The Tiger of Mysore - A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib de G. A. Henty

The Tiger of Mysore - A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib

G. A. Henty

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 feb 2008

G A Henty was a 19th century novelist, special correspondent and Imperialist. His best-known works are historical adventures. In The Tiger of Mysore Dick Holland goes to India to help his father escape Tippoo Saib. Dick joins Lord Cornwallis's army and takes part in the battle against Tippoo. Dick then assumes a disguise, enters Seringapatam, the capital of Mysore, and rescues Tippoo's harem from a tiger. Because of his bravery he is given an official position and is able to travel the area looking for his father. A dangerous rescue is attempted and Dick succeeds in saving his father.

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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.