Henty
GEORGE ALFRED, a popular English novelist and writer for boys; born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, Dec. 8, 1832. He was editor of "Union Jack," a journal for boys, and has been special war correspondent of the London "Standard" in various quarters of the globe. A voluminous writer, among his works are: "The Young Franc-Tireurs," "Winning His Spurs," "Facing Death," "The Lion of St. Mark's," "In the Hands of the Cave Dwellers," "Lost Heir," and some 70 others. He died in 1902.
HEPTARCHY HEPTARCHY (hep'tar-kë), the name sometimes applied to the seven kingdoms supposed to have been established by the Saxons in England. This is understood to mean only that the chief kingdoms at various periods from the 5th to the 9th century were Wessex, Sussex, Kent, Essex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumberland.