When Victoria ascended the British throne on 20 June 1837, G. A. Henty was not yet five years old. Yet in thousands of young boys' lives Henty was destined to be as important as the queen. In a 1980 review of the most recent biography of Henty, Eric Stok...
G. A. Henty once described himself as "a fierce and truculent Briton, ready to defy the whole world." It was an exaggerated yet appropriate description, given Henty's character and appearance. He was a tall, powerfully built man, with a large head and a...
A GROWING number of equities analysts, funds managers and other sharewatchers believe that the London market is set for a long rally into the autumn and winter. That is because, following the Dow's dizzying 700- point rise since last November, many UK shares now...
Byline: Sheila Ahern sahern@@dailyherald.com London is no stranger to knights, but they're not typically of the Prospect High School variety. Monday, though, the Mount Prospect school's award-winning Marching Knights band, along with its symphony orchestra and chamber choir, received a personal...
