CONTENTS

(PART ONE)

I.Saint Catherine
The Girl of Siena
[9]
II.Joan of Arc
The Girl of Domremy
[26]
III.Vittoria Colonna
The Girl of Ischia
[41]
IV.Catherine de' Medici
The Girl of MediƦval Italy
[50]
V.Lady Jane Grey
The Girl of Tudor England
[63]
VI.Mary Queen of Scots
The Girl of the French Court
[78]
VII.Pocahontas
The Girl of the Virginia Woods
[93]
VIII.Priscilla Alden
The Girl of Plymouth
[107]
IX.Catherine the Great
The Girl of Stettin
[124]
X.Fanny Burney
The Girl of London
[136]

These stories in general follow the actual records of history, but in a few cases, where little was known of certain girls, the author has felt at liberty to add incidents illustrating the characters and the times.