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Through the Fray
G. A. Henty
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Ned Sankey is a quick-tempered, strong-willed boy during the Luddite riots in Yorkshire. The happy times at the beginning of the story are soon marred by the death of his father. From there things only get worse. When things take a turn for the worst, how will he respond?
Ned Sankey is a quick-tempered, strong-willed boy during the Luddite riots in Yorkshire. The happy times at the beginning of the story are soon marred by the death of his father. From there things only get worse. When things take a turn for the worst, how will he respond?
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And so it was settled that Ned should return to Porson's, for so the establishment was henceforth to be known.
CHAPTER V: THE NEW MASTER
It was with much excitement and interest that the boys gathered in their places for the first time under the new master. The boarders had not seen him upon their arrival on the previous evening, but had been received by an old housekeeper, who told them Mr. Porson would not return until the coach came in from York that night.
All eyes were turned to the door as the master entered. The first impression was that he was a younger man than they had expected. Mr. Hathorn had been some forty-five years old; the newcomer was not over thirty. He was a tall, loosely made man, with somewhat stooping shoulders; he had heavy eyebrows, gray eyes, and a firm mouth. He did not look round as he walked stra. . . Read More
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This book was a classic novel. Not typically a book I'd normally read, but I overall enjoyed it!
“Spare the rod and spoil the child isn't always a truism. In the dawning years of the Nineteenth Century, middle class and well to do boys were sent off to school and out of the hands of their parents. Britain was committed to a war with France and the United States not to mention maintaining an emp
Jolly good Victorian-era boys' own adventure historical novel. The depiction of women will have modern feminists clutching their pearls.
"Luddite" was a term that cropped up occasionally in my secondary and post secondary school years but I don't recall its roots ever having been explored or explained. Through the Fray goes some way in filling that void but it also has me feeling as if I've walked into a conversation that's underway