G. A. Henty

George Alfred Henty
Photo portrait by Elliott & Fry
Photo portrait by Elliott & Fry
Born(1832-12-08)8 December 1832
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Died16 November 1902(1902-11-16) (aged 69)
Weymouth, Dorset, England
OccupationFiction writer, war correspondent
PeriodLate 19th century
GenreLiterature

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent.[1][2] He is best known for his works of adventure fiction and historical fiction, including The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885).

  1. ^ "Henty, George Alfred". Who's Who 1901: An Annual Biographical Dictionary. London: Adam & Charles Black. 1901. p. 556.
  2. ^ Buckingham, James Silk; Sterling, John; Maurice, Frederick Denison; Stebbing, Henry; Dilke, Charles Wentworth; Hervey, Thomas Kibble; Dixon, William Hepworth; MacColl, Norman; Rendall, Vernon Horace; Murry, John Middleton (21 December 1907). "George Alfred Henty". Literature. Athenæum (4182): 792–93.