G. A. Henty (1832–1902)
Auteur de The Cat of Bubastes
A propos de l'auteur
G. A.Henty was born in 1832 and was filled with exciting adventure. He received his education at Westminster School, and he attended Cambridge University. Along with a rigorous course of study, Henty participated in boxing, wrestling, and rowing. The strenuous study and participation in sports afficher plus prepared Henty to join the British army in Crimea, as a war correspondent witnessing Garbaldi fight in Italy. He was also present in Paris during the Franco-Prussian war, in Spain with the Carlists, at the opening of the Suez Canal, touring India with the Prince of Wales as well as a trip to the California gold fields. Henty wrote approximately 144 books, plus stories for magazines and was dubbed as "The Prince of Story-Tellers" and "The Boy's Own Historian." G. A. Henty died in 1902. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de G. A. Henty
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy (Works of G. A. Henty) (1888) 371 exemplaires
The Lion of The North : A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus (Works of G. A. Henty) (1886) 216 exemplaires
The Dash for Khartoum : A Tale of the Nile Expedition. Also includes Camp life in Abyssinia (Works of G. A. Henty) (1892) 176 exemplaires
Facing Death: Or the Hero of Vaughan Pit. a Tale of the Coal Mines (Works of G. A. Henty) (1882) 108 exemplaires
Young Folks' Library 12: A Book of Famous Travels (1901) — Directeur de publication — 12 exemplaires
Strategy Six Pack 4 - Hannibal, The Reign of Tiberius, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Remember the Alamo, Waterloo… (2015) 8 exemplaires
A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines, Vol. 3: During the First Eight Centuries; Being a… (2012) 6 exemplaires
Strategy Six Pack 5 - A Treatise on Tactics, The English Civil War, Genghis Khan, The Boer War, Morgan's Raid and… (2015) 5 exemplaires
The Complete Works of G. A. Henty (81 Complete Works of G. A. Henty Including A Search For A Secret, A Chapter of… (2015) 4 exemplaires
The Complete Works of G. A. Henty (Illustrated Edition): 100 Novels, Short Stories, Historical Works & Other Writings (2019) 4 exemplaires
Tales from the Works of G A Henty, extracts from The Plague Ship, Facing Death, One of the 28th, In Freedom's… 4 exemplaires
Classics Illustrated: Won by the Sword 3 exemplaires
Cat of Bubastes Coloring Book 3 exemplaires
The Complete G. A. Henty: The Complete Novels, Novellas, Short-Stories and Non-Fiction (2015) 3 exemplaires
Short Stories: A Collection of Henty Short Stories (Henty Historical Novel Collection) (2018) 3 exemplaires
All But Lost: A Novel (Complete) 2 exemplaires
With Buller in Natal (Annotated): A Born Leader (A Tale of British War in South Africa) 2 exemplaires
Bountiful Lady 2 exemplaires
Both Sides of the Border a Tale of Hotspur and Gendower 2 exemplaires
Among The Bushrangers 2 exemplaires
A Soldier's Daughter & Other Stories 2 exemplaires
On the Track 2 exemplaires
Bonnie Prince Charlie 1 exemplaire
The Lion of the North, a Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of Religion. With Twelve Full-page Illus.… (2012) 1 exemplaire
Among the Bushrangers, From "A Final Reckoning" 1 exemplaire
By Pike and Dyke 1 exemplaire
Yule Tide Yarns 1 exemplaire
A Search For A Secret, a Novel, Vol. 3 1 exemplaire
Jeff Benson 1 exemplaire
Kampf um Schottland: Historischer Roman 1 exemplaire
Winning His Spurs - [Dean & Son Condensed] 1 exemplaire
A Search For A Secret, a Novel, Vol. 1 1 exemplaire
A search for a secret Volume 2 1 exemplaire
Bonnie Prince Charlie 1 exemplaire
THE CORNET OF HORSE 1 exemplaire
ON THE 28TH GA HENTY 1 exemplaire
Strategy Six Pack 4 (Illustrated): Hannibal, The Reign of Tiberius, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Remember the… 1 exemplaire
Dorothy's Double. Volume 3 (of 3) 1 exemplaire
With Clive In India 1 exemplaire
The Queen's Cup 1 exemplaire
The Cat of Bubastes Audio Theater 1 exemplaire
Vid indiangränsen : Berättelse för ungdom 1 exemplaire
The Reign of Terror: Classics Illustrated 139 1 exemplaire
Over the Rockies. 1 exemplaire
Friends, though divided / A Tale of the Civil War 1 exemplaire
An Editor's Yarns 1 exemplaire
Fighting the Saracens 1 exemplaire
Sturdy and Strong or How George Andrews Made His Way / Do Your Duty / Surly Joe / A fish-Wife's Dream (1920) 1 exemplaire
Uncollected Stories 1 exemplaire
Brains and Bravery 1 exemplaire
Stories from "The Boy's Own" 1 exemplaire
United Service Gazette, No. 2747 1 exemplaire
Complete Works of G. A. Henty 1 exemplaire
The Two Prisoners 1 exemplaire
Classic British Fiction: 70 historical novels by G.A. Henty in a single file, improved 8/26/2010 (2010) 1 exemplaire
THE NEW HENTY OMNIBUS BOOK: A ROVING COMISSION, THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS, & WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKIN (1930) 1 exemplaire
Grit and Go 1 exemplaire
G. A. Henty - 6 Books 1 exemplaire
På krigs- och spejarstråt 1 exemplaire
Records of the Past, Vol. 8: Being English Translations of the Assyrian and Egyptian Monuments (Classic Reprint) (2015) 1 exemplaire
G. A. Henty Ancient History Collection 1 exemplaire
The Essential G. A. Henty Collection 1 exemplaire
Cuthbert Hartington - A Tale of Two Sieges in Paris 1 exemplaire
101 G.A. Henty Novels – In Text File Format / G.A. Henty: The Prince of Story Tellers – Historical Fiction… (2009) 1 exemplaire
Complete Works of G A Henty Parts Edition 1 exemplaire
The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt / In Freedom's Cause a Story of Wallace and Bruce 1 exemplaire
Con el corazón y la espada 1 exemplaire
The G. A. Henty Omnibus Book: On The Irrawaddy, By Sheer Pluck, Captain Bayley's Heir. (1884) 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Empire Writing: An Anthology of Colonial Literature 1870-1918 (1998) — Contributeur — 84 exemplaires
Stories Jolly, Stories New, Stories Strange, and Stories True: A Series of New and Original Tales for Boys and Girls… — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Henty, George Alfred
- Autres noms
- Henty, G. A.
- Date de naissance
- 1832-12-08
- Date de décès
- 1902-11-16
- Lieu de sépulture
- Brompton Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England, UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Trumpington, Cambridge, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Études
- Westminster School, London, England, UK
University of Cambridge (Gonville & Caius College) - Professions
- miner
journalist
author - Organisations
- British Army (Captain - Purveyor's Department)
The Standard (Special War Correspondent) - Prix et distinctions
- Turkish Order of Merit
Membres
Critiques
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Cats in Fiction (1)
Revolutions (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 235
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 15,721
- Popularité
- #1,446
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 118
- ISBN
- 2,024
- Langues
- 7
- Favoris
- 8