G.A. Henty books

G.A. Henty is an author with 33 books published between 1900 and 2002.

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Queen Victoria - Buy
Those Other Animals - Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Sovereign Reader - Buy
Tales Of Daring And Danger - Buy
A Soldier’s Daughter and Other Stories - Buy
Tales Of Dreams And Dangers 2001 Buy
In the Hands of the Malays 2002 Buy

Standalone Novels

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A Search for a Secret - Buy
The March to Magdala - Buy
All But Lost Vol. I - Buy
All But Lost Vol. II - Buy
All But Lost Vol. III - Buy
Out on the Pampas - Buy
The Young Franc Tireurs - Buy
The March to Coomassie - Buy
The Young Buglers - Buy
In Times of Peril - Buy
Facing Death - Buy
Winning His Spurs / The Boy Knight - Buy
Friends Though Divided - Buy
By Sheer Pluck - Buy
With Clive in India - Buy
The Dragon and the Raven - Buy
In Freedom’s Cause - Buy
The Lion of the North - Buy
The Young Colonists - Buy
For Name and Fame - Buy
Through the Fray - Buy
The Bravest of the Brave - Buy
A Final Reckoning - Buy
With Wolfe in Canada - Buy
The Young Carthaginian - Buy
Bonnie Prince Charlie - Buy
For the Temple - Buy
Gabriel Allen M.P. - Buy
In the Reign of Terror - Buy
Orange and Green - Buy
Sturdy and Strong - Buy
Captain Bayley’s Heir - Buy
The Cat of Bubastes - Buy
The Curse of Carne’s Hold - Buy
By England’s Aid - Buy
By Pike and Dyke - Buy
The Lion of Saint Mark - Buy
A Chapter of Adventures - Buy
By Right of Conquest - Buy
A Hidden Foe - Buy
The Dash for Khartoum - Buy
Held Fast For England - Buy
Redskin and Cow-Boy - Buy
Beric the Briton - Buy
Condemned as a Nihilist - Buy
In Greek Waters - Buy
Dorothy’s Double - Buy
One of the 28th - Buy
Through the Sikh War - Buy
A Jacobite Exile - Buy
Rujub, the Juggler - Buy
In the Heart of the Rockies - Buy
St. Bartholomew’s Eve - Buy
A Woman of the Commune - Buy
Wulf the Saxon - Buy
A Knight of the White Cross - Buy
Through Russian Snows - Buy
At Agincourt - Buy
The Cornet of Horse - Buy
A March on London - Buy
The Queen’s Cup - Buy
With Cochrane the Dauntless - Buy
Colonel Thorndyke’s Secret - Buy
With Frederick the Great - Buy
At Aboukir and Acre - Buy
Both Sides the Border - Buy
The Golden Canyon - Buy
Jack Archer - Buy
The Lost Heir - Buy
Among Malay Pirates - Buy
Won by the Sword - Buy
In the Hands of the Cave Dwellers 1900 Buy
No Surrender! 1900 Buy
Out With Garibaldi 1900 Buy
A Roving Commission 1900 Buy
Saint George for England 1900 Buy
The Tiger of Mysore 1900 Buy
True to the Old Flag 1900 Buy
With Lee in Virginia 1900 Buy
With Moore at Corunna 1900 Buy
At the Point of the Bayonet 1901 Buy
In the Irish Brigade 1901 Buy
John Hawke’s Fortune 1901 Buy
With Buller In Natal 1901 Buy
With Roberts to Pretoria 1901 Buy
Maori and Settler 1902 Buy
On the Irrawaddy 1902 Buy
To Herat And Cabul 1902 Buy
Under Drake’s Flag 1902 Buy
When London Burned 1902 Buy
With Kitchener in the Soudan 1902 Buy
With the British Legion 1902 Buy
Through Three Campaigns 1903 Buy
The Treasure of the Incas 1903 Buy
With the Allies to Pekin 1904 Buy
By Conduct and Courage 1904 Buy
Redskins and Colonists 1905 Buy
Under Wellington’s Command 1905 Buy
The Young Midshipman 1912 Buy
A Tale of the Western Plains 1997 Buy
Through Afghan Passes 2002 Buy
The Plague Ship 2002 Buy

G.A. Henty was an extraordinarily prolific writer whose massive catalog spans over a hundred titles. The bulk of his work consists of standalone novels, many of them historical adventures with titles that read like a tour of world history: With Clive in India, Under Drake’s Flag, In the Reign of Terror, With Lee in Virginia, Beric the Briton, and dozens more. His books cover conflicts and periods from ancient Carthage to the Boer War, and the recurring pattern of young protagonists placed in famous historical settings made him one of the best-known writers of adventure fiction for young readers.

Most of Henty’s novels lack firm publication dates in the record, which is common for authors from the Victorian and Edwardian era whose works were reprinted many times over the decades. The dated titles cluster around 1900-1905, with later entries like The Young Midshipman (1912) and posthumous reprints stretching into the 2000s. Beyond his novels, Henty also produced non-fiction (including a book on Queen Victoria) and short story collections like Tales Of Daring And Danger.

The sheer scale of his output is remarkable. With 109 books across three categories, Henty left behind one of the largest catalogs of any historical adventure writer. His titles remain in print well over a century after their original publication, a sign of lasting interest in his particular brand of history-meets-adventure storytelling.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has G.A. Henty written?

G.A. Henty has written 109 books across three series.

What was G.A. Henty's first book?

G.A. Henty’s first book is A Roving Commission, published in 1900.

What genres does G.A. Henty write in?

G.A. Henty writes non-fiction, and short stories.

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