Date: 1618-1649
Setting: Scotland/Europe
Main Event: The Thirty Years War

With his trademark mixture of thrilling adventure and balanced, accurate history, G.A. Henty sets us down amid the firestorms of the religious wars in Europe, written by G.A. Henty and read by Jim Weiss.

Jim Weiss's award winning recordings provide children with quality, intelligent content that builds essential auditory skills, while entertaining.

The primary focus of this series of CDs is classical literature, history, and science presented in a clear, exciting way that encourages children to read the originals for themselves. The stories are told in the oral tradition instead of being read. He maintains the integrity of the source material in rich language that appeals to grown-ups and children alike. His style is that of a beloved and trusted parent or grandparent, using easy-to-understand, vivid language, occasionally enhanced by explanations and asides.

George Alfred Henty lived in the late 1800's, was the author of more than seventy novels and countless short stories. His love of adventure, coupled with a stunning capacity to accurately portray historical detail, allowed him to place a fictional young person to interact with the true, main characters of the pivotal points in history. Thus, the reader experiences the true events, the leading figures, and the customs and conditions of each era, all couched in exciting adventrure stories.

Because of the sheer amount of detail in the books, we have thoughtfully, gently abridged them for our recordings but you will never feel that they are abridged. Both as adventures and as portraits of how people lived, the recordings are complete, accurate and exciting and I read them with distinct characterization and fine-tuned narration.

"G. A. Henty is a master story writer whose tales of historical adventure fiction will appeal to listeners from 8 - 88...expertly and dramatically narrated by Jim Weiss" — Children's Bookwatch

Level: Ages 9 or 10-adult

Suitability: Suitable for all

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