George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life

by George Manville Fenn

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A newly released, beautiful clothbound biography of G.A. Henty!

Originally published in 1907, this volume offers a rare look at the fascinating man who has penned so many grand historical stories. Written by a friend and colleague of Henty shortly after his s death, it chronicles Henty’s life from his sickly childhood to his adventurous life as a war correspondent and later as a prolific author. This book will be a beautiful addition to your family's library, especially for any Henty collector.

Finally, someone has given readers a fascinating look at the life of one of the most famous and popular boys’ authors of the 1800’s. Fenn himself was a famous boys’ author and one might almost have expected him to view Henty as a competitor, but there is never any trace of such feelings in his writing. In fact, Fenn overflows with commendations of Henty, both his character and his writing. In the end, this is not just a biography, it is the record of a man’s life written by a friend who had known him for almost thirty years.

Fenn does not cover every area of Henty’s life, but what he includes seems specially chosen to appeal to boys who have read and loved Henty’s books. From his early life as a sickly child, to dodging bullets in the streets of Paris as a fearless war correspondent or tramping through the jungles of the African Gold Coast, Henty’s life reads like one of his stories.

Although few boys will ever have a chance to live a life as filled with thrilling adventures, we hope that this story will inspire boys to be men — men of courage, of character and conviction, who take an active, rather than a passive, role in the world around them.

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George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life

Binding: Hardcover
Page Count: 376
Publisher: Salem Ridge Press
ISBN: 9781-934671-405

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