George Alfred Henty, better known as G.A. Henty, began his storytelling career with his own children. After dinner, he would spend and hour or two in telling them a story that would continue the next day. Some stories took weeks! A friend was present one day and watched the spell-bound reaction of his children suggesting Henty write down his stories so others could enjoy them. He did. Henty wrote approximately 144 books in addition to stories for magazines and was known as "The Prince of Story-Tellers" and "The Boy's Own Historian." One of Mr. Henty's secretaries reported that he would quickly pace back and forth in his study dictating stories as fast as the secretary could record them. Henty's stories revolve around fictional boy heroes during fascinating periods of history. His heroes are diligent, intelligent, and dedicated to their country and cause in the face, at times, of great peril... Henty's heroes fight wars, sail the seas, discover land, conquer evil empires, prospect for gold, and a host of other exciting adventures. Along the way, they meet famous personages... In short, Henty's heroes live through tumultuous historic eras meeting leaders of that time. Understanding the culture of the time period becomes second nature as well as comparing/contrasting the society of various cultures.
Books
At Agincourt
1896
Through Three Campaigns
1903
The Queen's Cup
1911
Under Wellington's Command
A Tale of the Peninsular War
1899
The Cat of Bubastes
A Tale of Ancient Egypt
1889
The Curse of Carne's Hold
A Tale of Adventure
2002
The Lost Heir
1900
A Roving Commission
1899
Both Sides the Border
A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
2002
All But Lost Vol. I
1869
At the Point of the Bayonet
A Tale of the Mahratta War
1901
Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
1898
Beric the Briton
a Story of the Roman Invasion illustrated
1892
True to the Old Flag
1884
When London Burned
1894
Orange and Green
A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick
1888
A March on London
1890
The Boy Knight, Volume 1
1986
The Golden Canyon
1898
The Lion of Saint Mark
A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century
1897
Friends Though Divided
1883
No Surrender!
1900
By Pike and Dyke
A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic
1889
Out on the Pampas
1870
Through Russian Snows
1895
A Final Reckoning
1887
With Frederick the Great
A Story of the Seven Years' War
1897
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1900
Tales of Daring and Danger
1890
Rujub, the Juggler
1893
The Bravest of the Brave
1896
In Greek Waters
A Story of the Grecian War of Independence
1893
For the Temple
A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
1888
A Search For A Secret
A Novel. Vol. 2
2009
With Wolfe in Canada
1894
The Cornet of Horse
A Tale of Marlborough's Wars
1881
To Herat and Cabul
A Story of the First Afghan War
1902
A Jacobite Exile
1894
Queen Victoria
Scenes From Her Life and Reign
1887
Through the Sikh War
A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub
1894
The Treasure Of The Incas
1902
The Tiger of Mysore
A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib
1896
Condemned as a Nihilist
1892
Jack Archer
1883
A Search For A Secret
A Novel. Vol. 3
2010
For Name and Fame
With Roberts to Cabul or Through Afghan Passes
1886
Among Malay Pirates
1893
Facing Death
1882
Wulf the Saxon
1894
With Lee in Virginia
A Story of the American Civil War
1889
With Kitchener in the Soudan
A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
1903
Saint Bartholomew's Eve
A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
1894
Won by the Sword
1899
The Complete G. A. Henty
2014
Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians
2006
A Chapter of Adventures
1891
With Moore at Corunna
1897
By Conduct and Courage
1902
In the Reign of Terror
1887
With Clive in India
1883
The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars
1885
A Woman of the Commune
1895
Under Drake's Flag
A Tale of the Spanish Main
1883
The Young Buglers
1880
The Dash for Khartoum
A Tale of the Nile Expedition
1892
Maori and Settler
1891
With the Allies to Pekin
A Tale of the Relief of the Legations
1904
At Aboukir and Acre
A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
1899
Winning His Spurs
A Tale of the Crusades
1882
In Freedom's Cause
1884
Captain Bayley's Heir
A Tale of the Gold Fields of California
2002
St. George for England
1884
The Young Franc Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War, improved 8/11/2010
1872
A Search for a Secret
A Novel
1867
Through the Fray
A Tale of the Luddite Riots
1886
Held Fast For England
A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar
1892
By England's Aid
1890
The Young Carthaginian
1887
A Knight of the White Cross
A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes
1895
With Buller In Natal
1900
On the Irrawaddy
A Story of the First Burmese War
1902
In the Heart of the Rockies
A Story of Adventure in Colorado
1895
One of the 28th
1890
Out with Garibaldi
A Story of the Liberation of Italy
1901
In Times of Peril
A Tale of India
1881
By Sheer Pluck
A Tale of the Ashanti War
1900
Redskin and Cow-Boy
A Tale of the Western Plains
1892
The Lion Of The North
1886
The Dragon and the Raven, or, The Days of King Alfred
1885
Sturdy and Strong or How George Andrews Made His Way
1888
In the Irish Brigade
1901
