Project Gutenberg 2014-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 309 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. Paget, Walter 1863 1935 Paget, W. (Walter) Paget, Wal. (Walter) With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations Produced by Giovanni Fini, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. It recounts the events surrounding the Boxer Rebellion and the subsequent relief of the besieged Legations in Pekin, focusing on the experiences of young Reginald "Rex" Bateman and his loyal Chinese servant, Ah Lo. The book delves into themes of cultural conflict, bravery, and the complexities of colonialism as the characters navigate dangerous political landscapes in China. The opening of the story introduces Rex, who has just returned to England from China with his uncle, Mr. Bateman. Rex, accustomed to life in China but now facing the trials of English schooling, quickly learns to navigate his new environment. Meanwhile, the prelude sets the stage for impending conflict in China, hinting at the rising threat of the Boxers and the volatile situation for foreigners and missionaries. As Rex becomes more aware of the tension between the Chinese population and foreign influences, his personal mission to reunite with his family amidst chaos unfolds, foreshadowing the adventurous and perilous journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Merchants -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Beijing (China) -- History -- Siege, 1900 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 704484 2025-06-19T04:40:40.194534 text/html 690761 2024-10-24T11:09:33 text/html 777182 2025-06-19T04:40:49.109516 application/epub+zip 784734 2025-06-19T04:40:41.584564 application/epub+zip 309233 2025-06-19T04:40:40.886551 application/epub+zip 974972 2025-06-19T04:40:55.007469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920908 2025-06-19T04:40:48.202560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446900 2022-09-21T11:07:47.623181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657557 2025-06-19T04:40:39.352538 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637432 2024-10-24T11:09:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20112 2025-06-19T04:40:55.168462 application/rdf+xml 19543 2025-06-19T04:40:40.983521 image/jpeg 3470 2025-06-19T04:40:40.935536 image/jpeg 736299 2025-06-19T04:40:40.277562 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 en.wikipedia