghanistan stands as a line between the two great empires of England and Russia; and is likely, sooner or later, to become the scene of a tremendous struggle between these nations. Happily, at the present time the Afghans are on our side. It is true that we have warred with, and beaten them; but our retirement, after victory, has at least shown them that we have no desire to take their country while, on the other hand, they know that for those races upon whom Russia has once laid her hand there is no escape.

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. G. A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London, and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was sent to the Crimea and while there he witnessed the appalling conditions under which the British soldier had to fight. His letters home were filled with vivid descriptions of what he saw. His father was impressed by his letters and sent them to The Morning Advertiser newspaper which printed them. This initial writing success was a factor in Henty's later decision to accept the offer to become a special correspondent, the early name for journalists now better known as war correspondents.

Very bright and pretty, in the early springtime of the year 1857, were the British cantonments of Sandynugghur. As in all other British garrisons in India, they stood quite apart from the town, forming a suburb of their own. They consisted of the barracks, and of a maidan, or, as in England it would be called, "a common," on which the troops drilled and exercised, and round which stood the bungalows of the military and civil officers of the station, of the chaplain, and of the one or two merchants who completed the white population of the place.

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. G. A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London, and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was sent to the Crimea and while there he witnessed the appalling conditions under which the British soldier had to fight. His letters home were filled with vivid descriptions of what he saw. His father was impressed by his letters and sent them to The Morning Advertiser newspaper which printed them. This initial writing success was a factor in Henty's later decision to accept the offer to become a special correspondent, the early name for journalists now better known as war correspondents.

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There are few great leaders whose lives and actions have so completely fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. His career as a general was a brief one, extending only over little more than a year, and yet in that time he showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed, and performed feats of daring worthy of taking their place among those of the leaders of chivalry.

With Roberts To Pretoria: A Tale Of The South African War is a historical fiction book written by G.A. Henty. The story is set in the late 19th century during the Second Boer War in South Africa. The protagonist is a young British boy named Ronald who travels to South Africa to join the army and fight against the Boers. The book follows Ronald's experiences as he battles through the African terrain, faces danger and encounters new allies. The story is based on actual events that occurred during the war and provides a detailed account of the military tactics and strategies used during the conflict. The book also explores the political and social issues surrounding the war, including the tensions between the British and the Boers, and the impact of the war on the African people.As with many of Henty's books, the story is designed to educate young readers about history while also entertaining them with an exciting adventure story. The book is well-researched and provides an accurate portrayal of the events and people involved in the Second Boer War. Overall, With Roberts To Pretoria: A Tale Of The South African War is an engaging and informative read that offers a unique perspective on an important historical event. It is suitable for readers of all ages who are interested in history, adventure, and military fiction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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The 'ROMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN' tells the story of Beric, the young Briton chieftain of a sub-tribe of the Iceni around Anno Domini 61. As a child he was sent to the Romans as a hostage, and has spent his days among them growing to appreciate their culture and taking copious notes on how to fight them. Beric and his fellow tribesmen bristle under Roman's vicious rule during the reign of the tyrant emperor Nero. When Boadicea, queen of a powerful tribe of Britons, and her daughters were disgraced by the Roman authorities, the Britons join together in an ill-fated revolt. Can the Britons overcome their powerful Roman masters this time? When Beric is taken to Rome as a prisoner, will he survive the brutal gladiator school and fights, and can he ever return to his homeland? This narration features some of the earliest proceedings and folks recorded in British history, the bizarre spectacle of the gladiators, the pitiless persecution of the Christians, the burning of Rome, and illustrates why Nero was loved by some but despised by many. Nero gave the Romans bread, wine, and games, but he had to take his own life at the end anyway!

The Queen's cup: a novel, By G.A.Henty A yachting adventure and romance involving a former British soldier turns into scenes of high adventure and peril with the heroine kidnapped and the action ranging from England to the West Indies. George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent.He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885).Biography--G.A.Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London, and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was sent to the Crimea and while there he witnessed the appalling conditions under which the British soldier had to fight. His letters home were filled with vivid descriptions of what he saw. His father was impressed by his letters and sent them to The Morning Advertiser newspaper which printed them. This initial writing success was a factor in Henty's later decision to accept the offer to become a special correspondent, the early name for journalists now better known as war correspondents. Shortly before resigning from the army as a captain in 1859 he married Elizabeth Finucane. The couple had four children. Elizabeth died in 1865 after a long illness and shortly after her death Henty began writing articles for the Standard newspaper. In 1866 the newspaper sent him as their special correspondent to report on the Austro-Italian War where he met Giuseppe Garibaldi. He went on to cover the 1868 British punitive expedition to Abyssinia, the Franco-Prussian War, the Ashanti War, the Carlist Rebellion in Spain and the Turco-Serbian War.He also witnessed the opening of the Suez Canal and travelled to Palestine, Russia and India. Henty was a strong supporter of the British Empire all his life; according to literary critic Kathryn Castle: "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes".Henty's ideas about politics were influenced by writers such as Sir Charles Dilke and Thomas Carlyle.Henty once related in an interview how his storytelling skills grew out of tales told after dinner to his children. He wrote his first children's book, Out on the Pampas in 1868, naming the book's main characters after his children. The book was published by Griffith and Farran in November 1870 with a title page date of 1871. While most of the 122 books he wrote were for children, he also wrote adult novels, non-fiction such as The March to Magdala and Those Other Animals, short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boy's magazine.

From the preface of G.A. Henty's Both Sides of the Border: The four opening years of the fifteenth century were among the most stirring in the history of England. Owen Glendower carried fire and slaughter among the Welsh marches, captured most of the strong places held by the English, and foiled three invasions, led by the king himself. The northern borders were invaded by Douglas; who, after devastating a large portion of Northumberland, Cumberland, and Durham, was defeated and taken prisoner at the battle of Homildon, by the Earl of Northumberland, and his son Hotspur. Then followed the strange and unnatural coalition between the Percys, Douglas of Scotland, Glendower of Wales, and Sir Edmund Mortimer-a coalition that would assuredly have overthrown the king, erected the young Earl of March as a puppet monarch under the tutelage of the Percys, and secured the independence of Wales, had the royal forces arrived one day later at Shrewsbury, and so allowed the confederate armies to unite. King Henry's victory there, entailing the death of Hotspur and the capture of Douglas, put an end to this formidable insurrection; for, although the Earl of Northumberland twice subsequently raised the banner of revolt, these risings were easily crushed; while Glendower's power waned, and order, never again to be broken, was at length restored in Wales. The continual state of unrest and chronic warfare, between the inhabitants of both sides of the border, was full of adventures as stirring and romantic as that in which the hero of the story took part. Experience this tumultuous chapter in the history of Britain through the eyes of a young man named Oswald. As always, Henty provides excitement and adventure in Both Sides of the Border.

Here among the mountains they could subsist on the proceeds of the chase and the little plantations tended by the women, but this offered small attractions to the restless and warlike Indians, who preferred depending upon the plunder that they could always gather by a raid upon the defenseless Mexican villages. Thus during the whole journey they had not once caught sight of an Indian, though they had two or three times made out, with the aid of a telescope Tom had brought with him, little clusters of wigwams far away among the hills.

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A young English boy travels to Colorado in order to join his prospector uncle in search of gold...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our entire classical books are the original works. To ensure high quality products, all the titles are chosen carefully by our staff. We hope you enjoy this classic.

With Kitchener in the Soudan by British author G.A. Henty is the story of the British military expedition under Lord Kitchener and the subsequent destruction of the Mahdi's followers during the Mahdist War (1881-1899). It was first published in 1903.

"Oh, but it is such a long way, and to live among those French people, who have been doing such dreadful things, attacking the Bastille, and, as I have heard you say, passing all sorts of revolutionary laws, and holding their king and queen almost as prisoners in Paris!"

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""Through Three Campaigns: A Story Of Chitral, Tirah And Ashantee"" is a historical fiction book written by G. A. Henty and published in 1904. The story follows the adventures of a young British officer named Ronald Leslie during his service in three different military campaigns - Chitral, Tirah and Ashantee. In the first campaign, Ronald is sent to Chitral, a remote region in the Himalayas, to help defend a British garrison from a local uprising. He faces numerous challenges, including harsh weather conditions, treacherous terrain, and fierce battles with the enemy. In the second campaign, Ronald is sent to Tirah, a mountainous area in northern Pakistan, to fight against rebellious tribesmen who are threatening British interests in the region. Again, he faces tough challenges, including ambushes, raids, and guerrilla warfare. In the third campaign, Ronald is sent to Ashantee, a kingdom in West Africa, to help put down a rebellion against British colonial rule. He faces a different set of challenges in this campaign, including tropical diseases, hostile terrain, and fierce battles with the enemy. Throughout the book, Ronald demonstrates courage, resourcefulness, and leadership skills in the face of adversity. The story is based on real historical events and provides a vivid portrayal of the military campaigns and the people who fought in them. It also offers insights into the politics, culture, and social conditions of the time. ""Through Three Campaigns"" is a thrilling adventure story that will appeal to readers who enjoy historical fiction, military history, and tales of bravery and heroism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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With The Allies To Pekin: A Tale Of The Relief Of The Legations is a historical fiction novel written by G. A. Henty and published in 1903. The story is set during the Boxer Rebellion in China in the year 1900. The book follows the adventures of a young British boy named Ronald Mervyn, who joins the British army to fight against the Boxers and help rescue the foreign legations in Pekin (now known as Beijing).Ronald joins forces with soldiers from other countries, including the United States, France, Germany, and Japan, forming a multinational alliance known as the Eight-Nation Alliance. Together, they face many challenges as they travel through China, including hostile Boxer attacks, treacherous terrain, and difficult weather conditions. Along the way, Ronald learns about the different cultures and customs of the other soldiers, and gains a new appreciation for the importance of working together towards a common goal.With The Allies To Pekin is a thrilling adventure story that combines historical accuracy with exciting action. Henty's vivid descriptions of battles and landscapes bring the story to life, while his attention to detail provides readers with a fascinating glimpse into the events of the Boxer Rebellion. The book is suitable for readers of all ages who enjoy historical fiction and action-packed adventure stories.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.