Heroes Every Child Should Know


 * Introduction


 * Perseus, adapted from "The Heroes" by Charles Kingsley
 * Hercules, by Kate Stephens
 * Daniel, from Book of Daniel, Chapter vi, Verses 1 to 24
 * David, from I. Book of Samuel, Chapter xvii
 * St. George, adapted from "Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries" by Mrs. E. Rundle Charles
 * King Arthur, adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion" by Beatrice Clay
 * Sir Galahad, adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion" by Beatrice Clay; followed by "Sir Galahad" by Alfred Tennyson
 * Siegfried, adapted from "Heroes of Chivalry and Romance" by A. J. Church
 * Roland, adapted from "Stories of Charlemagne and the Peers of France" by A. J. Church
 * King Alfred, adapted from "Old English History" by E. A. Freeman
 * The Cid, adapted from "Chronicle of the Cid" from the Spanish, by Robert Southey
 * Robin Hood, adapted from "Book of Romance" edited by Andrew Lang; including a version of the popular ballad, "Robin Hood and the Butcher"
 * Richard the Lion-Hearted, adapted from "The Crusaders" by A. J. Church
 * Saint Louis, adapted from "The Crusaders" by A. J. Church
 * William Tell. adapted from "Stories from History" by Agnes Strickland
 * Robert Bruce, adapted from "Tales of a Grandfather from Scottish History" by Sir Walter Scott
 * George Washington, adapted from "Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington" by G. W. Parke Custis
 * Robert E. Lee, from "Letters and Recollections of General Lee" by Captain Robert E. Lee
 * Abraham Lincoln, adapted from "The True Story of Abraham Lincoln" by Elbridge S. Brooks
 * Father Damien, adapted from "Father Damien: A Journey from Cashmere to His Home in Hawaii" by Edward Clifford