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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: George Alfred Henty

Author: George Alfred Henty (1832–1902)

Alternate Name(s): G. A. Henty (familiar name)

Biography: Journalist and children's writer. Edited The Union Jack (1880–1883). See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Peter Newbolt, G. A. Henty 1832–1902: A Bibliographic Study (Scolar Press, 1996); Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. A Search for a Secret: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
  2. All But Lost: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869.
  3. Out on the Pampas: or, The Young Settlers.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1870.
  4. The Young Franc-Tireurs : And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1871.
  5. The March to Coomassie.  1 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1874.
  6. The Young Buglers: A Tale of the Peninsular War.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1879.
  7. The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1881.
  8. In Times of Peril: A Tale of India.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1881.
  9. Facing Death: or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1882.
  10. Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades .  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1882.
  11. Friends, Though Divided: A Tale of the Civil War.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1883.
  12. Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1883.
  13. Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1883.
  14. By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1884.
  15. With Clive in India: or, The Beginnings of an Empire.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1884.
  16. In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  17. St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  18. True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  19. The Young Colonists.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1885.
  20. The Dragon and the Raven: or, The Days of King Alfred..  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  21. For Name and Fame: or, Through Afghan Passes.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  22. The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of Religion.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  23. Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  24. Yarns on the Beach: A Bundle of Tales.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  25. The Bravest of the Brave: Or, With Peterborough in Spain.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  26. A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  27. The Sovereign Reader: Scenes from the Life and Reign of Queen Victoria.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  28. The Young Carthaginian: or, A Struggle for Empire.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  29. With Wolfe in Canada: Or, The Winning of a Continent.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  30. Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  31. For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  32. Gabriel Allen M.P..  1 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1888.
  33. In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  34. Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  35. Sturdy and Strong: or, How George Andrews Made His Way.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  36. The Curse of Carne's Hold: A Tale of Adventure.  2 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1889.
  37. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  38. The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  39. The Lion of St. Mark: A Tale of Venice.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  40. The Plague Ship.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1889.
  41. Tales of Daring and Danger: Five Short Stories.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1890.
  42. By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1890.
  43. One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1890.
  44. With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1890.
  45. A Hidden Foe.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1891.
  46. By England's Aid: or, The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604).  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1891.
  47. By Right of Conquest: or, With Cortez in Mexico.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1891.
  48. Chapter of Adventures: or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1891.
  49. Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1891.
  50. Those Other Animals.  1 vol.  London: Henry, 1891.
  51. The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1892.
  52. Held Fast for England: A Tale of the Seige of Gibraltar (1779-83).  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1892.
  53. The Ranche in the Valley.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1892.
  54. Redskin and Cow-boy: A Tale of the Western Plains.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1892.
  55. Rujub the Juggler.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1893.
  56. Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1893.
  57. Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1893.
  58. In Greek Waters: A Story of the Grecian War of Independence (1821-1827).  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1893.
  59. Dorothy's Double.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1894.
  60. A Jacobite Exile: Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XII. of Sweden.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1894.
  61. Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1894.
  62. Through the Sikh War: A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1894.
  63. In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1895.
  64. When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1895.
  65. Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1895.
  66. A Woman of the Commune: A Tale of Two Sieges of Paris.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1896.
  67. A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
  68. Through the Russian Snows: A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
  69. The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
  70. Bears and Dacoits: A Tale of the Ghauts.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
  71. Surly Joe: The Story of a True Hero.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
  72. White-Faced Dick: A Story of Pine-Tree Gulch.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
  73. The Queen's Cup: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1897.
  74. At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1897.
  75. On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1897.
  76. With Cochrane the Dauntless: A Tale of the Exploits of Lord Cochrane in South American Waters.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1897.
  77. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1898.
  78. A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1898.
  79. With Frederick the Great: A Story of the Seven Years War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1898.
  80. With Moore At Corunna.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1898.
  81. On the Spanish Main.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1899.
  82. At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1899.
  83. Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1899.
  84. The Lost Heir.  1 vol.  London: James Bowden, 1899.
  85. Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1899.
  86. Do Your Duty.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1900.
  87. No Surrender!: A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1900.
  88. A Roving Commission: Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1900.
  89. Won by the Sword: A Tale of the Thirty Years' War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1900.
  90. In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1901.
  91. Out with Garibaldi: A Story of the Liberation of Italy.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1901.
  92. With Buller in Natal: or, A Born Leader.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1901.
  93. John Hawke's Fortune: A Story of Monmouth's Rebellion.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1901.
  94. The Sole Survivors.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1901.