religion, he would never give it a thought. It would be quite enough for him that she was a woman." Development history The book was written in London and was based heavily on contemporary reports filed by newspaper correspondents. Literary significance and reception This book was a sequel to Henty's own A Dash for Khartoum of 1892 in terms of setting. Henty rarely included women in his works and, when he did, they were usually present only in relation to the main character. Annie Hartley in this novel is one of Henty's examples of a strong-willed woman, who raises her only son after her husband dies in battle. References External links Text from Gutenberg.org 1902 British novels British war novels British children's novels British Empire war fiction Novels set during the Mahdist War Novels by G. A. Henty 1902 children's books Novels set in Cairo Novels set in Sudan Cultural depictions of Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener