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Fifteen Henty titles are currently available in regular print. The complete G.A Henty series regular print paperback edition will be available to ship in the Fall of 2004. The Large Print edition will follow.

The Henty collection will include the 70 historical stories for boys first published by Blackie & Son and Scribners, then reprinted by Donohue and others; Henty's adult novels; three dozen volumes of collected stories and yarns from Henty's lifetime production (according to Newboldt) of seven dozen short stories, or as many as (according to Ashley) two hundred short stories and long narrative pieces. 

Polyglot will also republish representative covers and illustrations from the more than 100 illustrators who produced covers and interior illustrations for Blackie, Scribners, Donohue, Chatto & Windus, Oxford and other Henty publishers and reprinters.

       

The Dash for Khartoum or, A Tale of the Nile Expedition by G. A. Henty
 


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In the Heart of the Rockies or, A Story of Adventure in Colorado by G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED Rupert and Edgar Clinton, whose births get mixed up and they are raised as if brothers by a well-off infantry captain. Edgar runs off to the army thinking as a trumpeter in a regiment in Egypt bound for the relief of Gordon in Khartoum. Rupert, in the meantime, has also joined the army and is in Egypt. ILLUSTRATED Tom Wade is struggling through hard times. His father, Lieutenant Wade, died two years earlier, and now his mother has also passed away. The six children are doing their best to stay afloat and out of debt, but Tom feels he must go out and look for something to do instead of staying home and doing nothing.

 

 

 

A March on London or, Being A Story of Wat Tyler's Insurection by G. A. Henty
 


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St. George for England, or A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers by G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED The poll-tax furnished the occasion for a wide-spread uprising of the peasants, beginning in East Anglia and Kent. The rebels from Kent followed a charismatic and aggressive leader named Wat Tyler against London. ILLUSTRATED St. George for England tells the tale of Walter Somers, a British orphan whose blacksmith guardian shows him the techniques of sword-fighting at an early age. He joins the forces fighting in Brittany and Flanders, slaying Frenchmen with skill, only to face the grave travails of the Black Death, which proves to be as tough as any battle.

 

 

 

A Search for a Secret by
G. A. Henty
 


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Through Three Campaigns, or A Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashantee by G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED Within the pages of Agnes Ashleigh’s journal, the lives of the Ashleigh’s and Harmers come to life. The tale of these two families is told from Agnes’s view, including her own experiences in becoming a young woman of society. Mostly, she focuses on the Harmers, a family that society has taken upon themselves to judge and gossip about incessantly. ILLUSTRATED Lisle Bullen, a young Brit in India, joins the British forces in order to become a man, as he has no father to guide him. His bravery on the field at Chitral, Tirah, and Coomassie is rewarded with the highest military honors of Britain. 

 

 

 

Through Russian Snows or, A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow by G. A. Henty
 


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Through the Sikh War, or A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub by G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED The year is 1812 and Napolean has decided to move in on the Czar in Moscow. Brothers Julian and Frank Wyatt are separated when Julian is taken and smuggled into France where he lands in prison. ILLUSTRATED The year is 1812 and Napolean has decided to move in on the Czar in Moscow. Brothers Julian and Frank Wyatt are separated when Julian is taken and smuggled into France where he lands in prison.

 

 

 

The Tiger of Mysore, A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by G. A. Henty
 


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Under Wellington's Command by G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED The poll-tax furnished the occasion for a wide-spread uprising of the peasants, beginning in East Anglia and Kent. The rebels from Kent followed a charismatic and aggressive leader named Wat Tyler against London. ILLUSTRATED The year is 1812 and Napolean has decided to move in on the Czar in Moscow. Brothers Julian and Frank Wyatt are separated when Julian is taken and smuggled into France where he lands in prison.

 

 

 

With Clive in India, or The Beginnings of an Empire by
G. A. Henty
 


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With Frederick The Great, or A Tale of the Seven Years War by G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED Robert Clive, a British captain, ensured peace in India under British domination in the latter half of the 18th century. He defended India with both indigenous and English forces from every intruder from the French to the Bengals, in a dual quest for empire and stability. ILLUSTRATED In The Seven Years’ War, undoubtedly one of history’s most daring, Prussia, a small and relatively insignificant kingdom, managed to defend itself against the forces of Russia, Austria, and France for seven years. Their success was due largely to the military genius of Frederick the Great.

 

 

 

With Kitchener in the Soudan, or A Story of Atbara and Omdurman by G. A. Henty
 


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With Lee in Virginia, or A Story of the American Civil War by
G. A. Henty
ILLUSTRATED As the sun set on the 19th century, the English rallied European and African troops in an attempt to regain control of the Sudan from Mahdist reign.  The drive climaxed in a bright and bloody battle at Omdurman, as General Sir Herbert Kitchener led his forces to a rousing victory. ILLUSTRATED Though at first Virginians of the Civil War era were reluctant to count their votes among the secessionists, yearning for the protection of the Union, they changed their minds as they saw the reality of Union forces approaching their land, and fought with much conviction for the Confederate cause.

 

 

 

With Wolfe in Canada, or The Winning of a Continent by
G. A. Henty
 


 

  
ILLUSTRATED The Seven Years War between France and Britain originated in their North American colonies, and incorporated Native American tribes. The tribes combined with French forces to pummel the weak English army of Brits and settlers until the gifted general James Wolfe was appointed to oversee operations.