Henty Series

Fireship Press: The George Alfred Henty Series

“Excuse me, Scopus," Beric said quietly, "I am perfectly ready to fight with this bragadocio, and challenge him to a contest; a few hard knocks will do neither of us any harm, therefore let us go into the school and have it out, It is much better so than to have perpetual quarrelling.”

--George Alfred Henty, Beric the Briton

The George Alfred Henty Series

Between 1871 and 1902 George Alfred Henty wrote over 70 historical novels. They spanned eras ranging from ancient Egypt, to the early 20th Century. Interwoven within each book were themes that unabashedly promoted personal courage, self-reliance, patriotism, and moral conviction. His stories were originally targeted at teenage boys and young men, who were always his main characters. However, in recent years that target audience has reversed, and they are now being embraced by adults who hunger for historical novels that predate today's politically correct constraints. George Fenn, writing only a few years after Henty died, tells the story of an extraordinary man, living in extraordinary times, writing extraordinary books, that are strikingly relevant 100 years after they were all but forgotten. For more information  read George Fenn's biography, By Courage and Conduct : The Life of George Alfred Henty, published by Fireship Press.

 

 

At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napolean's Invasion of Egypt

At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris

Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion

By Conduct and By Courage: A Story of the Dark Days of Nelson

By Right of Conquest: With Cortez in Mexico

Captain Bailey's Heir: A Tale of the California Gold Fields

For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jeruselem

In Freedom's Cause: A Tale of Bruce and Wallace

In the Reign of Terror

Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of Rhodes

St. Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenout Wars

The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

The Dragon and the Raven: A Tale of the Days of King Alfred

The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal

True to the Old Flag: A Novel of the Loyalists in the War For American Independence

Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main

Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Third Crusades

With Lee in Virginia: A Story of The American Civil War

With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent