CHAPTER I.
UNEXPECTED NEWS.
“I have written to ask Ralph Conway to come
and stay for a time with me.” The announcement
was a simple one, but it fell like a bombshell in
the midst of ...
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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 ...
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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 r...
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G(eorge) A(lfred) Henty