Project Gutenberg 2016-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 265 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. Tales from the Works of G. A. Henty The mate's story, from "The Plague Ship" -- The explosion in the Vaughan pit, from "Facing Death" -- The red captain, from "One of the 28th" -- A wife's stratagem, from "In Freedom's Cause" -- Kindness rewarded, from "Captain Bayley's Heir" -- A battle with wolves, from "The Young Carthaginian" -- A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, from "A Chapter of Adventures" -- The flood in Pine-tree Gulch, from "Tales of Daring and Danger" -- A brush with the Chinese, from "Tales of Daring and Danger" -- The black death, from "St. George for England" -- The white ship, from "The Reign of Terror" -- The child's return, from "With Wolfe in Canada" -- The Black Hole of Calcutta, from "With Clive in India." Produced by Al Haines "Tales from the Works of G. A. Henty" by G. A. Henty is a collection of adventure stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology brings together some of Henty's tales that are rooted in historical events, primarily focused on valor and moral lessons, appealing to a younger audience. The opening of the collection features "The Mate's Story," in which Mr. Thompson recounts his harrowing voyage aboard the whaling ship "The Two Brothers". The crew encounters calamity after rescuing a distressed ship plagued by fever, leading to a moral dilemma about duty versus self-preservation. Key characters include Mr. Thompson, the ship's captain, and the missionary Mr. Williams, whose bravery and sense of duty motivate them to face the threat of disease in order to save others. Through a series of tense decisions, the narrative sets a tone of heroism and personal sacrifice, typical of Henty's storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Adventure stories, English PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 315065 2025-06-21T11:32:45.757664 text/html 297292 2024-10-23T01:29:49 text/html 273974 2025-06-21T11:32:55.584611 application/epub+zip 381067 2024-12-22T09:20:49.667119 application/pdf 318205 2024-12-22T09:20:41.457237 application/pdf 280745 2025-06-21T11:32:49.909609 application/epub+zip 173258 2025-06-21T11:32:47.559625 application/epub+zip 368184 2025-06-21T11:32:58.786563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345117 2025-06-21T11:32:53.936613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238129 2022-09-24T12:04:33.544133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259809 2025-06-21T11:32:44.893666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261588 2016-12-08T16:53:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260642 2016-12-08T16:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260640 2016-12-08T16:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26914 2025-06-21T11:32:59.026561 application/rdf+xml 246896 2025-06-21T11:32:44.723635 text/x-rst 246896 2016-12-08T16:53:52 text/x-rst 24203 2025-06-21T11:32:48.282621 image/jpeg 3701 2025-06-21T11:32:47.960647 image/jpeg 96543 2016-12-08T16:53:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 96340 2016-12-08T16:53:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 264620 2016-12-08T16:53:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 250114 2016-12-08T16:53:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 96334 2016-12-08T16:53:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 257908 2025-06-21T11:32:45.788641 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