G. A. Henty

Cat of Bubastes (eBook, PDF)

A Tale of Ancient Egypt

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Get swept away in this action-packed thriller set in ancient Egypt. The Cat of Bubastes follows the fortunes of the beleaguered young prince Amuba. Enslaved after an enemy invasion of his country, Amuba's fate is intertwined with that of a mystical cat-like creature. Will he ever find his freedom? This fast-paced book is the perfect addition to the library of young fans of Rick Riordan's work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Floating Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781775454274
• Artikelnr.: 56823498

Autorenporträt

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.