CONTENTS

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I.[Alcestis. Adapted from "Stories from the Greek Tragedians," by the Rev. Alfred J. Church]3
II.[Antigone. Adapted from "Stories from the Greek Tragedians," by the Rev. Alfred J. Church]18
III.[Iphigenia. Adapted from "Stories from the Greek Tragedians," by the Rev. Alfred J. Church]33
IV.[Paula. Written and adapted from "The Makers of Modern Rome," by Mrs. Oliphant, "Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries," by Mrs. E. Rundle Charles, and other sources]43
V.[Joan of Arc. Adapted from "Joan of Arc, the Maid," by Janet Tuckey]57
VI.[Catherine Douglas. From the Poetical Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti]101
VII.[Lady Jane Grey. Adapted from "Child-life and Girlhood of Remarkable Women," by W.H. Davenport Adams]132
VIII.[Pocahontas. Adapted from "Pocahontas," by Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye, assisted by Edward Eggleston]146
IX.[Flora Macdonald. Adapted from "The Heroines of Domestic Life," by Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen]174
X.[Madame Roland. Adapted from "Madame Roland," by John S.C. Abbott]190
XI.[Grace Darling. Written and adapted from various sources]230
XII.[Sister Dora. Adapted from "Virgin Saints and Martyrs," by S. Baring-Gould]241
XIII.[Florence Nightingale. Written and adapted from various sources]266