G.A. Henty was a prominent English writer and war correspondent in the late 19th century. Henty was a very prolific author and his historical adventure novels are still widely popular among young adults. Some of Henty's best known works include The Cat of Bubastes, In the Reign of Terror, and With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War. The Dragon and the Raven, published in 1886, is a historical novel that centers around a young English boy named Edmund who quickly becomes a warrior and joins the fight against the Danish vikings.