GEORGE ALFRED HENTY
\d͡ʒˈɔːd͡ʒ ˈalfɹɪd hˈɛnti], \dʒˈɔːdʒ ˈalfɹɪd hˈɛnti], \dʒ_ˈɔː_dʒ ˈa_l_f_ɹ_ɪ_d h_ˈɛ_n_t_i]\
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A popular English novelist and writer for boys; born at Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, Dec. 8, 1832. He edited Union Jack, a journal for boys, and had been war correspondent of the London Standard in various quarters of the globe. A voluminous writer, among his best works are: "The Young Franc-Tireurs" (1871); "Winning his Spurs" (1882); "Facing Death" (1882); "The Lion of St. Mark's" (1888); and many others. Died at Weymouth, Nov. 16, 1902.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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