The Complete Works Of G A Henty

At the turn of the fourteenth century in Scotland, young Archie Forbes becomes involved with both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence from English rule.

This unique book charts Henty's works of historical fiction chronologically and provides both a plot summary and an historical overview of over 70 of his classic tales.

The Complete Works of G. A. Henty is a comprehensive collection of adventure novels that cater to both young audiences and adults. Known for his historical accuracy and detailed descriptions, Henty's literary style transports readers to various time periods and locations, immersing them in thrilling tales of exploration and bravery. The stories are not only entertaining but also educational, offering insights into different cultures and historical events. Henty's works are often regarded as classics in the adventure genre, making this collection a must-read for fans of historical fiction. G. A. Henty, a 19th-century British writer, drew inspiration for his books from his own experiences and travels around the world. His background as a war correspondent and journalist equipped him with the knowledge and insight to create captivating narratives filled with action and suspense. Henty's dedication to historical accuracy and attention to detail set him apart as a prominent figure in adventure literature, with many of his books still widely read and admired today. I highly recommend The Complete Works of G. A. Henty to anyone interested in immersive historical adventures that combine excitement and education. Whether you are a seasoned reader of Henty's works or just discovering his writing for the first time, this collection offers a diverse selection of captivating stories that will leave you eager for more.

George Alfred Henty was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent best known for his historical adventure stories. A contemporaries described him as a man of strong will, reasonable ambitions and a hard, steady worker. Henty wrote about eighty books for boys. A young man who worked as his secretary for two years said that Henty used to walkup and down his study smoking his clay pipe and reeling off stories just as fast as the secretary could take them down. Best known for adventure stories such as The Young Bugler, Under Drake's Flag, With Clive in India, When London Burned: Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire, Moore at Corunna, At Aboukir and Acre, A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, With Buller in Natal, With Roberts to Pretoria and With Kitchener in the Soudan, In Freedom's Cause, Under Drake's Flag, In Times of Peril, The Lion of the North and In the Reign of Terror.

In 1250 B.C. the teenaged son of the Egyptian high priest sets off a series of harrowing events when he accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes and, accompanied by his sister and two foreign slaves, embarks on a dangerous journey to find safe haven beyond the borders of Egypt.

G. A. Henty is a huge name in the writing of historical adventurous stories hence, he did the same thing in In Times of Peril: A Tale of India. The Times of Peril is a complete package of adventurous and thriller stories with well-structured plotting. The action-packed historical fiction tale is set in India during the Sepoy uprising. The main characters are two brothers. They go on a lot of adventures, and there is also some romance in this tale. During the 1857 Indian Mutiny, an English lad named Dick Holland finds himself in India. Dick's journeys through perilous situations and his interactions with numerous historical individuals and events are chronicled in the book. Readers should indulge themselves in the Sepoy rebellion of India and live the life of Dick Holland through the ideas of G. A. Henty.

Readers have ringside seats to historical events as they follow an English lad to the Holy Land as part of King Richard's crusading army, experience the excitement of battle, and share the boy's perilous adventures during his return trip across Europe to England.

"It is a fair sight." "It may be a fair sight in a Roman's eyes, Beric, but nought could be fouler to those of a Briton. To me every one of those blocks of brick and stone weighs down and helps to hold in bondage this land of ours; while that temple they have dared to rear to their gods, in celebration of their having conquered Britain, is an insult and a lie. We are not conquered yet, as they will some day know to their cost. We are silent, we wait, but we do not admit that we are conquered." "I agree with you there. We have never fairly tried our strength against them. These wretched divisions have always prevented our making an effort to gather; Cassivelaunus and some of the Kentish tribes alone opposed them at their first landing, and he was betrayed and abandoned by the tribes on the north of the Thames. It has been the same thing ever since. We fight piecemeal; and while the Romans hurl their whole strength against one tribe the others look on with folded hands. Who aided the Trinobantes when the Romans defeated them and established themselves on that hill? No one. They will eat Britain up bit by bit." "Then you like them no better for having lived among them, Beric?" "I like them more, but I fear them more. One cannot be four years among them, as I was, without seeing that in many respects we might copy them with advantage. They are a great people. Compare their splendid mansions and their regular orderly life, their manners and their ways, with our rough huts, and our feasts, ending as often as not with quarrels and brawls. Look at their arts, their power of turning stone into lifelike figures, and above all, the way in which they can transfer their thoughts to white leaves, so that others, many many years hence, can read them and know all that was passing, and what men thought and did in the long bygone. Truly it is marvellous." "You are half Romanized, Beric," his companion said roughly. "I think not," the other said quietly; "I should be worse than a fool had I lived, as I have done, a hostage among them for four years without seeing that there is much to admire, much that we could imitate with advantage, in their life and ways; but there is no reason because they are wiser and far more polished, and in many respects a greater people than we, that they should come here to be our masters. These things are desirable, but they are as nothing to freedom. I have said that I like them more for being among them. I like them more for many reasons. They are grave and courteous in their manner to each other; they obey their own laws; every man has his rights; and while all yield obedience to their superiors, the superiors respect the rights of those below them. The highest among them cannot touch the property or the life of the lowest in rank. All this seems to me excellent; but then, on the other hand, my blood boils in my veins at the contempt in which they hold us; at their greed, their rapacity, their brutality, their denial to us of all rights. In their eyes we are but savages, but wild men, who may be useful for tilling the ground for them, but who, if troublesome, should be hunted down and slain like wild beasts. I admire them for what they can do; I respect them for their power and learning; but I hate them as our oppressors."