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An adventure of Dick Humphries whose family lives in Natal. He participates in British defeats and victories during the Zulu war and then becomes involved in the First Boer War.

No English writer of stories for boys is more popular than George Alfred Henty. He takes some striking historical fact, and upon this as a central point constructs a story in which the truth of history is blended with fictitious incidents and characters. "The author takes us... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Young Colonists and A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars by G.A. Henty

The Young Colonists is a historical fiction novel written by George Alfred Henty and first published in 1885. The story follows the adventures of a group of young English colonists who travel to New Zealand in the 1850s to start a new life. The main character, Mark Thorpe, is... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The Young Colonists-A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars" from George Alfred Henty. Prolific English novelist and special correspondent (1832-1902).

The Young Colonists is a historical fiction novel written by George Alfred Henty and published in 1885. The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the journey of a group of young English colonists who travel to New Zealand to start a new life. The main characters, Ned... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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Book ExcerptP: ...ay three feet deep in the fields, and there was no saying how deep the drifts might be in the hollows. For the first two days the wind had tried its best to keep the hills clear, but it had tired of the work, and for the last two had ceased to blow, and the... Read Full Overview