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Excerpt from A Book of Golden Deeds of All Times and All LandsWe 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, hair-breadth 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.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.

Jason in quest of the golden fleece, and when the marriage of his daughter, A lcestis, was in question, he tried to get rid of her suitors by making it a condition that the successful suitor should be able to yoke and drive together a wild boar and a lion. A dmetus, King of Pherae, a town or district in Thessaly to the west of lolcos, succeeded, thanks to a little timely help from A pollo, who owed the king a debt of gratitude. lo Admetus married A lcestis, but he foolishly omitted to offer a sacrifice to the goddess A rtemis, and was in consequence condemned to die. Alcestis thereupon offered herself as a willing sacrifice in his stead, rather than that the state should be deprived of its ruler. The most touching scene in Euripides tragedy is where A lcestis, full of the desire to live, yet moved by a splendid patriotism and a high sense of duty, takes her last look at the glorious sun and prepares for death. The weakness of the story lies in Admetus willing 20 concession that his wife should make so unparalleled a self-sacrifice on his behalf, but the age of chivalry did not begin till after the power of Christianity had raised the status of woman to a higher level. In another of his plays Euripides tells us that As far as life goes, one man is worth 10,000 women. The story does not end in gloom, and therefore is not in the strictest sense a tragedy (see Glossary), for Heracles rescued the dead Alcestis from the grasp of death and restored her to A dmetus. 30 Euripides, the Athenian poet who dramatised the beautiful story of A lcestis, was born B.C. 480, the year of the battle of Salamis. It was an age of literary glory for Greece, for it produced not only Euripides, but also Aeschylus and Sophocles, two of the greatest play-writers the world has ever known, and Socrates, one of its greatest philosophers or wise thinkers.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher

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Excerpt from A Book of Golden Deeds of All Times and All LandsThere 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 delight ful to contemplate.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.

Book of Golden Deeds Of all Times and all Lands Gathered and Narrated by Charlotte Mary Yonge AS election, Edited with I ntroductions, Notes Glossary, etc., by Helen H. Watson Part I. London Macmillan and Co.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.