By Sheer Pluck
Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Fiction
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Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 2024-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385304415
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Ashanti War, 1873-1874
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Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 38,2 MB
Release : 1897
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Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher :
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 1884
Category :
ISBN :
Author : A. G. Henty
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2007-06-01
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ISBN : 9781435302365
Author : GA Henty
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2010-01
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ISBN : 9781902886466
Author : G.A. Henty
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9358596910
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War tells the story of Frank Hargate, a young man who is sent to Africa to work as an assistant to a naturalist. Frank is a brave and resourceful young man, and he soon finds himself caught up in the Ashanti War. The Ashantis are a powerful tribe who are fighting against the British for control of the Gold Coast. Frank and his friend Mr. Goodenough are captured by the Ashantis and taken to their capital city, Kumasi. They are forced to witness the brutal execution of a British prisoner, and they are themselves in danger of being killed. However, Frank and Mr. Goodenough manage to escape and make their way back to British lines. They are hailed as heroes, and Frank is awarded a medal for his bravery. The book is a thrilling adventure story, but it is also a historical novel that provides a glimpse into a time when the British Empire was expanding its reach into Africa. The book is well-written and engaging, and it is sure to appeal to readers of all ages.
Author : G a Henty
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Page : 212 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
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"Morally, the book is everything that could be desired, setting before the boys a bright and bracing ideal of the English gentleman."--Christian Leader.
Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 2020-03-07
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"Now, Hargate, what a fellow you are! I've been looking for you everywhere. Don't you know it's the House against the Town boys. It's lucky that the Town have got the first innings; they began a quarter of an hour ago.""How tiresome!" Frank Hargate said. "I was watching a most interesting thing here. Don't you see this little chaffinch nest in the bush, with a newly hatched brood. There was a small black snake threatening the nest, and the mother was defending it with quivering wings and open beak. I never saw a prettier thing. I sat quite still and neither of them seemed to notice me. Of course I should have interfered if I had seen the snake getting the best of it. When you came running up like a cart horse, the snake glided away in the grass, and the bird flew off. Oh, dear! I am sorry. I had forgotten all about the match.""I never saw such a fellow as you are, Hargate. Here's the opening match of the season, and you, who are one of our best bats, poking about after birds and snakes. Come along; Thompson sent me and two or three other fellows off in all directions to find you. We shall be half out before you're back. Wilson took James's wicket the first ball."Frank Hargate leaped to his feet, and, laying aside for the present all thoughts of his favorite pursuit, started off at a run to the playing field. His arrival there was greeted with a mingled chorus of welcome and indignation. Frank Hargate was, next to Thompson the captain of the Town eleven, the best bat among the home boarders. He played a steady rather than a brilliant game, and was noted as a good sturdy sticker. Had he been there, Thompson would have put him in at first, in order to break the bowling of the House team. As it was, misfortunes had come rapidly. Ruthven and Handcock were bowling splendidly, and none of the Town boys were making any stand against them. Thompson himself had gone in when the fourth wicket fell, and was still in, although two wickets had since fallen, for only four runs, and the seventh wicket fell just as Frank arrived, panting, on the ground."Confound you, Hargate!" Thompson shouted, "where have you been? And not even in flannels yet.""I'm very sorry," Frank shouted back cheerfully, "and never mind the flannels, for once. Shall I come in now?""No," Thompson said. "You'd better get your wind first. Let Fenner come in next."