Alfred Henty: 68 books

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THE COMPLETE WORKS! 101 NOVELS AND NOVELLAS, 37 SHORT STORIES AND 6 WORKS OF HISTORICAL NON-FICTION For over a century G.A. Henty's stories of adventure and exploration have enthralled readers of all ages. Now the complete collection of his works is available in one huge digital volume....

You may be told perhaps that there is no good to be obtained from tales of fighting and bloodshed—that there is no moral to be drawn from such histories. Believe it not. War has its lessons as well as Peace. You will learn from tales like this that determination and enthusiasm can accomplish marvels,...

One day, when Jack came up from his rounds at ten o'clock, to eat his breakfast and write up his journal of the state of the mine, he saw Mr. Brook (the owner of the mine) and the manager drive up to the pit mouth. Jack shrank back from the little window of the office where he was writing, and did...

George Alfred Henty´s best novel, an exciting and informative adventure story. "The Dragon and the Raven" is set during the reign of King Alfred when Danish forces have invaded the English countryside. Although the English try to repulse these attacks, they are overrun by the savagery...

Jack Robson, the 14-year old son of a widowed mother, lives on the English coast in a small village between Plymouth and Yarmouth. He works on one of many small coast-fishing boats called bawleys. Bawleys are normally crewed by two men and a boy. When Jack plays a pivotal role in saving passengers...

About the Author- George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The...

About the Author- George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The...

Living in the present days of peace and tranquility it is difficult to picture the life of our ancestors in the days of King Alfred, when the whole country was for years overrun by hordes of pagan barbarians, who slaughtered, plundered, and destroyed at will. You may gain, perhaps, a fair conception...

A fantastic historical adventure novel by G. A. Henty, being a fictionalisation of the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 led by Wat Tyler.

The Cat of Bubastes: A Story of Ancient Egypt. 5s. The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal. 6s. For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. 6s. Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion. 6s. The Lion of St. Mark: A Story of Venice in the 14th Century. 6s. The Lion of the North:...

The Great War between the Northern and Southern States of America possesses a peculiar interest for us, not only because it was a struggle between two sections of a people akin to us in race and language, but because of the heroic courage with which the weaker party, with ill-fed, ill-clad, ill-equipped...

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 first innings; they began a quarter of an hour ago. "How tiresome!" Frank Hargate said. "I was watching a most interesting thing here....

In this tale I have left the battlefields of history, and have written a story of adventure in Australia, in the early days when the bush rangers and the natives constituted a real and formidable danger to the settlers. I have done this, not with the intention of extending your knowledge, or even of...