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"What is a Golden Deed? All of us enjoy a story of battle and adventure. Some of us delight in the anxiety and excitement with which we watch the various strange predicaments, hairbreadth escapes, and ingenious contrivances that are presented to us; and the mere imaginary dread of the dangers thus depicted, stirs our feelings and makes us feel eager and full of suspense. A Golden Deed must be something more than mere display of fearlessness. Grave and resolute fulfillment of duty is required to give it the true weight." (Charlotte Yonge) A Book of Golden Deeds, Volume 1, includes: 01. What Is A Golden Deed? 02. The Stories Of Alcestis And Antigone 03. The Cup Of Water 04. How One Man Has Saved A Host 05. The Pass Of Thermopylae 06. The Rock Of The Capital 07. The Two Friends Of Syracuse 08. The Devotions Of The Decii 09. Regulus 10. The Brave Brothern of Judah 11. The Chief of Avernae 12. Withstanding the Monarch in his Wrath Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) was a prolific British novelist, magazine editor, best know for her work in children's literature. Yonge taught Sunday School for 71 years and her novels express the same values and concerns she shared with her students, courage and self-sacrifice for a greater good.

A Classic Collection of Stories from Around the WorldTrue Stories of Courage and Self-sacrificeA Book of Golden Deeds is a collection of true stories of courage and self-sacrifice from English History.There is a cloud of doubt resting on a few of the tales, which it may be honest to mention, though they were far too beautiful not to tell. These are the details of the Gallic occupation of Rome, the Legend of St. Genevieve, the Letter of Gertrude von der Wart, the stories of the Keys of Calais, of the Dragon of Rhodes, and we fear we must add, both Nelson's plan of the Battle of the Nile, and likewise the exact form of the heroism of young Casabianca, of which no two accounts agree. But it was not possible to give up such stories as these, and the thread of truth there must be in them has developed into such a beautiful tissue, that even if unsubstantial when tested, it is surely delightful to contemplate.Some stories have been passed over as too devoid of foundation, in especial that of young Henri, Duke of Nemours, who, at ten years old, was said to have been hung up with his little brother of eight in one of Louis XI's cages at Loches, with orders that two of the children's teeth should daily be pulled out and brought to the king. The elder child was said to have insisted on giving the whole supply of teeth, so as to save his brother; but though they were certainly imprisoned after their father's execution, they were released after Louis's death in a condition which disproves this atrocity.The Indian mutiny might likewise have supplied glorious instances of Christian self-devotion, but want of materials has compelled us to stop short of recording those noble deeds by which delicate women and light- hearted young soldiers showed, that in the hour of need there was not wanting to them the highest and deepest 'spirit of self-sacrifice.'At some risk of prolixity, enough of the surrounding events has in general been given to make the situation comprehensible, even without knowledge of the general history. 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.Includes the following stories;THE STORIES OF ALCESTIS AND ANTIGONETHE CUP OF WATERHOW ONE MAN HAS SAVED A HOSTTHE PASS OF THERMOPYLAETHE ROCK OF THE CAPITOLTHE TWO FRIENDS OF SYRACUSETHE DEVOTION OF THE DECIIREGULUSTHE BRAVE BRETHREN OF JUDAHTHE CHIEF OF THE ARVERNIWITHSTANDING THE MONARCH IN HIS WRATHTHE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUMTHE SHEPHERD GIRL OF NANTERRELEO THE SLAVETHE BATTLE OF THE BLACKWATERGUZMAN EL BUENOFAITHFUL TILL DEATHWHAT IS BETTER THAN SLAYING A DRAGONTHE KEYS OF CALAISTHE BATTLE OF SEMPACHTHE CONSTANT PRINCETHE CARNIVAL OF PERTHTHE CROWN OF ST. STEPHENGEORGE THE TRILLERSIR THOMAS MORE'S DAUGHTERUNDER IVAN THE TERRIBLEFORT ST. ELMOTHE VOLUNTARY CONVICTTHE HOUSEWIVES OF LOWENBURGFATHERS AND SONSTHE SOLDIERS IN THE SNOWGUNPOWDER PERILSHEROES OF THE PLAGUETHE SECOND OF SEPTEMBERTHE VENDEANS

“This is a charming book... constituting a treasury of some of the noblest deeds of the world. "It is intended," says the author, "as a treasury for young people, where they may find minuter particulars than their abridged histories usually afford of the soul-stirring deeds that give life and glory to the record of events; and where also other like actions, out of their ordinary course of reading, may be placed before them, in the trust that example may inspire the spirit of heroism and self-devotion." This book is worthy of a place in every family, immeasurably preferable to much of the trash that finds its way into our households.” -- Making of America JournalThis edition is illustrated using all the illustrations and page decorations used in the D Lothrop Company release of the original text.

Excerpt from A Book of Golden Deeds of All Times and All Lands, Vol. 1The poorest stratum may contain vestiges of gold, the meanest stream may have, lurking in its depths, grains of gold dust or even nuggets of pure gold.By analogy, therefore, we apply the term golden to that quality which stands, like gold in the measurement Of material things, as a standard of moral excellence its name is love, to use the word in its widest sense.Golden deeds, like gold itself, may be found anywhere, in any country, race, or age they belong to women as well as men, to little children as well as to their elders, to the bodily feeble and infirm as well as to the stalwart and strong.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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We all of us enjoy a story of battle and adventure. Some of us delight in the anxiety and excitement with which we watch the various strange predicaments, hairbreadth escapes, and ingenious contrivances that are presented to us; and the mere imaginary dread of the dangers thus depicted, stirs our feelings and makes us feel eager and full of suspense.