To Herat and Cabul
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- First published
- 1902
- Pages
- 249Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 7 of 10
A little about the story
Angus, a young Scot alone in the world, enters British service in Persia in 1837. He helps defend the city of Herat during its siege, then follows the British army into Afghanistan and sees the disastrous retreat from Kabul in 1842.
G. A. Henty tells the story of the First Afghan War with his usual mix of adventure and careful history, including real figures like Eldred Pottinger.
Things You May Not Know About To Herat and Cabul
- Subtitled A Story of the First Afghan War.
- A real hero. Eldred Pottinger led the defence of Herat, and appears in the frontispiece with Angus.
- One of Henty's last books. He died in 1902.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
