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Title: Sturdy and Strong
How George Andrews Made His Way

Author: G. A. Henty

Release Date: October 7, 2010 [EBook #33939]

Language: English

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STURDY AND STRONG

G. A. HENTY

[Illustration: "SURLY JOE SAT WITH A CHILD ON EITHER SIDE,
TELLING THEM SEA STORIES."--_Frontispiece._
_Sturdy and Strong._]

STURDY AND STRONG
OR
_How George Andrews Made His Way_

BY
G. A. HENTY

AUTHOR OF "THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN," "WITH CLIVE IN INDIA,"
"IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE," "THE LION OF THE NORTH," "FACING DEATH,"
ETC., ETC., ETC.

NEW YORK
THE FEDERAL BOOK COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

PREFACE.

Whatever may be said as to distinction of classes in England, it is
certain that in no country in the world is the upward path more open
to those who brace themselves to climb it than in our own. The
proportion of those who remain absolutely stationary is comparatively
small. We are all living on a hillside, and we must either go up or
down. It is easier to descend than to ascend; but he who fixes his
eyes upwards, nerves himself for the climb, and determines with all
his might and power to win his way towards the top, is sure to find
himself at the end of his day at a far higher level than when he
started upon his journey. It may be said, and sometimes foolishly is
said, that luck is everything; but in nineteen cases out of twenty
what is called luck is simply a combination of opportunity, and of the
readiness and quickness to