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George Alfred Henty (1832-1902), was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century.

George Alfred Henty (1832-1902), was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century.

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648, Fiction / Action

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Adventure and adventurers/ Fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Egypt - History - To 332 B.C, Egypt, Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Ancient Civilizations, Juvenile Fiction / Action

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Historical, Fiction / General,

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Vincent Wingfield returns home to Virginia after four years in England to find conditions unsettled. War breaks out and Vincent goes to fight for the South. Henty's gripping story weaves Vincent's fictional adventures with the real life events of the Civil War, giving a rare glimpse of this struggle from a Southern perspective. This book teached histrory as it entertains and celebrates family loyalty, honor, bravery and determination.

In all subsequent ages England has produced no single man who united in himself so many great qualities as did this first of great Englishmen. King Alfred was learned, wise, brave, prudent and pious, devoted to his people, clement to his conquered enemies. He was as great in peace as in war, and yet few know the tale of Alfred's reign. . .George Alfred Henty was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his histor...

In this story, Henty crafts a rousing adventure drawing on real-life cowboy stories. ?In treating cowboy life, ? he tells us, indeed, it may well be said that truth is stranger than fiction.?

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At the end of the 13th century, the oppressed Scots rebelled against England under the leadership of William Wallace and Robert Bruce. This gripping tale of courage, loyalty, and ingenuity takes readers into heroic company with a fictional protagonist, young Archie Forbes, who fights alongside the legendary heroes.

A young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling adventure also features fascinating details about Egyptian religion and geography, the methods by which the Nile was used for irrigation, and how the Egyptians were prepared for burial.

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Young Gervaise Tresham leaves England and the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses to become a Knight of St. John. Starting as a page of the Grand Master, Gervaise quickly attains knighthood and defends Europe and Christendom against the anarchy of piracy in the Mediterranean at that time and the expansion of the Turkish empire. Sir Tresham is there to defend the fortress at Rhodes during the first siege of that city by Soleiman.

This tale follows the adventures of John of Gamala during the years of Roman occupation, political infighting, and lawlessness that resulted in the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. It puts the reader at the heart of the conflict between Rome and the greedy political groups and robber bands of Palestine. Although fighting a losing struggle, John keeps his integrity and honor intact, even overcoming slavery and eventually becoming a procurato...

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In this heroic clash of opposing conviction, Vincent Wingfield, a young spirited teenager and heir to a southern slave plantation, bravely proves his sympathy for brutally treated slaves and becomes a staunch supporter of slaves' rights. But, with the onset of the Civil War, Wingfield's fidelity to the state of Virginia leads him to serve under Robert E. Lee's cavalry and fight for the Confederacy. Through his courage and readiness, he survive...

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