Young Carthaginian
A Story of the Times of Hannibal

I grew up reading G.A. Henty, and, while I admit I often found his books boring, I love coming back to them now for the history. His books are geared more toward boys than girls, but I have always found them to be interesting, engaging, and informative. Henty was a thorough and meticulous historian,......more

Car audiobook the boys particularly enjoyed. Historical fiction to immerse you in the long battles between Rome and Carthage.......more

A fun book about a time I didn't know much about. The author does a pretty good job of transporting you back to give you a view of what life was like during the time of Hannibal. I enjoyed it, but someone who already knows a lot about this time likely would not. It is an era I haven't studied, howev......more

I was going to try to read through 40 of these this year but I’m thinking it isn’t going to happen. The history is interesting but Henry was very much an author steeped in the Victorian mores of his time. The endless easy moralizing removes any growth of the main character leaving him static. He nev......more

This was our second G.A. Henty book (following after The Cat of Bubastes). Henty wrote historical fiction, typically crafting a fictional narrative within a highly accurate historical context. In this case he traced the efforts of Hannibal to conquer Rome on behalf of Carthage. I enjoyed the story w......more