Miss Minnie Wright compiled 'The Conquest of Peru,' from Prescott's celebrated History.
Miss Agnes Repplier, that famed essayist of America, wrote the tale of Molly Pitcher.
'The Adventures of General Marbot' are from the translation of his Autobiography by Mr. Butler.
With this information the Editor leaves the book to children, assuring them that the stories are true, except perhaps that queer tale of 'Orthon'; and some of the Sagas also may have been a little altered from the real facts before the Icelanders became familiar with writing.
CONTENTS
| PAGE Wilson's Last Fight[1] The Life and Death of Joan the Maid[19] How the Bass was held for King James[92] The Crowning of Ines de Castro[99] The Story of Orthon[105] How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom[114] Monsieur de Bayard's Duel[122] Story of Gudbrand of the Dales[125] Sir Richard Grenville[132] The Story of Molly Pitcher[137] The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures, and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer[141] Marbot's March[150] Eylau. The Mare Lisette[162] How Marbot crossed the Danube[175] The piteous Death of Gaston, Son of the Count of Foix[186] Rolf Stake[191] The Wreck of the 'Wager'[195] Peter Williamson[213] A Wonderful Voyage[226] The Pitcairn Islanders[238] A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a Voyage to India, in the year 1686[247] The Fight at Svolder Island[252] The Death of Hacon the Good[261] Prince Charlie's War[265] The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition[324] The Story of Emund[346] The Man in White[354] The Adventures of 'the Bull of Earlstoun'[358] The Story of Grisell Baillie's Sheep's Head[366] The Conquest of Peru[371] | |
| PAGE | |
| Wilson's Last Fight | [1] |
| The Life and Death of Joan the Maid | [19] |
| How the Bass was held for King James | [92] |
| The Crowning of Ines de Castro | [99] |
| The Story of Orthon | [105] |
| How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom | [114] |
| Monsieur de Bayard's Duel | [122] |
| Story of Gudbrand of the Dales | [125] |
| Sir Richard Grenville | [132] |
| The Story of Molly Pitcher | [137] |
| The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures, and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer | [141] |
| Marbot's March | [150] |
| Eylau. The Mare Lisette | [162] |
| How Marbot crossed the Danube | [175] |
| The piteous Death of Gaston, Son of the Count of Foix | [186] |
| Rolf Stake | [191] |
| The Wreck of the 'Wager' | [195] |
| Peter Williamson | [213] |
| A Wonderful Voyage | [226] |
| The Pitcairn Islanders | [238] |
| A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a Voyage to India, in the year 1686 | [247] |
| The Fight at Svolder Island | [252] |
| The Death of Hacon the Good | [261] |
| Prince Charlie's War | [265] |
| The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition | [324] |
| The Story of Emund | [346] |
| The Man in White | [354] |
| The Adventures of 'the Bull of Earlstoun' | [358] |
| The Story of Grisell Baillie's Sheep's Head | [366] |
| The Conquest of Peru | [371] |