Author |
Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901 |
Title |
A Book of Golden Deeds
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Contents |
What is a golden deed? -- The stories of Alcestis and Antigone -- The cup of water -- How one man has saved a host -- The pass of Thermopylae -- The rock of the Capital -- The two friends of Syracuse -- The devotion of the Decii -- Regulus -- The brave brethren of Judah -- The chief of the Arverni -- Withstanding the monarch in his wrath -- The last fight in the Coliseum -- The shepherd girl of Nanterre -- Leo the slave -- The battle of the Blackwater -- Guzman El Bueno -- Faithful till death -- What is better than slaying a dragon -- The keys of Calais -- The Battle of Sempach -- The constant prince -- The carnival of Perth -- The crown of St. Stephen -- George the triller -- Sir Thomas More's daughter -- Under Ivan the Terrible -- Fort St. Elmo -- The voluntary convict -- The housewives of Lowenburg -- Fathers and sons -- The soldiers in the snow -- Gunpowder perils -- Heroes of the plague -- The second of September -- The Vendeans.
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Credits |
Produced by Hanh Vu, Sandra Laythorpe, and David Widger
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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Subject |
Heroes -- Juvenile literature
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Subject |
Virtues -- Juvenile literature
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Subject |
Self-sacrifice -- Juvenile literature
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
6489 |
Release Date |
Sep 1, 2004 |
Most Recently Updated |
Jan 20, 2013 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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