Facing Death, or The Hero of the Vaughan Pit [SCM]
by G. A. Henty Author
This tale of the coal mines is a story with a purpose. It is intended to show that a lad who makes up his mind firmly and resolutely that he will rise in life, and who is prepared to face toil and ridicule and hardship to carry out his determination, is sure to succeed. The hero of the story is a typical British boy, dogged, earnest, generous, and though "shame-faced" to a degree, is ready to face death in the discharge of duty.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1590870549
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 31
- Pages
- 320
- Suggested Grades
- 7th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- England
- Publisher
- Robinson Books
- Copyright
- 2002
- Written
- 1882
Chapters
- 1 Evil Tidings
- 2 Bulldog
- 3 The Resolution
- 4 The Vaughan Pit
- 5 Setting to Work
- 6 The Old Shaft
- 7 Friendship
- 8 Progress
- 9 The Great Strike
- 10 Hard Times
- 11 The Attack on the Engine-house
- 12 After the Strike
- 13 A Heavy Loss
- 14 The Night-school
- 15 The Sewing-class
- 16 A New Life
- 17 The Dog Fight
- 18 Stokebridge Feast
- 19 The Great Riot
- 20 The Arm of the Law
- 21 A Knotty Question
- 22 The Solution
- 23 The Explosion at the Vaughan
- 24 In Deadly Peril
- 25 The Imprisoned Miners
- 26 A Critical Moment
- 27 Rescued
- 28 Changes
- 29 The New Manager
- 30 Risen
- 31 Conclusion
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