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There are few difficulties that cannot be surmounted by patience,resolution, and pluck, and great as are the obstacles that nature andthe Russian government oppose to an escape from the prisons ofSiberia, such evasions have occasionally been successfully carriedout, and that under far less advantageous circumstances than thoseunder which the hero of this story undertook the venture. For theaccount of life in the convict establishments in Siberia I am indebtedto the very valuable books by my friend the Rev. Dr. Lansdell, whohas made himself thoroughly acquainted with Siberia, traversing thecountry from end to end and visiting all the principal prisons. Heconversed not only with officials, but with many of the prisoners andconvicts, and with Russian and foreign residents in the country, andhis testimony as to the management of the prisons and the conditionof the convicts is confirmed by other independent writers personallycognizant of the facts, and like him able to converse fluently in thelanguage, and writing from intimate knowledge of the subject.G. A. HENTY.

The hero of this story is an English boy resident in St. Petersburg. Through two student friends he becomes innocently involved in various political plots, resulting in his seizure by the Russian police and his exile to Siberia. He ultimately escapes, and, after many exciting adventures, he reaches Norway, and thence home, after a perilous journey which lasts nearly two years. (This book is Illustrated)

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George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885). G. A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood.

Godfrey is a young Englishman visiting Imperial Russia. When he and his friend Alexis are caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, Godfrey finds himself on a journey to a remote prison camp deep in the heart of Siberia. Blessed with an indomitable spirit Godfrey begins to plan an escape across the forbidding and dangerous wilderness. Godfrey faces raging rivers, bears, wolves, and angry natives during his escape. Is there any chance that he will ever escape and find his way back to England? Set in eighteenth-century England and Russia, G.A. Henty’s Condemned as a Nihilist includes more than 60 geographical, historical, and explanatory footnotes to aid the modern reader.

HALF a dozen boys were gathered in one of the studies at Shrewsbury. A packed portmanteau and the general state of litter on the floor was sufficient to show that it was the last day of term. "Well, I am awfully sorry you are going, Bullen; we shall all miss you. You would certainly have been in the football team next term; it is a nuisance altogether." "It is a nuisance; and I am beastly sorry I am leaving. Of course I have known for some time that I should be going out to Russia; but I did not think the governor would have sent me until after I had gone through the school. His letter a fortnight ago was a regular stumper. I thought I should have had another year and a half or two years, and, of course, that is just the jolliest part of school life. However, it cannot be helped."

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Excerpt from Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape From SiberiaThere are few difficulties that cannot be surmounted by patience, resolution, and pluck, and great as are the obstacles that nature and the Russian government Oppose to an escape from the prisons of Siberia, such evasions have occasion ally been successfully carried out, and that under far less advantageous circumstances than those under which the hero of this story undertook the venture. For the account of life in the convict establishments in Siberia I am indebted to the very valuable books by my friend the Rev. Dr. Lans dell, who has made himself thoroughly acquainted with Siberia, traversing the country from end to end and visiting all the principal prisons. He conversed not only with officials, but with many of the prisoners and convicts, and with Russian and foreign residents in the country, and his testimony as to the management of the prisons and the condition of the convicts is confirmed by other independent writers personally cognizant of the facts, and like him able to converse fluently in the language, and writing from inti mate knowledge Oi the subject.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.