Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. By England's Aid; Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks, Michelle Shephard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "By England's Aid; Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. The book focuses on the pivotal events during the late stages of the Eighty Years' War, highlighting the heroic and often perilous efforts of both English and Dutch forces to liberate the Netherlands from Spanish rule. The story prominently features characters such as the young Vickars brothers, Geoffrey and Lionel, who are drawn into the conflict as they aspire to become soldiers and ultimately join the fight against the Spanish oppressors. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing the context of the Netherlands' struggle for independence and the brewing involvement of England in the conflict. It begins with a prayer led by Reverend John Vickars, imploring divine assistance for the Dutch against their enemies. Amidst this fervent atmosphere, young Francis Vere, along with the Vickars brothers, eagerly prepares to join the Earl of Leicester's expedition to assist the Dutch resistance. The narrative outlines the anticipation and excitement of the boys as they embark on a journey to London, which develops into an opportunity for them to become pagers to Captain Francis Vere, thus intertwining their personal ambitions with the broader struggle for national freedom. This sets the tone for an adventure filled with camaraderie and bravery as they seek to aid in shaping the outcome of the conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - European Browsing: Fiction 749189 749064 2024-10-04T08:21:00.468072 2023-10-04T07:51:13.125049 text/html text/html 749182 749057 2024-10-04T08:21:00.982088 2023-10-04T07:51:13.345051 text/html text/html 364361 2024-10-04T08:21:13.426998 application/epub+zip 374969 2024-10-04T08:21:06.092054 application/epub+zip 349769 2024-10-04T08:21:03.806043 application/epub+zip 707201 2024-10-04T08:21:19.238017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667370 2024-10-04T08:21:12.265006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627434 2022-09-04T11:30:01.335499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706185 706111 2024-10-04T08:20:59.800069 2023-10-04T07:51:12.742050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 706209 2019-05-29T10:46:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 258459 2019-05-29T10:47:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 705801 2012-06-02T16:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258212 2012-06-02T16:05:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22022 2024-10-04T08:21:19.938953 application/rdf+xml 23828 2024-10-04T08:21:04.905056 image/jpeg 4804 2024-10-04T08:21:04.346042 image/jpeg 360473 2024-10-04T08:21:01.045093 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia