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Historical novel, set in Portugal, during the Peninsular War, in which the British battled the armies of Napoleon. The Preface begins:'From the termination of the campaigns of Marlborough--at which time the British army won for itself a reputation rivaled by that of no other in Europe--to the year when the despatch of a small army under Sir Arthur Wellesley marked the beginning of another series of British victories as brilliant and as unbroken as those of that great commander, the opinion had gained ground in Europe that the British had lost their military virtues, and that, although undoubtedly powerful at sea, they could have henceforth but little influence in European affairs....the revival of Britain's activity began under a Government which was one of the most incapable that ever controlled the affairs of the country. Had their deliberate purpose been to render nugatory the expedition which...-they despatched to Portugal, they could hardly have acted otherwise than they did.'According to Wikipedia:'George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include Out on the Pampas (1871), The Young Buglers (1880), With Clive in India (1884) and Wulf the Saxon (1895).'

Thomas Hughes was an English lawyer and writer best known for the novels Tom Brown's School Days and Tom Brown at Oxford. This edition of Tom Brown's School Days includes a table of contents.

The fictional Tom's life also resembles the author's, in that the culminating event of his school's career was a cricket match. Tom's enemy at Rugby is the bully Flashman.

Historical novel, set in West Africa during British colonial wars. The Preface begins:'Our little wars attract far less attention among the people of this country than they deserve. They are frequently carried out in circumstances of the most adverse kind. Our enemies, although ignorant of military discipline are, as a rule, extremely brave; and are thoroughly capable of using the natural advantages of their country. Our men are called upon to bear enormous fatigue, and endure extremes in climate. The fighting is incessant, the peril constant. Nevertheless, they show a magnificent contempt for danger and difficulty; and fight with a valour and determination worthy of the highest praise.'According to Wikipedia:'George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include Out on the Pampas (1871), The Young Buglers (1880), With Clive in India (1884) and Wulf the Saxon (1895).'

G.A. Henty was a well-known prolific author of historical adventure novels. Henty's books are also known for being historically accurate, making them both entertaining and educational for all readers. With Moore at Corunna is a historical novel set during the Peninsular War as Britain battled the armies of Napoleon.

Classic western. According to Wikipedia:'Born in Stony Point, Kentucky to John William Fox, Sr., and Minerva Worth Carr, Fox studied English at Harvard University. He graduated in 1883 before becoming a reporter in New York City. After working for both New York Times and the New York Sun, he published a successful serialization of his first novel, A Mountain Europa, in Century magazine in 1892. Two moderately successful short story collections followed, as well as his first conventional novel, The Kentuckians in 1898. Fox gained a following as a war correspondent, working for Harper's Weekly in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898, where he served with the'Rough Riders.'Six years later he traveled to Asia to report on the Russo-Japanese War for Scribner's magazine. Though he occasionally wrote for periodicals, after 1904, Fox dedicated much of his attention to fiction. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (published in 1903) and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (published in 1908) are arguably his most well known and successful works, entering the New York Times top ten list of bestselling novels for 1903, 1904, 1908, and 1909 respectively. Many of his works reflected the naturalist style, his childhood in Kentucky's Bluegrass region, and his life among the coal miners of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Many of his novels were historical romances or period dramas set in that region.'

Lakeview Stories: Liebe und mehr!›Lakeview Stories‹ sind eindrucksvolle, süchtigmachende, erfrischende, aufwühlende und starke Liebesgeschichten in Episodenform. Die Handlung spielt im kleinen beschaulichen Lakeview. Die Serie besteht aus 26 Einzelteilen. Halley und Scarlett sind ein Herz und eine Seele, seit ewigen Zeiten. Klar, dass Halley da zur Stelle ist, als ihre beste Freundin sie am dringendsten braucht: Michael, Scarletts erste große Liebe, ist bei einem Motorradunfall ums Leben gekommen und Scarlett ist schwanger von ihm – mit 16! Dem Willen ihrer Mutter und allen guten Ratschlägen zum Trotz will Scarlett das Baby unbedingt behalten. Aber auch auf Halley wartet Ärger – denn als sie den wilden, gutaussehenden Macon kennenlernt, zofft sie sich das erste Mal so richtig mit ihren Eltern… Kann Halley ihrer besten Freundin helfen? Und ist Macon der Richtige für sie??? Die aufwühlende Geschichte von Halley, Scarlett und Macon erstreckt sich auf die Teile 24 bis 26 der ›Lakeview Stories‹ und ist bereits erschienen unter dem Titel ›Someone like you‹.

Lakeview Stories: Liebe und mehr!›Lakeview Stories‹ sind eindrucksvolle, süchtigmachende, erfrischende, aufwühlende und starke Liebesgeschichten in Episodenform. Die Handlung spielt im kleinen beschaulichen Lakeview. Die Serie besteht aus 26 Einzelteilen. Halley und Scarlett sind ein Herz und eine Seele, seit ewigen Zeiten. Klar, dass Halley da zur Stelle ist, als ihre beste Freundin sie am dringendsten braucht: Michael, Scarletts erste große Liebe, ist bei einem Motorradunfall ums Leben gekommen und Scarlett ist schwanger von ihm – mit 16! Dem Willen ihrer Mutter und allen guten Ratschlägen zum Trotz will Scarlett das Baby unbedingt behalten. Aber auch auf Halley wartet Ärger – denn als sie den wilden, gutaussehenden Macon kennenlernt, zofft sie sich das erste Mal so richtig mit ihren Eltern… Kann Halley ihrer besten Freundin helfen? Und ist Macon der Richtige für sie??? Die aufwühlende Geschichte von Halley, Scarlett und Macon erstreckt sich auf die Teile 24 bis 26 der ›Lakeview Stories‹ und ist bereits erschienen unter dem Titel ›Someone like you‹.

Lakeview Stories: Liebe und mehr!›Lakeview Stories‹ sind eindrucksvolle, süchtigmachende, erfrischende, aufwühlende und starke Liebesgeschichten in Episodenform. Die Handlung spielt im kleinen beschaulichen Lakeview. Die Serie besteht aus 26 Einzelteilen. Halley und Scarlett sind ein Herz und eine Seele, seit ewigen Zeiten. Klar, dass Halley da zur Stelle ist, als ihre beste Freundin sie am dringendsten braucht: Michael, Scarletts erste große Liebe, ist bei einem Motorradunfall ums Leben gekommen und Scarlett ist schwanger von ihm – mit 16! Dem Willen ihrer Mutter und allen guten Ratschlägen zum Trotz will Scarlett das Baby unbedingt behalten. Aber auch auf Halley wartet Ärger – denn als sie den wilden, gutaussehenden Macon kennenlernt, zofft sie sich das erste Mal so richtig mit ihren Eltern… Kann Halley ihrer besten Freundin helfen? Und ist Macon der Richtige für sie??? Die aufwühlende Geschichte von Halley, Scarlett und Macon erstreckt sich auf die Teile 24 bis 26 der ›Lakeview Stories‹ und ist bereits erschienen unter dem Titel ›Someone like you‹.

George Alfred Henty was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century: The story of the doings of the British Legion under Sir de Lacy Evans in Spain is but little known. The expedition was a failure, and that from no want of heroic courage on the part of the soldiers, but from the most scandalous neglect and ill-treatment by the Government of Queen Christina. So gross was this neglect that within six months of their arrival in the Peninsula nearly five thousand, that is to say half the Legion, had either died from want, privation, or fever in the hospitals of Vittoria, or were invalided home. The remainder, although ill-fed, ill-clothed, and with their pay nine months in arrear, showed themselves worthy of the best traditions of the British army, and it was only at the end of their two years'engagement that, finding all attempts to obtain fair treatment from the Government unavailing, they took their discharge and returned home. The history of their doings as described in the following story is largely founded on a pamphlet by Alex. Somerville, a man of genius who enlisted in the Legion; and the events subsequent to its disbandment are taken from the work of Major Duncan, one of the Commissioners appointed by the British Government to endeavour to see that the conditions of a convention entered into by our Government and the leaders of the contending parties in Spain were duly observed--a convention, however, that had very small influence in checking the atrocities committed by both combatants. G. A. HENTY.

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. “For Name and Fame: With Roberts to Cabul or Through Afghan Passes” is a blood-and-morality tale from late 19th century. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

Evelyn Ward Everett-Green (17 November 1856, London – 23 April 1932, Funchal) was an English novelist who started her writing career with improving and pious stories for children, and later wrote historical fiction for older girls, and then adult romantic fiction. She wrote about 350 books.”In the Days of Chivalry” describes the background of Robin Hood and the whole Saxon-Norman controversy in England.

Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories, was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years. He spent the majority of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at the Atlanta Constitution. Harris led two professional lives: as the editor and journalist known as Joe Harris, he supported a vision of the New South with the editor Henry W. Grady, stressing regional and racial reconciliation after the Reconstruction era. As Joel Chandler Harris, fiction writer and folklorist, he wrote many'Brer Rabbit'stories from the African-American oral tradition and helped to revolutionize literature in the process.

In this historical novel G.A. Henty describes the beginning of the Peninsular War. It focuses upon the adventures of a young man in an Irish regiment sent out to take part in the conflict against Bonaparte. The main character makes a rapid rise through the ranks and fights along side Lieutenant-General John Moore.

Harry Sandwith, a Westminster boy, becomes a resident at the chateau of a French marquis, and after various adventures accompanies the family to Paris at the crisis of the Revolution. Imprisonment and death reduce their number, and the hero finds himself beset by perils with the three young daughters of the house in his charge. The stress of trial brings out in him all the best eng qualities of pluck and endurance, and after hair-breadth escapes they reach Nantes. There the girls are condemned to death in the coffin-ships Les Noyades, but are saved by the unfailing courage of their boy-protector.

During the American Civil War, many families found themselves torn apart as a result of differences in opinion about the issues that divided the country. That's exactly what happens to the Gray family in Harry Castlemon's gripping action-adventure novel for younger audiences, Rodney the Partisan.

If you're hopelessly landlocked and pining for some high-seas adventure, dive into The Pirate Slaver by Harry Collingwood. Readers of all ages will relish this action-packed tale that pits a British warship against the ingenious and bloodthirsty pirates who troll the waters off the coast of Africa.

In Kayak Girl a young child learns to cope with serious loss by focusing on something larger than herself. After Jana's mother dies, she becomes withdrawn. Her grandfather, a carver, pays the girl a visit and finds her unresponsive to his care. He carves a figure of a girl in a kayak and asks Jana to promise that she will watch for the figure after he releases it upriver. Through the following seasons, Jana goes to the river daily and finds strength in the positive memories from her short time with her mother, even as she imagines the distant kayak girl's struggles. Eventually, they are reunited, and Jana's spirit is revived. Throughout the book, watercolor illustrations take readers to a magical place along an Alaska river and demonstrate the power of memory and a sense of place in the natural world.

A fantastic children's historical novel set during the Great Sioux War, written by American juvenile fiction author Joseph A. Altsheler.

John Fox (1862-1919) was an American novelist, journalist and short story writer. Though he occasionally wrote for periodicals, Fox dedicated much of his attention to fiction in his later years. Influenced by his childhood in the Kentucky's Bluegrass Region and his life among the coal miners of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, most of his works reflected the naturalist style. Fox's novels were historical romances or period dramas set in that region.'The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'(1903) is arguably one of his most well known and successful works. It entered the New York Times top ten list of bestselling novels and stayed there for four years. The work depicts the chaos and confusion of an era when family and national loyalties were often in conflict. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, Chadwick Buford, an orphan, is found by an old Major in the mountains of Kentucky. Chadwick ends up joining the Union Army against the South due in part to his new friend.

It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. New customers have overrun her family's coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie's concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family's small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie's struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight-the fight to stay alive.