G. A. Henty

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With Cortez in Mexico, or By Right of Conquest

Culture & Heritage Fiction

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G. A. Henty - With Cortez in Mexico, or By Right of Conquest

In perhaps the most audacious military enterprise in the history of human conquest, Cortez, with only a few hundred men, conquered a civilization of tens of thousands. This is the story of an Englishman who boards a...

Ryan Cherrick and 2 more 15 hours 22 minutes

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Beric the Briton: a Story of the Roman Invasion

Historical Fiction

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G. A. Henty - Beric the Briton: a Story of the Roman Invasion

My series of stories dealing with the wars of England would be altogether incomplete did it not include the period when the Romans were the masters of the country. The valour with which the natives of this island...

Gary Olman 15 hours 12 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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G. A. Henty - Knight of the White Cross

Adventure, pirates, a young orphan finds a place with a legendary order of knights. Fighting on sea and land to defend his people from barbaric slavers. Summary by Peter Strahm

pmstrahm 14 hours 33 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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G. A. Henty - Colonel Thorndyke's Secret

Intrigue, murder, highwaymen… A British soldier serving in India has stolen a diamond bracelet from a Hindu idol. The bracelet comes into the possession of Colonel Thorndyke, who is subsequently sent home to England,...

Lynne T and 3 more 13 hours 42 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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G. A. Henty - With Clive in India

With Clive in India gives a vivid picture of the wonderful events of the ten years, which at their commencement saw Madras in the hands of the French--Calcutta at the mercy of the Nabob of Bengal--and English...

Gary Olman 13 hours 32 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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G. A. Henty - Dash for Khartoum

When a nursemaid mixes up her baby boy and the baby of the family she works for, the family decides to keep both. Years later, the nursemaid returns, intent on using the boys to get money. When the boy she chooses...

deongines and 2 more 13 hours 15 minutes

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With Frederick The Great: A Story of the Seven Years' War

Action & Adventure Fiction

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G. A. Henty - With Frederick The Great: A Story of the Seven Years' War

Among the great wars of history there are few, if any, instances of so long and successfully sustained a struggle, against enormous odds, as that of the Seven Years' War, maintained by Prussia--then a small and...

Gary Olman 13 hours 3 minutes

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At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War

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G. A. Henty - At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War

The story of the war in which the power of the great Mahratta confederacy was broken ended in the firm establishment of the British Empire the Indian Peninsula. When the struggle began, the Mahrattas were masters of...

Lynne T and 9 more 12 hours 53 minutes

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G. A. Henty - With Moore at Corunna

Terrence O’Conner, Son of an officer in the “Mayo Fusiliers,” joins as an ensign when the regiment is called out to Portugal to fight the French in the Peninsular War. Terrence quickly distinguishes himself in early...

Charles P. Sapp 12 hours 21 minutes

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In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain

Historical Fiction

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G. A. Henty - In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain

In this adventure story by the novelist and war correspondent, G.A. Henty, Desmond Kennedy, a young Irishman flees political oppression and religious persecution at home to serve in the French armies of Louis XIV. We...

Rachel and 10 more 12 hours 13 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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G. A. Henty - Wulf the Saxon

Wulf the Saxon is a classic George Henty tale of nobility, loyalty and courage set in 11th century Britain. It relates the adventures of Wulf, a young, but extremely capable Saxon Thane. Wulf with his friends and...

Peter John Keeble 12 hours 12 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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G. A. Henty - St. Bartholomew's Eve

Set in the days of the religious wars of Europe, St. Bartholomew's Eve is the tale of the Huguenot's desperate fight for freedom of worship in France. As the struggle intensifies the plot thickens, culminating in the...

Anna Christensen 12 hours 2 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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