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When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. By G. A. HENTY. With 12 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 6s. The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of... Read Full Overview

Sir Aubrey Shenstone had not been a good father in any sense of the word. He had not been harsh or cruel but he had altogether neglected his son. Beyond the virtues of loyalty and courage he possessed few others.

When London Burned is a historical novel by G. A. Henty that tells the story of the Great Fire of London in 1666. The novel follows the adventures of two young boys, Ralph and Jack, who witness the start of the fire and become involved in the efforts to put it out. Along the... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... 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

When London burned - A story of restoration times and the great fire is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1894.

I am a London citizen, Nellie, but I don't set up any special claim to respectability. I am a sea-captain, though that rascally Greek cannon-ball and other circumstances have made a trader of me, sorely against my will; and if I could not have my pipe and my glass of grog here... Read Full Overview

Sir Aubrey Shenstone had not been a good father in any sense of the word. He had not been harsh or cruel but he had altogether neglected his son. Beyond the virtues of loyalty and courage he possessed few others.

""When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire"" is a historical fiction novel written by G. A. Henty in 1895. The book tells the story of a young man named Cyril who lives in London during the 17th century. Cyril is a loyal servant of King Charles II and... Read Full Overview