In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce (Dover Children's Classics)

by G. A. Henty

Paperback, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

809

Genres

All Topics

Fiction

Collection

World History

Publication

Dover Publications (2002), Edition: First Thus, 320 pages

Description

Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML: Readers young and old alike will get swept away with G. A. Henty's In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. Set in the Wars of Scottish Independence, the novel follows a young man named Archie as he prepares for battle and meets up with several of the leaders in the movement. Packed with detailed battle scenes, this is historical fiction at its most exciting..

User reviews

LibraryThing member wbf2nd

the language is fairly stodgey, but despite that the tale becomes engaging. standard heroics, but the heroine (not the main character by any means) is very independent minded and plucky, and perhaps smarter than the hero.

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LibraryThing member gpaisley

started 9/1/2012? reading with boys.
Good historical fiction about the war for Scottish independence. Reads easily, lots of action. Readable by middle-schoolers and above.

LibraryThing member dayspring777

Really helps put history of Scottish history in perspective.

Our family loves this read by Jim Hodges...Makes this classic effertless! All the hard words are pronounced for us. The only thing missing is a Scottish accent.

LibraryThing member gpaisley

started 9/1/2012? reading with boys.
Good historical fiction about the war for Scottish independence. Reads easily, lots of action. Readable by middle-schoolers and above.

LibraryThing member Andrew-theQM

This book written in 1885 covered the story of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce through a knight who was around both men. This held up well and overall I did enjoy it, although dragged in one or two places. I would read other historical fiction books by this author.

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