The Dash for Khartoum : A Tale of the Nile Expedition. Also includes Camp life in Abyssinia (Works of G. A. Henty) [Library Binding]

George A. Henty (Author), GA Henty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2000 | Series: Works of G. A. Henty

The book, The Dash for Khartoum, is the story of two English lads who accompany the expedition to rescue General Gordon from the besieged city of Khartoum. Here Mr. Henty has composed a story around an event which occurred during his lifetime, and of which he had significant personal knowledge as you will read in our special foreword by Mrs. Ann King.

Henty, Wolseley, and Gordon were contemporaries. Mr. Henty had been in the area twenty years prior to the event depicted in this story as a correspondent for the Standard. As an extra, PrestonSpeed Publications has included in this volume one of Mr. Henty's special despatches.

Date: 1885
Location: Africa, Sudan
Main Event: Rescue of General Gordon

Product Details

• Library Binding: 396 pages
• Publisher: Preston-Speed Pubns (March 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188715941X
• ISBN-13: 978-1887159418
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,383,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars History made interesting, May 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dash for Khartoum : A Tale of the Nile Expedition. Also includes Camp life in Abyssinia (Works of G. A. Henty) (Library Binding)

My son has a passion for Ancient Egypt. As a homeschool mom I have tried to encourage this, however, I felt that he should understand that history did not come to a screeching halt in Egypt after the death of Tutankhamen. In reading this book we not only enjoyed a page turning adventure that we couldn't put down, we also opened up an entirely new line of study. My son even wrote mock news paper articles in the, "Language of the time," bearing the sad news of the defeat of the Gallant Gordon. This book was invaluable in our study.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homeschooling in Texas, May 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dash for Khartoum : A Tale of the Nile Expedition. Also includes Camp life in Abyssinia (Works of G. A. Henty) (Paperback)

My son has a passion for Ancient Egypt. As a homeschool mom I have tried to encourage this, however, I felt that he should understand that history did not come to a screeching halt in Egypt after the death of Tutankhamen. In reading this book we not only enjoyed a page turning adventure that we couldn't put down, we also opened up an entirely new line of study. My son even wrote mock news paper articles in the, "Language of the time," bearing the sad news of the defeat of the Gallant Gordon. This book was invaluable in our study

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Expurgated edition, June 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expeditions (Paperback)

Reading this edition for scholarly research, I was disappointed to find on the last page that I had bought and read an expurgated and abridged edition.