English Literature, 19th cent.: Biographies

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Henty, G. A.

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Henty, G. A. ( George Alfred Henty) (1832–1902), was war correspondent in the Crimea, Italy, Abyssinia, Ashanti, Spain, India, and in Paris during the Commune. He wrote some dozen novels for adults, including Colonel Thorndyke's Secret (1898), but was very successful as the author of stories for boys, mainly based on military history. Among the best-remembered are Out in the Pampas (1868), The Young Buglers (1880), Under Drake's Flag (1883), With Clive in India (1884), and The Lion of St Mark's (1889).

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George Alfred Henty

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George Alfred Henty 1832–1902, English author. Initially a war correspondent, he later wrote boys' adventure tales that were very popular. Henty's books all focused on an ideal of manly virtue. They include The Young Bugler (1880) and With Clive in India (1884).

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