Henry Cadwallader Adams facts for kids

Reverend Henry Cadwallader Adams (born November 4, 1817 – died October 17, 1899) was an English writer from the 1800s. He was also a cleric (a church leader) and a schoolmaster (teacher). He is best known for writing exciting novels for children.

Henry Adams was the grandson of Simon Adams. He went to famous schools like Westminster School and Winchester College. He also studied at Balliol College and Magdalen College, Oxford at Oxford University. In 1843, he became a fellow at Magdalen College. Later, in 1855, he became the chaplain at Bromley College. This was a special home for widows of church leaders.

Henry Adams's Books

Henry Adams wrote many adventure stories for young readers. His novels often featured life at public schools (private boarding schools) in the Victorian era. They also told tales of exciting adventures in faraway lands across the British Empire.

School Life Adventures

Many of Adams's books were about school life. They showed what it was like to be a student in the 1800s.

• The Cherry-stones, or Charlton School (1851)
• Who Did It?, or Holmwood Priory. A Schoolboy's Tale (1852)
• Schoolboy Honour; a tale of Halminster College (1861)
• Balderscourt, or Holiday Tales (1866)
• Falconshurst; or, Birthday tales (1869)
• The Winborough Boys, or Ellerslie Park (1879)
• Wroxby College, Or, the Luscombe Prize: A Tale of Boy Life
• School and University; Or, Dolph Woodward
• College days at Oxford, or, Wilton of Cuthbert's (1887)
• The Lost Rifle, or, Schoolboy Faction
• Schooldays at Kingscourt

Exciting Travel Stories

He also wrote books about thrilling journeys and challenges in different parts of the world.

• Sivan the Sleeper (1857)
• The Indian Boy (1865)
• Hair-breadth escapes, or, The adventures of three boys in South Africa (1876)
• The Boy Cavaliers, or The Siege of Clidesford (1878)
• Travellers' Tales: a book of marvels (1883)
• Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand (1887)
• The Mystery of Beechey Grange Or the Missing Host: A Tale for Boys