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A Book of Golden Deeds
Its themes resonate with altruism, emphasizing actions taken for the greater good rather than for personal gain.
"A Book of Golden Deeds" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a collection of narratives focused on selfless acts of heroism. Its themes resonate with altruism, emphasizing actions taken for the greater good rather than for personal gain.
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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.
Contents
- 01Preface
- 02What Is a Golden Deed?
- 03The Stories of Alcestis and Antigone
- 04The Cup of Water
- 05How One Man Has Saved a Host
- 06The Pass of Thermopylae
- 07The Rock of the Capitol
- 08The Two Friends of Syracuse
- 09The Devotion of the Decii
- 10Regulus
- 11The Brave Brethren of Judah
- 12The Chief of the Arverni
- 13Withstanding the Monarch in His Wrath
- 14The Last Fight in the Coliseum
- 15The Shepherd Girl of Nanterre
- 16Leo the Slave
- 17The Battle of the Blackwater
- 18Guzman El Bueno
- 19Faithful Till Death
- 20What Is Better Than Slaying a Dragon
- 21The Keys of Calais
- 22The Battle of Sempach
- 23The Constant Prince
- 24The Carnival of Perth
- 25The Crown of St. Stephen
- 26George the Triller
- 27Sir Thomas More's Daughter
- 28Under Ivan the Terrible
- 29Fort St. Elmo
- 30The Voluntary Convict
- 31The Housewives of Lowenburg
- 32Fathers and Sons
- 33The Soldiers in the Snow
- 34Gunpowder Perils
- 35Heroes of the Plague
- 36The Second of September
- 37The Vendeans
About this edition
- Author
- Charlotte M. Yonge
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 212 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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