The Dragon and the Raven (1886) - George Alfred Henty

Written by George Alfred Henty
Read by Jim Hodges
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The Dragon and the Raven (1886)
The Days of King Alfred and the Viking Invasion

Henty Historical Novel Collection
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Release date: 2006/2018
Duration: 07:39:55

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings.

The Saxons and Vikings fought many fierce battles in Britain in the eighth and ninth centuries. During the struggle, twenty-three-year-old Alfred ascended the throne and temporarily beat back the pagan hordes and concluded a peace treaty. Following another war in 878, peace was again achieved; the Danish King Guthrum accepted Christianity and withdrew to East Anglia, and Alfred the Great fortified cities, built a navy, codified laws, and revived learning among the Saxons until his death in AD 900. The hero is a Saxon thane named Edmund who joins the forces of King Alfred, fighting the Danes on land and in their own element, the sea, in his ship The Dragon. Carried by storms to the shores of Norway, he defeats Sweyn the Viking in single combat, takes part in the siege of Paris on behalf of the Franks, and tracks down his nemesis in order to rescue the Danish maiden he will later marry.

A reviewer wrote - I read after finishing that Henty was a war correspondent, and that makes sense. Sometimes his writing is rather factual and historical – not always an engaging plot-mover. But he writes mainly for young boys, both to convey history and encourage their personal virtue – a uniquely edifying purpose in books for young readers these days.

The Henty Historical Novel Collection, written by George Henty in the 1800s, covers many time periods in history throughout the world. In this collection, you will learn history, geography, and vocabulary while also discovering hero characters for your children to emulate. Study guides to enrich your learning experience are available at www.jimhodgesaudiobooks.com/product-category/study-guides.

Hently wrote 122 books and it seems Jim Hodges might record them all. Note- because this book was written for boys, the narration is more lively. Audible has an error in their credits. Jim Hodges is also the narrator. of that recording.