George Alfred Henty

About this eBook

Author

Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909

Title

George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902

Category

Text

eBook-No.

36893

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36893

Release Date

July 29, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The Story of an Active Life" — Preface. — Chapter One. — Early Days. — Chapter Two. — From Cambridge to the Crimea. — Chapter Three. — Invalided Home. — Chapter Four. — The First Glimpse of Italy. — Chapter Five. — The Italian War. — Chapter Six. — The Search for an Army and a Meal. — Chapter Seven. — The Battle of Lissa. — Chapter Eight. — The End of the War. — Chapter Nine. — Impressions of Italy. — Chapter Ten. — The Visit to San Marino. — Chapter Eleven. — A Land of Mystery. — Chapter Twelve. — A Subterranean Excursion. — Chapter Thirteen. — Mining for Mercury. — Chapter Fourteen. — The Abyssinian Campaign. — Chapter Fifteen. — Incidents of Transport. — Chapter Sixteen. — En Route for Magdala. — Chapter Seventeen. — Jottings by the Way. — Chapter Eighteen. — King Theodore at Bay. — Chapter Nineteen. — The Fall of the Curtain. — Chapter Twenty. — The Suez Canal. — Chapter Twenty One. — The Franco-German War. — Chapter Twenty Two. — The Commune. — Chapter Twenty Three. — The Vendôme Column. — Chapter Twenty Four. — The Days of Reprisal. — Chapter Twenty Five. — A Word about Politics. — Chapter Twenty Six. — On the Life of a War Correspondent. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — A Risky Cruise with H.M. Stanley. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — The “Weaker Sex” in Ashanti. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Warfare in the Bush. — Chapter Thirty. — The March up Country. — Chapter Thirty One. — The Battle of Amoaful. — Chapter Thirty Two. — A Carlist War. — Chapter Thirty Three. — The Royal Tour in India. — Chapter Thirty Four. — Among the Turks. — Chapter Thirty Five. — Philosophy in Camp. — Chapter Thirty Six. — The Turkish Army. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — A Busy Convalescence. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — Concerning War Correspondents. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — Henty and his Books. — Chapter Forty. — An Appreciation. — Chapter Forty One. — Personal Notes. — Chapter Forty Two. — Club Life. — Chapter Forty Three. — His Great Hobby. — Chapter Forty Four. — A Final Word.

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