St. George For England - Henty, G. A.
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The tale of a nobleman brought up by foster parents who, thanks to his courage, honesty, martial prowess, and brilliance, ascends to the pinnacle of English nobility. The story begins in November 1330 with Walter's widowed noble mother, Lady Alice, seeking safety in London with her 3-year-old son, Walter, who is the heir to two seized noble estates. She passes away shortly after, and Walter is raised by her nurse and her husband, bow maker Giles Fletcher, becoming a strong and imposing young man. covering the battles of Cressy and Poitiers as well as the English wars in France during the reign…mehr

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The tale of a nobleman brought up by foster parents who, thanks to his courage, honesty, martial prowess, and brilliance, ascends to the pinnacle of English nobility. The story begins in November 1330 with Walter's widowed noble mother, Lady Alice, seeking safety in London with her 3-year-old son, Walter, who is the heir to two seized noble estates. She passes away shortly after, and Walter is raised by her nurse and her husband, bow maker Giles Fletcher, becoming a strong and imposing young man. covering the battles of Cressy and Poitiers as well as the English wars in France during the reign of Edward III. The story, later on, carried forward with the capacity of earning which he rapidly acquired the use of arms, and became a formidable opponent. A haberdasher's head was badly cut by a blow with a club from Walter Fletcher. Some day, Master Geoffrey, I mean to follow the army, said Walter.
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English author and war correspondent George Alfred Henty lived from 8 December 1832 to 16 November 1902. He is most well-known for his historical fiction and adventure books, including The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883), and in Freedom's Cause (1883). (1885). He was a British journalist who served as G. A. Henty's war correspondent. He was raised in Cambridge and finished his education there at Gonville and Caius College. He continued to cover important wars that followed, such as the Italian and Austro-Italian Wars. He wrote 122 books, most of which were geared toward young readers. He also wrote non-fiction, adult fiction, and short tales. In Henty's stories, the main character is a boy or young man who is going through a challenging situation. His characters are consistently low-key, astute, courageous, truthful, and resourceful with a lot of "pluck." The date was put at the bottom of the title page of each of Henty's 122 historical fiction works in their first printings.