(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 Mediæval 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.
ILLUSTRATIONS
(PART ONE)
| Joan of Arc | [Frontispiece] | ||
| Catherine de' Medici | Facing page | [56] | |
| Lady Jane Grey and Roger Ascham | " | " | [64] |
| Mary Stuart at the Age of Nine | " | " | [80] |
| Pocahontas | " | " | [104] |
| John Alden and Priscilla | " | " | [120] |
| Catherine the Great | " | " | [134] |
| Fanny Burney | " | " | [148] |
To
my sister
LUCY