When London Burned; A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire
When London Burned; A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire
By G. A. Henty
14 Nov, 2019
The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of the Commonwealth. Instead of hanging idly about the court seeking favors, Cyril Shenstone determined to maintain himself by honest work. During th
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The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of the Commonwealth. Instead of hanging idly about the court seeking favors, Cyril Shenstone determined to maintain himself by honest work. During the Great Plague and the Great Fire, which visited London with such terrible results, Sir Cyril was prominent among those who brought help to the panic-stricken inhabitants. This tale has a rich variety of interests, both national and personal, and in the hero you have an English lad of the noblest type wise, humane, and unselfish. Less