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George Henty

One of the 28th: A Tale of WaterlooG. A. Henty One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo PREFACE Although in the present story a boy plays the principal part, and encounters many adventures by land and sea, a woman is the real heroine, and the part she played demanded an amount of nerve and courage ful...

The Golden CanyonG. A. Henty The Golden Canyon Publishers' Introduction George Alfred Henty has been called "The Prince of Story-Tellers." To call him "The Boy's Own Historian" would perhaps be a more appropriate title, for time has proved that he is more than a story-teller; he is a preserver an...

Redskin and Cow-Boy: A Tale of the Western PlainsGeorge Alfred Henty Redskin and Cow-Boy: A Tale of the Western Plains PREFACE My dear Lads,There are but few words of preface needed to a story that is not historical. The principal part of the tale is laid among the cow-boys of the Western States ...

By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch RepublicG. A. Henty By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic PREFACE.MY DEAR LADS,In all the pages of history there is no record of a struggle so unequal, so obstinately maintained, and so long contested as that by which the men ...

Jack Archer: A Tale of the CrimeaG. A. Henty Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea CHAPTER I. THE MIDSHIPMAN The first day of term cannot be considered a cheerful occasion. As the boys arrive on the previous evening, they have so much to tell each other, are so full of what they have been doing, that...

With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the LegationsGeorge Alfred Henty With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations PREFACE The campaign which ended with the relief of the Pekin Legations is unique in its way, carried on as it was by an army made up of almost all th...

By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)G. A. Henty By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) CHAPTER I AN EXCURSION "And we beseech Thee, O Lord, to give help and succour to Thy servants the people of Holland, and to deliver them from the cruelties ...

The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth CenturyG. A. Henty The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Preface Of all the chapters of history, there are few more interesting or wonderful than that which tells the story of the rise and progress of Venice...

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Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil WarG. A. Henty Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War PREFACE My dear lads: Although so long a time has elapsed since the great civil war in England, men are still almost as much divided as they were then as to the merits of the quarrel, almo...