This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
This article links to one or more target anchors that no longer exist.
Please help fix the broken anchors. You can remove this template after fixing the problems. |
Reporting errors |
I have found "The Boys Guide to the Historical Adventures of G.A. Henty" by William Potter, ISBN: 1-929241-15-1, to be very helpful. -- Wulf 18:11, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
The author and his publisher made a rather obvious error of judgement with the colourful book covers ! All the charging horsemen are holding swords in their left hands. This isn't becaise they are all left handed, it is because the wonderful painting has been printed in reverse ! The book was not well researched. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.152.99 ( talk) 22:50, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps you're missing the point. If something as obvious as the front cover is wrong, what else is wrong within. You'd do far better to join The Henty Society and any information then would be accurate rather than the not very good 'The Boy's Guide....' from William Potter. I'm sure we can agree that thw writings of henty are very good and I have some 1500 volumes in my collection. All British I hasten to add, none of the American 'pirate' editions. I wish you well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Literarysite ( talk • contribs) 23:45, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm not judging the book by the cover ! That was the start of the problems. And again, you're missing the point. I know the book very well and the content is littered with errors whether or not it is a reference book or a one page summary book. It is innaccurate within and without. Or rubbish if you prefer. You say you find it useful, which is rather sad. Surely you can't be happy with being told one thing by a one page summary that eventually you find out to be not accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.115.144.53 ( talk) 22:39, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Could you please expound on these "errors" that you propose litter Potter's guide to the Henty Series... I have listened to, and read a bit by William Potter and have found him to be accurate and well documented. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.113.113.203 ( talk) 19:49, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
The following quote is an exerpt from the article: "Shortly before resigning from the army as a captain in 1859 he married Elizabeth Finucane. The couple had four children. Elizabeth died in 1865 after a long illness."
Does this article mean to say that the duration of the marriage was 6 years and during this six-year period Elizabeth Henty gave birth to four children and suffered from a lengthy and terminal illness? Bigturtle 04:20, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
Several of the wars named in this article have antiquated titles; hence, their official modern titles should be substituted at a later date. For example, the Austro-Italian War is commonly termed the Austro-Prussian War. The Carlist Rebellion is more widely known as the
Glorious Revolution of Spain. The Ashanti Wars is possibly a
eurocentric title, and the Turco-Siberian War needs a stub. --
Flask 10:12, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
Who actualy gives wars their "Official Title"? Jalipa ( talk) 19:05, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
The wars so named were the names of the time. There are always misguided nit-pickers ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.152.99 ( talk) 22:57, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Please avoid add the Category:ISBN needed category to this article. ISBN was invented in 1966. Any works printed, and are original, before this date will not have an ISBN number. G. A. Henty certainly won't have an ISBN number! K ilo-Lima| (talk) 13:02, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
For example, one of his books expresses the view that "the intelligence of an average negro is about equal to that of a European child of ten years old." [1] 75.76.213.106 ( talk) 01:20, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
Allowing [redacted, BLP applies here also]] Maddow who mostly likely has never read a Henty book in her life to appear on a page that has nothing to do with her is appalling. This section as written now has nothing to do with the subject of the page, Henty, and everything to do with the drive by media attempting to assasinate the character of a person who died many years ago. 64.234.16.6 ( talk) 02:28, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
== What does the discussion of Henty's racism have to do with homeschooling? None of the authors quoted in the subsequent discussion are experts in homeschooling or deal directly with homeschooling. The inclusion of the clause concerning homeschooling is fallacious and inflammatory, implying that Henty's popularity among homeschoolers indicates an underlying racist agenda by homeschoolers. The reference to the Huffington article by Krepel on Art Robinson hardly bears relevance to all homeschoolers or even to all of Henty's books.== 64.185.27.21 ( talk) 15:49, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
And another quick answer; you've provided one allegation Henty was racist and stated you'd only heard of him because you were told he was racist. The quoted view at the top of this section is the view of a fictional character, and secondly there is a lot more text in the said chapter about the fictional characters' views of native subsaharan Africans in the late 19th century than you cared to quote. In days when you can't hold an egg and spoon race in a school for fear of being called a racist, to pop up on wikipedia and say "why isn't this author branded a racist?" because someone else told you he was, well perhaps (shock horror) the people who actually have read more than just one extract of a polemic article about Henty have come to the conclusion that he wasn't racist. Tricky stuff I know but hang on in there. 2.30.108.117 ( talk) 21:33, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
(NB - want to critique his gender bias as well and call him sexist??
wow! You attack homeschooling and call someone who wrote books 120 years ago racist. And every source you have is in doubt. Objective, educated people doubt because you mentioned Rachel Maddow as a source. Imbecilic. 2601:482:4480:2670:8DBA:6737:26C7:3E17 ( talk) 00:21, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
If there is a factual problem with the article, please take the time to correct it rather than removing whole sections.
If you believe that a section is irrelevant, then it should at least be discussed before being removed. As noted above, Mr. Henty was recently cited in the news, and I was surprised that the most interesting (and relevant) facts about him were totally absent from the page...
Thanks. 72.86.124.192 ( talk) 11:52, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
After spending ten minutes trying to figure out how to, err, encyclopoedize the sentence that basically said "Many people mistakenly attribute characters' opinions to authors", I ended up just removing it. I intended to add a "NPOV" tag to it to maybe summon a neutral arbiter, but I couldn't figure out how to do that...so if anyone more in the know wouldn't mind, could you flag the section?
I have noticed that someone keeps deleting the additions I made to the section on Henty's "Controversial Views." I would like to know why. I edited it because I feel that as an encyclopedia article, the page should not be just a forum of opinions about him, no matter who the opinions come from. If you think it necessary that the opinions of some be entered into the article, I think you would agree that it would only be fair to show that there might be another side to the controversy as well. Nothing in the section represents both sides of the controversy. I have read more then twenty books authored by Henty, including the book under question, so I believe that that qualifies me as some what of an expert on the subject. I would like whoever deleted my addition to please respond, and if anyone has any question, just post them here.
Maddow's opinions are just that and have no reason to be here. This is suppose to be an encyclopedia, not a collection of political opinions. 64.234.16.6 ( talk) 02:30, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
I think the point is that we don't all consider Rachel Maddow to be an objective source. Rather, she champions one extreme side in the culture wars. I won't edit war with you over labeling her lesbian, but the criticism section needs balance, and we should indicate the left-right spectral position of those holding views we include. -- Uncle Ed ( talk) 13:13, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm not sure why the commentators cited (so far) are calling Henty (or his writings) "racist". Is it simply because he's a homeschooler? Or because Robinson (who's an anti-AGW ringleader) likes his books? In addition to quoting the negative reviews, it would help to provide the reasons they give - if any - to support their charges.
Meanwhile, here's a positive review of With Lee in Virginia (the only Henty book I ever read; being an American, I thought I'd read a book with an American historical background):
Would it be a violation of "synth" to suggest that racists typically do not staunchly support slaves' rights or defend them from brutality?
And whose idea is this?
The quoted review only supports the notion that the Confederacy was aristocratic, not that Henty took the Confederacy's side. The protagonist, after risking his reputation to defend a slave against brutal treatment, does indeed join the Confederate army.
Perhaps someone (outside Wikipedia, of course) would argue that any sympathetical portrayal of white Southerners in the War between the States automatically makes an author racist. If so, let us quote those holding such a view, rather than expressing or endorsing it ourselves.
We are not judging Henty but merely describing the positions of those who like or dislike him and/or his works. -- Uncle Ed ( talk) 11:48, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
"a strong white power" to invade the island. The first chapter of "With Lee in Virginia" states " the negroes on a well-ordered estate, under kind masters, were probably a happier class of people than the laborers upon any estate in Europe." Henty's work sends out the message that black people belong in subordinate relationships to white people- Henty seems to believe the that being under the control of slaveowners and colonial overseers are the ideal relationships between white people and black. If Henty's work is not racist, why does he have such a rosy view of the old slave system in America, and British rule in Africa, and advocate the invasion of a Caribbean country ruled by a black government? In addition, the Charles E. Shain quote discussing With Lee in Virgina notes Henty's work was part of an "English devotion to the cause of a Southern aristocracy"; the article ("The English Novelists and the American Civil War" ,it's available on JSTOR ) points out Henty's work fits into a tradition of British right-wing thinkers (including Carlyle and Charles Kingsley ) supporting the Confederacy due to their racist, anti-egalitarian beliefs.. 176.61.94.25 ( talk) 21:55, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
It should be pointed out the during the American Civil War support for the Confederacy in Britain was a minority position (albeit a position with some powerful supporters). As this article points out "The American Civil War, ostensibly to free the South from slavery, was bitterly contested in England, too. The ruling elite mainly backed the South while the masses supported the North, not least because the famine in cotton supplies to the mills of Lancashire and northern England led to huge unemployment." [2] "Venture into violence", Geoffrey Goodman, Tribune, January 27, 2011.
So the argument "every white person of the time shared Henty's opinions" doesn't hold up with regards to With Lee In Virginia. 176.61.97.121 ( talk) 10:47, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Henty was a prolific writer in his time, but has now become rather obscure, so I suggest that we can hardly treat everything he wrote as inherently notable. Is there any of his novels which has a greater claim to notability than most, or should they all be reduced to redirect? PatGallacher ( talk) 07:58, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
Having just created a stub for playwright and Henty collector John Cargill Thompson I was surprised to find no mention here, to link, of his The boys' Dumas, G. A. Henty: aspects of Victorian publishing (Carcanet, 1975, ISBN 9780856351440). I couldn't see quite where to shoehorn it into the article, so will just leave this note here. I see it gets a mention on the Henty Soc webpage. Pam D 18:23, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
The section on "Controversial views" should simply state what those controversial views are. There are too many references to home schooling and Robinson throughout the article. This is not an article about those subjects. They can be mentioned. But they should not (as seems to be the current case) take over the article. 12.12.144.130 ( talk) 17:45, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
I agree with this view - it's almost a third of the page. In the UK, the term/concept of 'homeschooling' isn't commonly used, and hasn't been politicised; there's an excess of references to it in this article. This seems to be a modern day debate transposed onto Henty's books, and I am guessing that this is a debate from the USA? That debate surely belongs on an article about 'homeschooling (in the USA)', concerning the materials that homeschoolers deem fit for their children. One reference to Henty's books being popular with them will suffice.
Secondly, to say he was controversial is a judgement from our times to his; on that basis, the majority of literature could be labelled as 'controversial'. Unless his peers found him controversial, this section reeks of modern day commentators being politically correct. Henty grew up in the 19th century, not the 21st century. To censure him for a lack of political correctness is as useful as criticising stone age peoples for a failure to observe human rights. Henty was writing riproaring tales of adventure - not a political or social tract that promoted racism sexism etc, and a modern reader can accept that when we see 19th century values that don't accord with our own, we nod wisely and move on to enjoy the rest of the story. Hardly controversial.
Thirdly - let's please be clear that the fictional characters' views are the views of fictional characters; to imply the author held the values expressed by any character is taking a step too far. As has been pointed out on this page, there are many examples of his characters respecting diversity, or representing diversity. Characters spouting on the strengths and weaknesses of a race is part of the story - this is fiction, not a text book. A balanced view here would be welcome.
I think the entire section could be replaced with one line: Henty represented the moral and ethical values of his time, some of which now seem outdated. 2.30.108.117 ( talk) 21:10, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on G. A. Henty. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 20:48, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
This article links to one or more target anchors that no longer exist.
Please help fix the broken anchors. You can remove this template after fixing the problems. |
Reporting errors |
I have found "The Boys Guide to the Historical Adventures of G.A. Henty" by William Potter, ISBN: 1-929241-15-1, to be very helpful. -- Wulf 18:11, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
The author and his publisher made a rather obvious error of judgement with the colourful book covers ! All the charging horsemen are holding swords in their left hands. This isn't becaise they are all left handed, it is because the wonderful painting has been printed in reverse ! The book was not well researched. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.152.99 ( talk) 22:50, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps you're missing the point. If something as obvious as the front cover is wrong, what else is wrong within. You'd do far better to join The Henty Society and any information then would be accurate rather than the not very good 'The Boy's Guide....' from William Potter. I'm sure we can agree that thw writings of henty are very good and I have some 1500 volumes in my collection. All British I hasten to add, none of the American 'pirate' editions. I wish you well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Literarysite ( talk • contribs) 23:45, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm not judging the book by the cover ! That was the start of the problems. And again, you're missing the point. I know the book very well and the content is littered with errors whether or not it is a reference book or a one page summary book. It is innaccurate within and without. Or rubbish if you prefer. You say you find it useful, which is rather sad. Surely you can't be happy with being told one thing by a one page summary that eventually you find out to be not accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.115.144.53 ( talk) 22:39, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Could you please expound on these "errors" that you propose litter Potter's guide to the Henty Series... I have listened to, and read a bit by William Potter and have found him to be accurate and well documented. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.113.113.203 ( talk) 19:49, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
The following quote is an exerpt from the article: "Shortly before resigning from the army as a captain in 1859 he married Elizabeth Finucane. The couple had four children. Elizabeth died in 1865 after a long illness."
Does this article mean to say that the duration of the marriage was 6 years and during this six-year period Elizabeth Henty gave birth to four children and suffered from a lengthy and terminal illness? Bigturtle 04:20, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
Several of the wars named in this article have antiquated titles; hence, their official modern titles should be substituted at a later date. For example, the Austro-Italian War is commonly termed the Austro-Prussian War. The Carlist Rebellion is more widely known as the
Glorious Revolution of Spain. The Ashanti Wars is possibly a
eurocentric title, and the Turco-Siberian War needs a stub. --
Flask 10:12, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
Who actualy gives wars their "Official Title"? Jalipa ( talk) 19:05, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
The wars so named were the names of the time. There are always misguided nit-pickers ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.152.99 ( talk) 22:57, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
Please avoid add the Category:ISBN needed category to this article. ISBN was invented in 1966. Any works printed, and are original, before this date will not have an ISBN number. G. A. Henty certainly won't have an ISBN number! K ilo-Lima| (talk) 13:02, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
For example, one of his books expresses the view that "the intelligence of an average negro is about equal to that of a European child of ten years old." [1] 75.76.213.106 ( talk) 01:20, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
Allowing [redacted, BLP applies here also]] Maddow who mostly likely has never read a Henty book in her life to appear on a page that has nothing to do with her is appalling. This section as written now has nothing to do with the subject of the page, Henty, and everything to do with the drive by media attempting to assasinate the character of a person who died many years ago. 64.234.16.6 ( talk) 02:28, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
== What does the discussion of Henty's racism have to do with homeschooling? None of the authors quoted in the subsequent discussion are experts in homeschooling or deal directly with homeschooling. The inclusion of the clause concerning homeschooling is fallacious and inflammatory, implying that Henty's popularity among homeschoolers indicates an underlying racist agenda by homeschoolers. The reference to the Huffington article by Krepel on Art Robinson hardly bears relevance to all homeschoolers or even to all of Henty's books.== 64.185.27.21 ( talk) 15:49, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
And another quick answer; you've provided one allegation Henty was racist and stated you'd only heard of him because you were told he was racist. The quoted view at the top of this section is the view of a fictional character, and secondly there is a lot more text in the said chapter about the fictional characters' views of native subsaharan Africans in the late 19th century than you cared to quote. In days when you can't hold an egg and spoon race in a school for fear of being called a racist, to pop up on wikipedia and say "why isn't this author branded a racist?" because someone else told you he was, well perhaps (shock horror) the people who actually have read more than just one extract of a polemic article about Henty have come to the conclusion that he wasn't racist. Tricky stuff I know but hang on in there. 2.30.108.117 ( talk) 21:33, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
(NB - want to critique his gender bias as well and call him sexist??
wow! You attack homeschooling and call someone who wrote books 120 years ago racist. And every source you have is in doubt. Objective, educated people doubt because you mentioned Rachel Maddow as a source. Imbecilic. 2601:482:4480:2670:8DBA:6737:26C7:3E17 ( talk) 00:21, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
If there is a factual problem with the article, please take the time to correct it rather than removing whole sections.
If you believe that a section is irrelevant, then it should at least be discussed before being removed. As noted above, Mr. Henty was recently cited in the news, and I was surprised that the most interesting (and relevant) facts about him were totally absent from the page...
Thanks. 72.86.124.192 ( talk) 11:52, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
After spending ten minutes trying to figure out how to, err, encyclopoedize the sentence that basically said "Many people mistakenly attribute characters' opinions to authors", I ended up just removing it. I intended to add a "NPOV" tag to it to maybe summon a neutral arbiter, but I couldn't figure out how to do that...so if anyone more in the know wouldn't mind, could you flag the section?
I have noticed that someone keeps deleting the additions I made to the section on Henty's "Controversial Views." I would like to know why. I edited it because I feel that as an encyclopedia article, the page should not be just a forum of opinions about him, no matter who the opinions come from. If you think it necessary that the opinions of some be entered into the article, I think you would agree that it would only be fair to show that there might be another side to the controversy as well. Nothing in the section represents both sides of the controversy. I have read more then twenty books authored by Henty, including the book under question, so I believe that that qualifies me as some what of an expert on the subject. I would like whoever deleted my addition to please respond, and if anyone has any question, just post them here.
Maddow's opinions are just that and have no reason to be here. This is suppose to be an encyclopedia, not a collection of political opinions. 64.234.16.6 ( talk) 02:30, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
I think the point is that we don't all consider Rachel Maddow to be an objective source. Rather, she champions one extreme side in the culture wars. I won't edit war with you over labeling her lesbian, but the criticism section needs balance, and we should indicate the left-right spectral position of those holding views we include. -- Uncle Ed ( talk) 13:13, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm not sure why the commentators cited (so far) are calling Henty (or his writings) "racist". Is it simply because he's a homeschooler? Or because Robinson (who's an anti-AGW ringleader) likes his books? In addition to quoting the negative reviews, it would help to provide the reasons they give - if any - to support their charges.
Meanwhile, here's a positive review of With Lee in Virginia (the only Henty book I ever read; being an American, I thought I'd read a book with an American historical background):
Would it be a violation of "synth" to suggest that racists typically do not staunchly support slaves' rights or defend them from brutality?
And whose idea is this?
The quoted review only supports the notion that the Confederacy was aristocratic, not that Henty took the Confederacy's side. The protagonist, after risking his reputation to defend a slave against brutal treatment, does indeed join the Confederate army.
Perhaps someone (outside Wikipedia, of course) would argue that any sympathetical portrayal of white Southerners in the War between the States automatically makes an author racist. If so, let us quote those holding such a view, rather than expressing or endorsing it ourselves.
We are not judging Henty but merely describing the positions of those who like or dislike him and/or his works. -- Uncle Ed ( talk) 11:48, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
"a strong white power" to invade the island. The first chapter of "With Lee in Virginia" states " the negroes on a well-ordered estate, under kind masters, were probably a happier class of people than the laborers upon any estate in Europe." Henty's work sends out the message that black people belong in subordinate relationships to white people- Henty seems to believe the that being under the control of slaveowners and colonial overseers are the ideal relationships between white people and black. If Henty's work is not racist, why does he have such a rosy view of the old slave system in America, and British rule in Africa, and advocate the invasion of a Caribbean country ruled by a black government? In addition, the Charles E. Shain quote discussing With Lee in Virgina notes Henty's work was part of an "English devotion to the cause of a Southern aristocracy"; the article ("The English Novelists and the American Civil War" ,it's available on JSTOR ) points out Henty's work fits into a tradition of British right-wing thinkers (including Carlyle and Charles Kingsley ) supporting the Confederacy due to their racist, anti-egalitarian beliefs.. 176.61.94.25 ( talk) 21:55, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
It should be pointed out the during the American Civil War support for the Confederacy in Britain was a minority position (albeit a position with some powerful supporters). As this article points out "The American Civil War, ostensibly to free the South from slavery, was bitterly contested in England, too. The ruling elite mainly backed the South while the masses supported the North, not least because the famine in cotton supplies to the mills of Lancashire and northern England led to huge unemployment." [2] "Venture into violence", Geoffrey Goodman, Tribune, January 27, 2011.
So the argument "every white person of the time shared Henty's opinions" doesn't hold up with regards to With Lee In Virginia. 176.61.97.121 ( talk) 10:47, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Henty was a prolific writer in his time, but has now become rather obscure, so I suggest that we can hardly treat everything he wrote as inherently notable. Is there any of his novels which has a greater claim to notability than most, or should they all be reduced to redirect? PatGallacher ( talk) 07:58, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
Having just created a stub for playwright and Henty collector John Cargill Thompson I was surprised to find no mention here, to link, of his The boys' Dumas, G. A. Henty: aspects of Victorian publishing (Carcanet, 1975, ISBN 9780856351440). I couldn't see quite where to shoehorn it into the article, so will just leave this note here. I see it gets a mention on the Henty Soc webpage. Pam D 18:23, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
The section on "Controversial views" should simply state what those controversial views are. There are too many references to home schooling and Robinson throughout the article. This is not an article about those subjects. They can be mentioned. But they should not (as seems to be the current case) take over the article. 12.12.144.130 ( talk) 17:45, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
I agree with this view - it's almost a third of the page. In the UK, the term/concept of 'homeschooling' isn't commonly used, and hasn't been politicised; there's an excess of references to it in this article. This seems to be a modern day debate transposed onto Henty's books, and I am guessing that this is a debate from the USA? That debate surely belongs on an article about 'homeschooling (in the USA)', concerning the materials that homeschoolers deem fit for their children. One reference to Henty's books being popular with them will suffice.
Secondly, to say he was controversial is a judgement from our times to his; on that basis, the majority of literature could be labelled as 'controversial'. Unless his peers found him controversial, this section reeks of modern day commentators being politically correct. Henty grew up in the 19th century, not the 21st century. To censure him for a lack of political correctness is as useful as criticising stone age peoples for a failure to observe human rights. Henty was writing riproaring tales of adventure - not a political or social tract that promoted racism sexism etc, and a modern reader can accept that when we see 19th century values that don't accord with our own, we nod wisely and move on to enjoy the rest of the story. Hardly controversial.
Thirdly - let's please be clear that the fictional characters' views are the views of fictional characters; to imply the author held the values expressed by any character is taking a step too far. As has been pointed out on this page, there are many examples of his characters respecting diversity, or representing diversity. Characters spouting on the strengths and weaknesses of a race is part of the story - this is fiction, not a text book. A balanced view here would be welcome.
I think the entire section could be replaced with one line: Henty represented the moral and ethical values of his time, some of which now seem outdated. 2.30.108.117 ( talk) 21:10, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on G. A. Henty. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 20:48, 29 November 2017 (UTC)