Heroes Every Child Should Know: Tales for Young People of the World's Heroes in All Ages
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 1, 2013)
Tales for Young People of the World's Heroes in All Ages “If there had been no real heroes there would have been created imaginary ones, for men cannot live without them. The hero is just as necessary as the farmer, the sailor, the carpenter and the doctor; society could not get on without him. There have been a great many different kinds of heroes, for in every age and among every people the hero has stood for the qualities that were most admired and sought after by the bravest and best; and all ages and peoples have imagined or produced heroes as inevitably as they have made ploughs for turning the soil or ships for getting through the water or weapons with which to fight their enemies. To be some kind of a hero has been the ambition of spirited boys from the beginning of history; and if you want to know what the men and women of a country care for most, you must study their heroes. To the boy the hero stands for the highest success: to the grown man and woman he stands for the deepest and richest life.” I. PERSEUS. Adapted from "The Heroes," by Charles Kingsley II. HERCULES. By Kate Stephens III. DANIEL. From Book of Daniel, Chapter vi., Verses 1 to 24 IV. DAVID. From I. Book of Samuel, Chapter xvii V. ST. GEORGE. Adapted from "Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries," by Mrs. E. Rundle Charles VI. KING ARTHUR. Adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion," by Beatrice Clay VII. SIR GALAHAD. Adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion," by Beatrice Clay; followed by "Sir Galahad," by Alfred Tennyson VIII. SIEGFRIED. Adapted from "Heroes of Chivalry and Romance," by A. J. Church IX. ROLAND. Adapted from "Stories of Charlemagne and the Peers of France," by A. J. Church X. KING ALFRED. Adapted from "Old English History," by E. A. Freeman XI. THE CID. Adapted from "Chronicle of the Cid," from the Spanish, by Robert Southey XII. ROBIN HOOD. Adapted from "Book of Romance," edited by Andrew Lang; including a version of the popular ballad, "Robin Hood and the Butcher” XIII. RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED. Adapted from "The Crusaders," by A. J. Church XIV. SAINT Louis. Adapted from "The Crusaders," by A. J. Church XV. WILLIAM TELL. Adapted from "Stories from History," by Agnes Strickland XVI. ROBERT BRUCE. Adapted from "Tales of a Grandfather from Scottish History," by Sir Walter Scott XVII. GEORGE WASHINGTON. Adapted from "Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington," by G. W. Parke Custis XVIII. ROBERT E. LEE. From "Letters and Recollections of General Lee," by Captain Robert E. Lee XIX. ABRAHAM: LINCOLN. Adapted from "The True Story of Abraham Lincoln," by Elbridge S. Brooks XX. FATHER DAMIEN. Adapted from "Father Damien: A Journey from Cashmere to His Home in Hawaii," by Edward Clifford