A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes (Hardcover)  E-mail this product to a friend

Henty is a master storyteller who will capture your attention as he relates history in a way that entertains as well as instructs. Young people across America are rediscovering G. A. Henty, the 19th century literary genius whose historical adventures inspire boys to honesty, courage, diligence, and duty. Writing from a Christian perspective, Henty weaves the adventures of a fictional boy hero together with real-life events. His stories are as accurate as they are exciting, so children get important lessons in history which they remember long afterward.

This book traces the life of young Gervaise Tresham as he leaves England and the turmoil of the War of the Roses to become a night of St. John. As a knight he defends Europe and Christendom against the anarchy of piracy in the Mediterranean and the expansion of the Turkish empire. Young people across America are rediscovering G. A. Henty, the 19th century literary genius whose historical adventures inspire boys to honesty, courage, diligence, and duty. Writing from a Christian perspective, Henty weaves the adventures of a fictional boy hero together with real-life events. His stories are as accurate as they are exciting, so children get important lessons in history which they remember long afterward. Just as important, these lessons come without the immoral overtones of modern novels.