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For the Temple: A Historical Adventure of the Jewish War and the Fall of Jerusalem

by G. a. Henty
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781617201080
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: SMK Books
  • Publisher Imprint: SMK Books
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  • Pages: 296
  • Original Price: GBP 12.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 436 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): History / Ancient

For the Temple is G. A. Henty's historical adventure novel set during the Jewish revolt against Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem. The story follows John of Gamala, a young Jewish hero drawn into the struggle for his people's survival as Roman power advances and Jerusalem moves toward catastrophe. Henty combines military action, siege warfare, loyalty, courage, and historical instruction in the narrative style that made his books staples of nineteenth-century adventure reading for young people.

Set in the first century and centred on one of the defining conflicts of the ancient world, For the Temple belongs to Henty's long series of historical adventures designed to make history vivid through character and action. For readers of classic juvenile fiction, historical adventure, ancient history, Roman history, homeschool literature, and traditional boys' adventure stories, this novel offers a dramatic introduction to the Jewish War, the Roman Empire, and the fall of Jerusalem.

Henty, G. a.: - G. A. Henty was a British novelist, journalist, war correspondent, and one of the most prolific writers of historical adventure fiction for young readers. Born in 1832, George Alfred Henty reported from several nineteenth-century conflicts before turning much of his experience with travel, warfare, empire, and military history into fiction. His novels typically place a young protagonist inside a major historical crisis, combining adventure, battles, escapes, political upheaval, and factual historical background in a form designed for instruction as well as entertainment.Henty's books became widely read in Britain and America and remain of interest to readers of classic juvenile fiction, homeschool history, military adventure, and traditional historical novels for young people. His work reflects the assumptions of Victorian Britain and should be read with awareness of its period attitudes, but his narrative method-placing young characters amid decisive historical events-made him one of the best-known authors of educational adventure fiction. For the Temple, first published in 1888, is one of his ancient-world novels and centres on the Jewish revolt against Rome, the siege of Jerusalem, and the end of the Second Temple period.

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