The complete online text of Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril by G. A. Henty.

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...

Most "making-of" movies - promotional fluff pieces shot during the filming of a feature movie - are a waste of celluloid. A cinematographer-wannabe runs around with a video camera, filming actors who are so bored waiting for the lighting to be set up...

There are dozens of families with young children living in the Redmond Avenue neighborhood in North Reading, but the sidewalks are so poorly maintained they are impassable to anyone wheeling a stroller and dangerous for toddlers. To make matters worse, the streetlights aren't turned...