By Sheer Pluck
Henty, G.A. · 1900
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Description
G. A. Henty wrote a tale of the Ashanti war, in a text dated 1900. Frank Hargate, a school boy with a love of wild life, opens the tale. A cricket match — House against Town boys — calls him in vain. A chaffinch nest in a bush holds his eye instead.
A small black snake threats the new-hatched brood. The mother bird fights it with wings spread and beak wide. Frank sits still and watches, set to step in if the snake wins. A mate's rush scares both off and breaks the spell. Frank owns he had clean forgot the match. School sport, bird love, and a soft heart mark the lad the war will test. The same text stands in this slice twice, in two prints; this copy is the one tied to the year in its record name.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Henty, G.A. |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1900 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 507 KB |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Imperial Library of Trantor |
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