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George Henty

In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in ColoradoG. A. Henty In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado PREFACEMY DEAR LADS,Until comparatively lately that portion of the United States in which I have laid this story was wholly unexplored. The marvellous cañons of t...

With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and OmdurmanG. A. Henty With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman Preface The reconquest of the Soudan will ever be mentioned as one of the most difficult, and at the same time the most successful, enterprises ever undertaken. The...

With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an EmpireG. A. Henty With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Preface In the following pages I have endeavoured to give a vivid picture of the wonderful events of the ten years, which at their commencement saw Madras in the hands of the Frenc...

With Cochrane the DauntlessG. A. Henty With Cochrane the Dauntless PREFACE In the annals of British sailors there is no name that should stand higher than that of Lord Cochrane. In some respects he resembled that daring leader and great military genius, the Earl of Peterborough. Both performed fe...

By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti WarG. A. Henty By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War CHAPTER I: A FISHING EXCURSION “Now, Hargate, what a fellow you are! I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Don’t you know it’s the House against the Town boys. It’s lucky that the Town have got the firs...

Rujub, the JugglerG. A. Henty Rujub, the Juggler PUBLISHERS’ INTRODUCTION “Rujub, the Juggler,” is mainly an historical tale for young and old, dealing with the Sepoy Mutiny, in India, during the years 1857 to 1859.This famous mutiny occurred while the reins of British rule in India were in the h...

A Girl of the CommuneG. A. Henty A Girl of the Commune CHAPTER I Jeremiah Brander was one of the most prominent personages in the Cathedral town of Abchester. He inhabited an old-fashioned, red brick house near the end of the High Street. On either side was a high wall facing the street, and from...

The Young BuglersG. A. Henty The Young Buglers PREFACETo my Young Readers.I remember that, as a boy, I regarded any attempt to mix instruction with amusement as being as objectionable a practice as the administration of powder in jam; but I think that this feeling arose from the fact that in thos...

With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born LeaderG. A. Henty With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader PREFACE It will be a long time before the story of the late war can be written fully and impartially. Even among the narratives of those who witnessed the engagements there are many differences and discrepa...

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 ...