MY DEAR LADS,
You are nowadays called upon to acquire so great a
mass of learning and information in the period of
life between the ages of twelve and eighteen that
it is not surprising that but littl...
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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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The Lion of the North
G(eorge) A(lfred) Henty