With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent
1886
A rousing Victorian adventure that thrusts a young English boy into one of history's most decisive conflicts. James Walsham, left fatherless and growing up in the seaside village of Sidmouth, finds his path to adventure when circumstances draw him into the tumultuous world of the French and Indian War. The great struggle between Britain and France for control of North America unfolds through his eyes: the siege of Louisbourg, the campaign up the St. Lawrence, and the climactic Battle of the Plains of Abraham where General James Wolfe's daring assault on Quebec decided the fate of a continent. Henty weaves genuine historical drama with the formula that made him the era's most beloved writer for youth: a young protagonist of courage and principle, thrust into extraordinary circumstances where his mettle is tested. The novel captures a pivotal moment when the Anglo-Saxon future of North America was forged in blood and fire. Though rooted in imperial ideology that modern readers will recognize as problematic, the adventure remains pulse-quickening, its detailed historical canvas rendered with Henty's characteristic vigor and research.
