The book, The Dash for Khartoum, is the story of two English lads who accompany the expedition to rescue General Gordon from the besieged city of Khartoum. Here Mr. Henry  has composed a story around an event which occurred during his lifetime, and of which he had significant personal knowledge as you will read n our special foreword by Mrs. Ann King. Henty, Wolseley and Gordon were contemporaries. Mr. Henty had been in the area twenty years prior to the event depicted in this story as a correspondent for the Standard. As an extra, PrestonSpeed Publications has included in this volume one of Mr. Henty's special despatches.