Henty, George Alfred

George Alfred Henty (1832 - 1902),English author and war correspondent, was born at Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was educated at Westminster School, London and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Henty is famous for his boys adventure stories, in which he focused on manly virtue and courage. His first work of juvenile fiction was Out on the Pampas (1868). Henty also wrote novels for adults, non - fiction, and short stories. His works include The Young Buglers (1880) and With Clive in India (1884). ;

George Alfred Henty (1832-1902), an English author and war correspondent, was born at Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was educated at Westminster School, London and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Henty is famous for boys’ adventure stories in which he focused on manly virtue and his first children’s book was Out on the Pampas (1871). Henty also wrote adult novels, non-fiction and short stories. Among his works, include The Young Buglers (1880), and With Clive in India (1884).;