For Name and Fame; Or, Through Afghan Passes
1886
A kidnapped boy. A trail of clues through the English countryside. And then the real adventure begins. The opening chapters of G.A. Henty's Victorian adventure plunge readers into a world where a young man's pluck determines survival, not just in the tranquil lanes of England but in the blood-soaked mountain passes of Afghanistan. When Tom Ripon is stolen by a vengeful gypsy woman, his fate becomes intertwined with that of William Gale, a young Englishman whose journey to rescue him sweeps across the brutal theater of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Henty, the era's master of imperial adventure fiction, constructs a narrative where courage is tested against Afghan warriors, treacherous mountain terrain, and the complex politics between the British Empire and its neighbors. The novel pulses with the confidence of late-Victorian imperialism, its hero earning his 'name and fame' through daring escapes, battlefield heroics, and unwavering loyalty. For modern readers, the book functions as both a ripping yarn of escape and survival and a historical artifact that reveals the assumptions and attitudes of British colonialism at its zenith. It remains compelling for young adult readers who enjoy action-driven historical fiction and for scholars examining how adventure literature shaped imperial consciousness.
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“No one is strong in himself, but God gives strength.””
— G. A. Henty
“What would be the good of being a marksman, when you cannot see the end of your own rifle, let alone the man you are firing at?””
— G. A. Henty
“When he recovered consciousness he was being carried along””
— G. A. Henty
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