In 1902, prolific British author George Alfred Henty passed away, leaving behind a rich body of historical fiction that is still enjoyed by readers today. After dropping out of college, Henty enrolled in the army, where he first witnessed combat and, later, became a war correspondent. His vivid accounts were read far and wide. Henty is best remembered for the dozens of historical fiction books he wrote for boys. His lead character typically was a lad on the verge of adulthood who exhibited desirable character traits, like ...
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In 1902, prolific British author George Alfred Henty passed away, leaving behind a rich body of historical fiction that is still enjoyed by readers today. After dropping out of college, Henty enrolled in the army, where he first witnessed combat and, later, became a war correspondent. His vivid accounts were read far and wide. Henty is best remembered for the dozens of historical fiction books he wrote for boys. His lead character typically was a lad on the verge of adulthood who exhibited desirable character traits, like courage, hard work, and modesty. The setting of each story was usually against the background of a troubled time in history and the young man would meet the historically famous such as Hannibal, the Emperor Titus and Horatio Nelson. In George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life, George Manville Fenn chronicles Henty's fascinating life. Henty fans will appreciate their beloved author all the more, after reading this thrilling account.
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Add this copy of George Alfred Henty the Story of an Active Life to cart. $17.24, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Salem Ridge Press.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Add this copy of George Alfred Henty: the Story of an Active Life to cart. $302.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1907 by Blackie & Son.
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Very Good. Bound in publisher's handsome pictorial cloth. ix, 370 pages 11 plates (including frontispiece, portraits, folded facsimile) 23 cm. Minor shelf wear. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. George Alfred Henty was a prolific English Victorian novelist and war correspondent (1832-1902). Henty served with the British army in the Crimea. He was with a well traveled war correspondent, following the Austro-Italian war of 1866, accompanying Garibaldi at Tirolese. Also he journeyed with Lord Napier through Magdala and Lord Wolseley to Kumassi. He was at the opening of the Suez Canal. He reported the Franco-German War, starved in the the siege of the Paris Commune, and then went to cover the Carlist insurrection in the Pyrennees. "He was in Asiatic Russia at the time of the Khiva expedition, and later saw the desperate hand-to-hand fighting of the Turks in the Serbian War. " Ency. Brit. Vol. 13, p. 303. Henty went on to write over 112 books and over 80 for a juvenile audience. Many of his books feature boys or young men in tumultuous times. Henty was an important popular writer for the advancement of British Imperialism. Kathryn Castle states that, "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes, " Reading Colonialism through children's books and magazines. Manchester, 1996. p. 55.
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Very Good. 1290845980. Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 412 pages; Trade size paperback in glossy title lettered covers. Facsimile reprinting of the 1907 edition, reproduced from the pages of an existing library held copy. Text reproduction is clear and good. VG thus.
