Project Gutenberg 2011-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 167 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. The Lost Heir Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Lost Heir" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores adventurous themes set against the backdrop of British India and its colonial military operations, focusing on the life and actions of various characters, particularly spotlighting a young man named John Simcoe, who bravely saves a General from a tiger attack. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a tense scene in a military cantonment where soldiers gather to learn of the fate of General Mathieson, gravely injured after a tiger attack. The narrative is shared through conversations among the soldiers, revealing the respect the General commands due to his selfless nature and rapport with the men. Another character, Mr. Simcoe, emerges as a gallant figure, having risked his life to save the General but suffering serious injuries in the process. As news of the incident spreads, hints of camaraderie and themes of bravery are established, setting a gripping tone for the rest of the story that will unfold around these characters’ lives and fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36975/36975-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction England -- Fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Nurses -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Murder -- Juvenile fiction India -- Juvenile fiction War -- Juvenile fiction Wills -- Juvenile fiction Impostors and imposture -- Juvenile fiction Forgers -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 717908 2025-07-15T06:00:14.871564 text/html 722239 2011-08-05T10:19:48 text/html 579854 2025-07-15T06:00:22.700436 application/epub+zip 587425 2025-07-15T06:00:16.097485 application/epub+zip 349308 2025-07-15T06:00:15.491534 application/epub+zip 798609 2025-07-15T06:00:27.947459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745351 2025-07-15T06:00:21.965438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507831 2022-09-17T04:25:52.054833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673002 2025-07-15T06:00:13.730557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 672885 2011-08-05T10:19:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 672876 2011-08-05T10:19:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26037 2025-07-15T06:00:28.087425 application/rdf+xml 26870 2025-07-15T06:00:15.578515 image/jpeg 3923 2025-07-15T06:00:15.536501 image/jpeg 245288 2011-08-05T10:19:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 553395 2011-08-05T10:19:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 245252 2011-08-05T10:19:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 552680 2025-07-15T06:00:14.944506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia