Freedom's Cause: A Tale of Wallace and Bruce tells the story of the Scottish chieftain's valiant effort to free his country from English tyranny under Edward Longshanks in the 13th century. The arduous series of conflicts fought under the direction of great leaders William Wallace and Robert Bruce emphasize their eventual victory. G. A. Henty made an effort to give his tales a realistic historical background, despite the fact that they were seen through the eyes of a fictional character named Archie Forbes, whose lands had been unfairly seized. In order to battle alongside the storied chieftains for the independence of their nation, Archie gathers a company of scouts for the Scottish army. Henty's books, which were widely read in his day and reflect a distinctively Victorian perspective on the history of the British Empire, are still around today. Readers can read this amazing novel to know the complete story of Wallace and Bruce!
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.
