Project Gutenberg 2007-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 112 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous True Stories of Wonderful Deeds Pictures and Stories for Little Folk Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Royal Oak -- Bonnie Prince Charlie -- Nelson and Hardy -- Watt and the kettle -- Queen Victoria and her soldiers -- The relief of Lucknow -- Grace Darling -- David Livingstone -- The battle of Waterloo -- The charge of the Light Brigade -- The coronation of King Edward VII -- War -- A boy's heroic deeds -- A cat's extraordinary leap -- A brave queen -- King Alfred and the cakes -- Not Angles, but Angels -- Hereward the Wake -- Canute -- The brave men of Calais -- Wat Tyler -- Bruce and the spider -- Richard and Blondel -- The White Ship -- Joan of Arc -- Afloat with a tiger -- Queen Margaret and the robbers -- William Caxton -- Sir Philip Sidney -- The "Revenge" -- The Pilgrim Fathers -- Guy Fawkes -- Cromwell and his Ironsides -- The Spanish Armada -- The defence of Lathom House -- The outlawed archers -- Elizabeth and Raleigh. Produced by Chris Curnow, Thomas Strong, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "True Stories of Wonderful Deeds" by Anonymous is a collection of inspiring tales aimed at younger readers, likely written in the late 19th century. This compilation features a variety of narratives that celebrate bravery, heroism, and the human spirit, drawing from historical events and folklore. The stories included reflect themes of courage, sacrifice, and the triumph of good over adversity, making it an engaging read for children and families. The book is structured around a series of short stories, each recounting remarkable acts by historical figures and everyday heroes. For instance, it tells the tale of Grace Darling's brave rescue of shipwrecked sailors, Lord Nelson's last stand at Trafalgar, and Joan of Arc's leadership in battle. Other stories showcase characters like Queen Victoria, who cared for soldiers, and David Livingstone, who worked to stop slavery in Africa. Each tale is crafted to instill values of bravery, compassion, and moral integrity in young readers, making it not only an entertaining read but also a source of moral education. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Heroes -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Children's Anthologies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 151151 149454 2024-10-09T13:35:06.456571 2023-09-10T05:21:59.419677 text/html text/html 142231 2007-07-15T18:44:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7462221 2007-07-15T18:44:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7826199 2024-10-09T13:35:14.686048 application/epub+zip 7805774 2024-10-09T13:35:07.851562 application/epub+zip 92883 2024-10-09T13:35:07.026558 application/epub+zip 7860298 2024-10-09T13:35:19.714027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7804838 2024-10-09T13:35:12.432028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137575 2022-09-10T10:59:48.128656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100678 100552 2024-10-09T13:35:05.362638 2023-09-10T05:21:58.519662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 100534 2007-07-15T18:44:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37476 2007-07-15T18:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100601 2007-07-15T18:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37460 2007-07-15T18:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22328 2024-10-09T13:35:19.903988 application/rdf+xml 32983 2024-10-09T13:35:07.110562 image/jpeg 4846 2024-10-09T13:35:07.068570 image/jpeg 7468620 2024-10-09T13:35:06.713575 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown