The Lion of St. Mark: A Tale of Venice in the 14th Century

By G.A. Henty and Henty, G. A.,

Book Overview

"I suppose you never have such nights as these in that misty island of yours, Francisco?" "Yes, we have," the other said stoutly. "I have seen just as bright nights on the Thames. I have stood down by Paul's Stairs and watched the reflection of the moon on the water, and the lights of the houses on the bridge, and the passing boats, just as we are doing now. "But," he added honestly, "I must confess that we do not have such still, bright nights very often, while with you they are the rule, though sometimes even here a mist rises up and dims the water, just as it does with us." "But I have heard you say that the stars are not so bright as we have them here." "No, I do not think they are, Matteo. I do not remember now, but I do know, when I first came here, I was struck with the brightness of the stars, so I suppose there must have been a difference." This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887159533
• ISBN13: 9781887159531
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Preston-Speed Pubns
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 4.8"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

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G.A.HENTY AND THE ENTERPRISING SPIRIT

The Lion of St Mark is one of the best 'books for boys' that Henty wrote. Full of danger and adventure, it also provides an easily absorbed historical background that lets the reader feel at home in the period (the late 14teenth century) and so become drawn into the tale. Henty wrote in the last three decades of Queen Victoria's reign, when the British Empire's manifest destiny, it seemed, was to civilize a barbarous world,...