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In the Reign of Terror

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The author G.A. Henty once again spins his magic to make another major historical event understandable to the young reader--and does so in the kind of truly wonderful prose that is so very rare in today's literature for kids. No wonder this author is at the top of so many reading lists.

This is one of my favorite stories by Henty.If more young people spent more of their time reading books like this one then chivalry and respect for women might be more common.Boys would again act like gentlemen and girls like ladies.Heroism would be part of life and not just a curious trait of characters in old books.The characters in this story are quick thinking,brave,and honorable.This tale takes place during one of the most frightening times in history yet the character of our heroes gives us a happy ending.This book is well worth your time.

We listened to this excellent story on audio cd as a family. It was captivating and we learned a lot about the French Revolution without even trying! My 9-year-old and 11-year-old listened to the story again a few months later after we had studied some of the facts of the revolution and enjoyed it thoroughly a second time through. I recommend GA Henty's audio books performed by Jim Weiss in abridged form- available through Lamppost Publishing website. I like these stories because you get a good undestanding of the context of a historical time period, and the main characters are courageous, honest, and good problem solvers.

A fine young white male plays the leading role in yet another one of Henty's kiddy story books. If you are a young boy (perhaps under 13) and would like to imagine yourself as such a lad (a lad that saves Rousseau, some beautiful French girl, etc.) then perhaps this is the book for you. If you are one of those silly girls who likes to dream about underage boys running about buisily doing all these fabulous deeds (again, such as saving Rousseau's life) without changing the course of history, then maybe this book is for you. But, you will grow out of this stuff (I hope...for the sake of those that be about you). However, I enjoy this stuff while you can. You will never be able to later. Henty does have a tolerably good writting style, I think.