By Right of Conquest Or, with Cortez in Mexico de G. A. Henty

By Right of Conquest Or, with Cortez in Mexico: A Story for Girls

G. A. Henty

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 mar 2008

G. A. Henty was a 19th century novelist, special correspondent and Imperialist. His best-known works are historical adventures. In By Right of Conquest the adventures of an English boy are set during the conquest of Mexico. Our hero adventures through many perils with the help of the Spaniards who have befriended him. By the end of the conquest our hero returns to his country with a beautiful Aztec bride and a fortune.

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G.A. Henty was a prolific English novelist born on 8 December 1832 near Cambridge. In his childhood facing the health issues, he was almost confined to bed so, he developed a good hobby of reading books. For his education he joined Westminster School London and Cambridge University. He had good interest in sports also. In 1853, Crimea war broke out, by the time he decided to join the British army and he went Crimea as war correspondent. After the Crimean War he resigned the army and began article writing for standard newspaper. As a special correspondent, he covered, Austro- Italian war, British Punitive Expedition Abyssinia, the Prussian War, Turco- Serbian War and Opening of the Suez Canal. Throughout his life he supports British Empire. He wrote his first children's book, Out On The Pampas in 1868. With children's book, he wrote fiction, non-fiction novel and short stories but he is best historical adventurous story writer. He was died in 1902. His notable works include-The March of Magdala, The Bravest of the Brave, In the Reign of Terror, The Dragon and The Raven, For the Temple, Under Drake's Flag and In Freedoms Cause, At Agincourt etc.