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The best price anywhere on Henty! Exciting historical fiction that makes history come alive for today's reader! Adults and children will love Henty's Victorian Era books.
The defense of the borders and colonies of the British empire, on fronts from India to Sudan, is the focal point of the Victorian Era volumes of Henty's works. Covers events chiefly during the 18th and 19th century. Thrill with the young heroes whose brave character shines as they fight for their cause!
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With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Boxer Rebellion by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 302 pages | Preston Speed
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Henty tells us, in this volume, of the 19th century siege of Pekin, China -- a drama sure to grip the interest of young readers. At the center of the tale is Rex Bateman, the son of an English merchant at Tientsin, and his two female cousins, whom Rex rescues from the Boxers immediately after the first outbreak of rebellion. This story of heroism will flame one's loyalty to family.
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By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 260 pages | Preston Speed Publications
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In this volume, author Henty actually draws upon his own personal experiences as a correspondent, during the first Ashanti War, to create an adventure story about Frank Hargate, an intrepid young naturalist being held hostage by the king of the Ashantis. The author has woven, in a tale of thrilling interest, all the details of the Ashanti campaign, of which he was himself a witness. His hero, after many exciting adventures in the interior, is detained as a prisoner by the king just before the outbreak of war, but escapes and accompanies the English expedition on their march to Coomassie. Setting & date: 1873, at the Gold Coast of Africa
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Facing Death by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 200 pages | Preston Speed
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Facing Death is a story with a noble purpose: to show that a lad, who makes up his mind firmly and resolutely that he will rise in life and who is prepared to face toil and ridicule and hardship to carry out his determination, is sure to succeed. The hero of the story is a typical British boy who is bold, persevering, and generous, and ready to face death in the discharge of duty. It beautifully depicts life in a Welsh mining village in the 1800’s.
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For Name and Fame by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 242 pages | Preston Speed
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William Gale knows nothing of his origins. Apprenticed at 15 to the owner of a fishing smack, he survives shipwrecks and attacks by Malay pirates, finally reaching Calcutta, where he joins up with a British regiment on its way to Afghanistan. His resourcefulness and bravery under fire enable him to survive capture and imprisonment, ambush and attack. He ends up being recommended for the Victoria Cross as a result of his heroics, in defense of a convoy of wounded; and he makes unexpected gains as a result of rescuing Col. Ripon from the assault of three Afghans in the streets of Candahar.
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The Dash For Khartoum by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 396 pages | Preston Speed
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The story of two English lads who accompany the expedition to rescue General Gordon from the besieged city of Khartoum in the Sudan. Henty in this case has composed a story around an event which occurred during his lifetime, and of which he had significant personal knowledge, as you will read in our special foreword by Mrs. Ann King. Henty, Wolseley, and Gordon were contemporaries and Henty himself had been in the area twenty years prior to the event depicted in this story as a correspondent for the Standard. As an extra, Preston Speed Publications has included in this volume one of Mr. Henty’s special despatches.
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$9.50 | Paperback | 396 pages
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To Herat and Cabul by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 307 pages | Preston Speed
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When 16-year old Angus Campbell finds himself orphaned and his life at risk, he leaves Tabriz and makes his way to Teheran to seek employment with the British ambassador there. His knowledge of Persian, Arabic, Armenian, Kurdish and Pushtoo secures him a post as secretary for Mr. M’Neill. Resourceful and intrepid, he soon finds himself involved in a number of dangerous and daring undercover missions during what has come to be called “The First Afghan War”. On one of these missions, he rescues a young Afghan chief from certain death; the friendship which forms between them has surprising consequences.
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Under Wellington's Command by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 330 pages | Preston Speed
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The third Henty book which deals with some aspect of the Peninsular War. This book covers the principal portion of the war.
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With Clive in India by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 392 pages | Preston Speed
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Charlie Marryat, a lad of marvelous pluck who possesses a great love of adventure, secures a job as a writer with the East India Company, and travels to India, only to discover a far more exciting occupation than his intended one. Enlisted by Clive in his campaigns to defeat the French and establish the British in India, Charlie distinguishes himself in a number of battles and earns a reputation for courage and ingenuity. He survives the “Black Hole” of Calcutta, trains a native force for one of England’s Indian allies, and rescues Ada Haines form an Indian harem. After ten years in India, he returns to England a wealthy man as a result of his services to a number of Indian princes.
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With Moore at Corunna by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 365 pages | Preston Speed
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If you haven't bought your child a Henty book yet, try one out, at this low price! In With Moore at Corunna We meet the quick-witted and daring young Terence O’Connor, at the beginning of his military career, when he is sent to Portugal with the May Fusillers. His quick thinking saves the Sea-Horse from capture by French privateers, protects a shipment of gold en route to a Spanish general, and succeeds in rescuing his cousin Mary. By his skill, Terence employs a large number of Portuguese citizens and turns them into an army of stalwart soldiers who engage the French army with great success. (further adventures of Terence are continued in “Under Wellington’s Command”)
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With Kitchener in the Soudan by G.A. Henty
$21.99 | Hardcover | 372 pages | Preston Speed
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Gregory Hilliard comes from an aristocratic family but falls out with his father over his marriage. Finding it hard to make a living as a writer, he relocates to Egypt for his wife's health. He passes through the bombardment of Alexandria and then disappears into the Soudan, becoming an officer in Hicks' raggle-taggle army which is sent out to destroy the Mahdi's incipient rebellion. With his wife back in Cairo with their baby son, Gregory accompanies Kitchener on his mission. The battle descriptions of Atbara and Omdurman are educational and informative. The death of the Khalifa a year later also opens new avenues to the formerly tyrannized land. Date: 1650's
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