Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 337 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. By England's Aid; Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 Produced by Charles Franks, Michelle Shephard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "By England's Aid; Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. The book focuses on the pivotal events during the late stages of the Eighty Years' War, highlighting the heroic and often perilous efforts of both English and Dutch forces to liberate the Netherlands from Spanish rule. The story prominently features characters such as the young Vickars brothers, Geoffrey and Lionel, who are drawn into the conflict as they aspire to become soldiers and ultimately join the fight against the Spanish oppressors. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing the context of the Netherlands' struggle for independence and the brewing involvement of England in the conflict. It begins with a prayer led by Reverend John Vickars, imploring divine assistance for the Dutch against their enemies. Amidst this fervent atmosphere, young Francis Vere, along with the Vickars brothers, eagerly prepares to join the Earl of Leicester's expedition to assist the Dutch resistance. The narrative outlines the anticipation and excitement of the boys as they embark on a journey to London, which develops into an opportunity for them to become pagers to Captain Francis Vere, thus intertwining their personal ambitions with the broader struggle for national freedom. This sets the tone for an adventure filled with camaraderie and bravery as they seek to aid in shaping the outcome of the conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - European Browsing: Fiction 749361 2025-06-04T07:09:56.334716 text/html 749182 2025-01-11T21:50:44.516980 text/html 364433 2025-06-04T07:10:07.298637 application/epub+zip 374948 2025-06-04T07:10:00.167655 application/epub+zip 349750 2025-06-04T07:09:58.748656 application/epub+zip 707185 2025-06-04T07:10:12.962613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667370 2025-06-04T07:10:06.243640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627434 2022-09-04T11:30:01.335499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706185 2025-06-04T07:09:55.789687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 706209 2019-05-29T10:46:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 258459 2019-05-29T10:47:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 705801 2012-06-02T16:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258212 2012-06-02T16:05:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20478 2025-06-04T07:10:13.103606 application/rdf+xml 23828 2025-06-04T07:09:59.340686 image/jpeg 4804 2025-06-04T07:09:59.035669 image/jpeg 360537 2025-06-04T07:09:56.400654 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