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A Book of
Golden Deeds
of all Times and all Lands

..."This has been done in the hope that these extracts may serve as a mother's storehouse for reading aloud to her boys, or that they may be found useful for short readings to the intelligent, though uneducated classes." ... CHARLOTTE M. YONGE [Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe"]

WHAT IS A GOLDEN DEED? 11
THE STORIES OF ALCESTIS AND ANTIGONE 13
THE CUP OF WATER 22
HOW ONE MAN HAS SAVED A HOST 26
THE PASS OF THERMOPYLE 34
THE ROCK OF THE CAPITAL 42
THE TWO FRIENDS OF SYRACUSE 52
THE DEVOTIONS OF THE DECII 56
REGULUS 61
THE BRAVE BRETHREN OF JUDAH 66
THE CHIEF OF THE ARVERNI 74
WITHSTANDING THE MONARCH IN HIS WRATH 81
THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISÆUM 86
THE SHEPHERD GIRL OF NANTERRE 93
LEO THE SLAVE 98
THE BATTLE OF THE BLACKWATER 108
GUZMAN EL BUENO 113
FAITHFUL TILL DEATH 116
WHAT IS BETTER THAN SLAYING A DRAGON 122
THE KEYS OF CALAIS 127
THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH 137
THE CONSTANT PRINCE 141
THE CARNIVAL OF PERTH 146
THE CROWN OF ST. STEPHEN 152
GEORGE THE TRILLER 159
SIR THOMAS MORE'S DAUGHTER 168
UNDER IVAN THE TERRIBLE 174
FORT ST. ELMO 186
THE VOLUNTARY CONVICT 195
THE HOUSEWIVES OF LÖWENBURG 200
FATHERS AND SONS 206
THE SOLDIERS IN THE SNOW 214
GUNPOWDER PERILS 217
HEROES OF THE PLAGUE 226
THE SECOND OF SEPTEMBER 235
THE VENDÉENS 242
THE FAITHFUL SLAVES OF HAITI 257
THE PETITIONERS FOR PARDON 263
THE CHILDREN OF BLENTARN GHYLL 279
AGOSTINA OF ZARAGOSA 284
CASAL NOVO 290
THE MAD DOG 295
THE MONTHYON PRIZES 298
THE LOSS OF THE MAGPIE SCHOONER 312
THE FEVER AT OSMOTHERLY 319
THE CHIEFTANESS AND THE VOLCANO 325
DISCIPLINE 328
THE RESCUERS 332
THE RESCUE PARTY 336
THE CHILDREN OF THE WOOD OF THE FAR SOUTH 343
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 349

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Date Deed Nation Country Page
B. C.
ALCESTIS' SACRIFICE FOR HER HUSBAND Greek Thrace 18
Antigone's Burial of her Brother Greek Thebes 19
1068. Codrus' Devotion Greek Athens 56
1050. DAVID'S DRAUGHT OF WATER Israelite Palestine 22
512. The silence of Leæna Greek Athens 14
507. HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE Roman Rome 26
480. THE SPARTANS AT THERMOPYLÆ Greek Thessaly 34
389. COMINIUS AT THE ROCK Roman Rome 42
380. DAMON'S FRIENDSHIP Sicilian Greek Syracuse 53
339. THE DEVOTION OF DECIUS THE ELDER Roman Italy 56
326. ALEXANDER'S CUP OF WATER Greek Persia 24
294. The Devotion of Decius the Younger Roman Italy 60
249. THE CONSTANCY OF REGULUS Roman Carthage 61
219. The Rescue of Scipio Roman Italy 206.
180. THE RISING OF THE MACCABEES Jewish Palestine 66
52. THE SURRENDER OF VERCINGETORIX Gallic Gaul 74
A. D.
42. The Affection of Arria Roman Rome 116
60. The Sentinel at Pompeii Roman Italy 13
290. Beatrix Burying her Brother Roman Rome 168
306. NATALIA'S AFFECTION Greek Bithynia 117
389. THE REBUKE TO THEODOSIUS Italian Milan 82
404. THE HERMIT IN THE COLISÆUM Rome Egyptian 92
483. GENEVIÈVE PLEADING FOR PARIS Gallic Paris 93
533. THE ESCAPE OF ATTALUS Gallic France 98
991. THE BATTLE OF THE BLACKWATER English Essex 108
1064. THE REBUKE TO SVEND English Denmark 85
1066. The Northman on Stamford Bridge Norse England 31
1141. The Ladies of Weinsburg Bavarian Germany 200
1273. Rudolf's Draught of Water Swiss Germany 25
1291. GUZMAN'S FIDELITY Spaniard Tarifa 113
1306. Bruce's Defence Scottish Scotland 32
1308. GERTRUDE VON DE WART'S FAITHFULNESS German Austria 118
1314. Bruce's Protection of the Lavender Scottish Ireland 33
1332. DIEUDONNE'S SUBMISSION Provençal Rhodes 122
1347. SURRENDER OF THE BURGHERS OF CALAIS French Calais 127
1397. WINKELRIED'S CHARGE Swiss Switzerland 137
1401. The Succourer of Rothesay Scottish Scotland 15
1433. FERNANDO'S CONSTANCY Portuguese Africa 141
1435. CATHERINE DOUGLAS'S DEFENCE Scottish Scotland 146
1440. HELEN KOTTENNER AND ST. STEPHEN'S CROWN Hungarian Hungary 152
1450. The Succourer of Gilles de Bretagne Breton Brittany 15
1455. GEORGE THE TRILLER'S RESCUE German Saxony 159
1491. The Spaniard at the Gates of Grenada Spaniard Spain 13
1535. Margaret Roper's Filial Love English England 169
1564. KOURBSKY'S LETTER CARRIER Russian Russia 174
1565. DEFENCE OF FORT ST. ELMO Order of St. John Malta 186
1576. SYDNEY'S DRAUGHT OF WATER English Holland 25
1576. BORROMEO IN THE PLAGUE OF MILAN Italian Milan 227
1622. VINCENT DE PAUL AS A CONVICT French France 195
1631. THE HOUSEWIVES OF LÖWENBURG German Germany 201
1643. The Spanish Infantry's Fall at Rocroy Spaniard Flanders 13
1648. THE LINDSAYS AT EDGEHILL English England 206
1652. The Flask at Flensborg Danish Holstein 25
1666. THE PLAGUE-STRICKEN EYAM English England 228
1672. The Soldier's Cloaks covering Turenne French Germany 214
1700, c. LADY EDGEWORTH'S PRESENCE OF MIND Irish Ireland 219
1720, c. HELEN WALKER'S PETITION Scottish England 263
1721. BISHOP BELZUNCE IN THE PLAGUE OF MARSEILLES French France 232
1760. THE SHOUT OF D'ASSAS French Germany 33
1790. Madame Augguier at the Queen's Door French France 235
1792. THE RESCUE OF ABBÉ SICARD French France "
1792. THE DAUGHTER'S DEFENCE French France "
1792. THE PRINCESSE DE LAMBALLE'S FRIENDSHIP French France "
1793. THE REVOLT OF LA VENDÉE French France 242
1793. THE FAITHFUL SLAVES OF HAITI Negro West Indies 257
1798. CASABIANCA'S OBEDIENCE French Aboukir Bay 210
18--. Rose Pasquer's Faithfulness French France. 305
1804. THE GUNPOWDER AT ST. HELIERS Jerseyman Jersey 220
1804. Crew of the Hindostan English Mediterranean 222
1805. PRASCOVIA'S JOURNEY Russian Russia 264
1807. THE FORTITUDE OF AGNES GREEN English England 279
1808. THE DEFENCE OF ZARAGOZA Spanish Spain 284
1810. The Fidelity of Ivan Russian Caucasus 102
1811. THE FIELD OF CASAL NOVO English Spain 290
1812. THE MAGAZINE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO English Spain 222
1812. THE HESSIAN SOLDIERS IN THE RETREAT German Russia 215
1812. JEANNE PARELLE'S FILIAL PIETY French France 299
1816. MR. BUXTON AND THE MAD DOG English England 295
1820. The Fire at Strasburg French France 223
1822. THE CREW OF THE DRAKE English Newfoundland 312
1823. MÈRE JAQUEMIN AND HER LODGER French France 309
1824. The Saint Remi Fever French France 325
1825. THE OSMOTHERLY FEVER American England 319
1825. DEFYING THE VOLCANO Polynesian Hawaii 325
1826. THE LOSS OF THE MAGPIE English West Indies 312
1830. Albony's Fight with the Mad Dog French France 297
1830. FANNY MULLER'S SELF-DENIAL German France 308
1830. MARTIN'S FIDELITY TO SULLY'S DESCENDANTS French France 303
1837. JEAN VIGIER'S LOVE TO HIS MOTHER French France 301
1838. GRACE DARLING English England 335
1840. MADELEINE SAUNIER'S CHARITY French France 310
1848. PAUL DUNEZ'S FAITHFULNESS Negro Cayenne 262
1850, c. SOLDIERS IN THE BIRKENHEAD English African Coast 330
1850, c. Crew of the Atalante English Nova Scotia 329
1850, c. ANNA GURNEY'S RESCUES English England 332
1852. MADELEINE BLANCHET'S DEFENCE French France 305
1853. DR. KANE'S RESCUE PARTY American Arctic Regions 337
1854. Dr. Thomson at the Alma English Crimea 16
1854. Florence Nightingale English Crimea 16
1857. Lieut. Willoughby in the Magazine at Delhi English India 225
1857. Dr. Hay at Benares English India 16
1857. Deeds of the English in the Mutiny English India 343
1863. Unselfish Soldier American N. States 17
1864. Dying Engineer American N. States 17
1864. The Substitute American S. States 136
1864. AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN IN THE WOOD English Australia 346

via the Digital Library of the University of Pennsylvania

Image and text credit: (c) BUILD-A-BOOK Initiative at the Celebration of Women Writers through the combined work of: Alison Rogers, LaGloria Scott, Ann and Neil Piche, Brooks Taylor, Chris Alhambra, Jan Lawson, Jessie Hudgins, Joan Chovan, Judith Fetterolf, Judith Welch, Lori Summers, Patricia Heil, Sally Drake, Sue Farley, Sumi Lee, Velvet Van Bueren, and Mary Mark Ockerbloom. With thanks.

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