Wulf The Saxon is another great historical fiction book written by G. A. Henty. This is a fantastic piece of writing to start learning about England's late medieval history which is entertaining and informative. Through Wulf's perspective, this tale presents the Saxon history preceding the Norman conquest of England. The youthful Wulf, then 15 years old, is introduced as Earl Harold's page. Wulf participates in the Battle of Stamford Bridge against the Norsemen and aids in the Welsh wars when Harold succeeds as king of England. Wulf is at Hastings when William of Normandy invades England and is a part of the English host. In this adventure tale, the hero defies all odds. To know who is the hero and how he will overcome all the odds, readers should read this novel! As always, Sir Henty does a fantastic job of giving the reader a fascinating story and a deeper understanding of history by skillfully fusing fiction with historical facts.
G.A. Henty was a prolific English novelist born on 8 December 1832 near Cambridge. In his childhood facing the health issues, he was almost confined to bed so, he developed a good hobby of reading books. For his education he joined Westminster School London and Cambridge University. He had good interest in sports also. In 1853, Crimea war broke out, by the time he decided to join the British army and he went Crimea as war correspondent. After the Crimean War he resigned the army and began article writing for standard newspaper. As a special correspondent, he covered, Austro- Italian war, British Punitive Expedition Abyssinia, the Prussian War, Turco- Serbian War and Opening of the Suez Canal. Throughout his life he supports British Empire. He wrote his first children's book, Out On The Pampas in 1868. With children's book, he wrote fiction, non-fiction novel and short stories but he is best historical adventurous story writer. He was died in 1902. His notable works include-The March of Magdala, The Bravest of the Brave, In the Reign of Terror, The Dragon and The Raven, For the Temple, Under Drake's Flag and In Freedoms Cause, At Agincourt etc.
