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A Young Hero

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Phil Carleton's sketches of soldiers interrupt a Latin lesson just as approaching war threatens his safety. His father, an English captain, arrives with orders for Dr Martin to take the boy away from danger. Phil wants to go with his father, while the old French Canadian teacher must honour a promise to protect him. The Quebec campaign of 1759 supplies the setting for George Manville Fenn's short historical adventure for young readers.

As Phil and Dr Martin travel through unfamiliar country, shelter depends on the kindness of strangers. One woman welcomes them into her cottage even after Phil tells her he is English. Her own husband has gone to fight. Meals, exhaustion and distant gunfire give the flight a child's scale, with Phil's worry for his father beside the doctor's concern for his pupil. The story connects courage with truthfulness, duty and practical care during wartime.

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George Manville Fenn

George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) was an English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young readers in mind, among them "The Black Tor" and "Devon Boys". His last book was a biography of George Alfred Henty, another writer for the young.

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Author: George Manville Fenn
Reading time: About 40 minutes
Pages: 40
Language: English
Genre: Childrens Classics
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online