At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
At Aboukir and Acre, published in 1899, is one of G. A. Henty's historical adventure novels for boys, set during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 and 1799. Its young English hero, raised in Alexandria, escapes the French occupation, lives for a time among the Bedouin, and makes his way into the service of Sir Sidney Smith, taking part in the defense of Acre, where the British and the Turks halted Napoleon's advance into Syria. As usual, Henty places a resourceful, upright boy amid real campaigns and battles, which he explains with maps of the action and a clear sense of strategy, mixing adventure with history lessons. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Is At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt in the public domain?
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About 7 h 24 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt?
At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt by G. A. Henty is filed under "Children's Classics" in the Vinteuil library.
