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"I felt horribly guilty, dear Jim," he said, "when the news came of Braddock's dreadful defeat. I could hardly look your dear mother in the face, and, though the kind lady would not, I know, say a word to hurt my feelings for the world, yet I could see that she regarded me as a monster, for it was on my advice that, instead of coming home when you got your discharge, you remained out there and took part in this unfortunate expedition. I could see Aggie felt the same, and, though I did my best to keep up their spirits, I had a terrible time of it until your letter arrived, saying you were safe. If it had not come, I do believe that I should have gone quietly off to Exeter, hunted up my box again, and hired a boy to push it for me, for I am not so strong as I was. But I would rather have tramped about, for the rest of my life, than remain there under your mother's reproachful eye. However, thank God you came through it all right, and, after such a lesson, I should hope that we shall never have repetition of such a disaster as that. As an old soldier, I cannot agree with what you say about the uselessness of drill, even for fighting in a forest. It must accustom men to listen to the voice of their officers, and to obey orders promptly and quickly, and I cannot but think that, if the troops had gone forward at a brisk double, they would have driven the Indians before them. As to the whooping and yells you talk so much about, I should think nothing of them; they are no more to be regarded than the shrieks of women, or the braying of donkeys."
With Wolfe in Canada G a Henty 9781491025888 Books
My bad for not looking at the details. This book is huge. Its almost as big as a regular piece of paper. It looks like a text book. But the text is ALL the way across the page. Its not even divided into columns! The chapters are not separated on pages either.I would say this is the worst printed book I have ever seen. Total formatting fail. Buy a different copy.
The content is phenomenal, my only qualm is with this particular printing.
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With Wolfe in Canada G a Henty 9781491025888 Books Reviews
it is abut the fighting between england and france over canda. it is a read worth your time
"With Wolfe in Canada" or "The Winning of a Continent" by G.A. Henty.
First of all, historical fiction is probably my favorite genre of writing. So far I have not found anyone like G.A. Henty with the ability to tell a tale like he does. I have read as many of his books that I could get my hands on. They are just plain hard to put down once you get started; that is if you are a fan of historical fiction like I am. Henty's stories typically revolve around a central "boy hero" character during a pivotal period in history. This "boy hero" character usually ends of accomplishing some pretty amazing (though not unrealistic) feats by the end of the story.
Henty lived during Queen Victoria's reign and literary critic Kathryn Castle put it well when she said "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes". He was a very strong supporter of the British Empire all of his life. Henty had some pretty amazing adventures of his own during his life, such as the Crimean War, the opening of the Suez Canal and the California gold fields to name a few.
"With Wolfe in Canada" is a story that is centered on the French and Indian War of 1754 - 1763. This war was really the American theater of the Seven Years War. The "Wolfe" in the title refers to General James Wolfe the commander of the British expedition to take Quebec.
The tale begins where "James Walsham", the main character, began his life; in Sidmouth, England, born the son of a country doctor who died when he was quite young. It tells of his growing up here in some detail, and of the surroundings that made up the life of a common fisherman in that day.
James's mother, a school teacher, had wanted him to follow the profession of his father and become a doctor, but this was not meant to be. As James had deep love for the sea ever since he was a young boy, he naturally was around fisherman and the sea in general quite a bit. This may seem rather obvious as Sidmouth is a coastal town.
It turns out that he becomes involved in a smuggling operation and is pressed into the service a British warship. Don't take this as a clue that James had turned "sour". In those days smuggling in that region of the world was not really looked on as major crime by the locals, and most of the people were in sympathy with the smugglers. The British government certainly did not think so and the law was strictly enforced by the "revenue men". James time of service on the warship is what brought him to America, and on his discharge there he decides to join General Edward Braddock in an expedition against the French. The main bulk of the story involves his adventures during his time as a scout in America, but also involves a fascinating tie with circumstances back home in Sidmouth involving some competition for his "girl" Aggie, someone that he had grown up with. Also woven throughout is the treachery of a Richard, the nephew of a friend of James's back home who was jealous of James accomplishments.
Overall, "With Wolfe in Canada" is a very compelling novel that is very historically accurate and provides the perfect balance between a fictional story and the true events of the French and Indian war. It is well worth your read.
G.A Henty, Blackie & Son, 1886
Preston/Speed Publications, 1999
[Wikipedia.org/G.A. Henty]
Another great story
I loved the way Henty put together the history of the French and Indian War, from George Washington's foray with General Braddock against the French and Indians in Pennsylvania to the British capture of Quebec and the surrender of Canada to the British, this book is filled with excitement.
My bad for not looking at the details. This book is huge. Its almost as big as a regular piece of paper. It looks like a text book. But the text is ALL the way across the page. Its not even divided into columns! The chapters are not separated on pages either.
I would say this is the worst printed book I have ever seen. Total formatting fail. Buy a different copy.
The content is phenomenal, my only qualm is with this particular printing.
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