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 Project Gutenberg 2008-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 123 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice) 1860 1941 Ford, Henry Justice 04017977 The Red True Story Book E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Red True Story Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of historical narratives aimed at children, written in the late 19th century. This book presents a variety of true tales from history, recounting dramatic events and figures such as Joan of Arc and Major Wilson's last fight in Matabeleland. The stories are designed to be both educational and entertaining, immersing young readers in significant moments that shaped nations. The opening of the text lays the groundwork for the book by introducing readers to its aim of providing true stories that are captivating and educational. It begins with a narrative called "Wilson's Last Fight," which outlines the lead-up to the conflict in Matabeleland, detailing the tensions between English settlers and the Matabele tribe under King Lobengula. This setting gives insight into the historical context, highlighting themes of bravery, survival, and the complexity of relations during colonial expansion. The introduction also hints at the other stories within, leading readers toward figures like Joan of Arc, who will be further explored in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 908858 908719 2024-09-12T04:22:31.160042 2023-09-12T08:04:28.150753 text/html text/html 904826 2008-12-23T17:11:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5875979 2021-01-04T13:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5777149 2024-09-12T04:22:54.638799 application/epub+zip 5789145 2024-09-12T04:22:38.472956 application/epub+zip 423516 2024-09-12T04:22:32.294983 application/epub+zip 9555056 2024-09-12T04:23:03.417795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9476624 2024-09-12T04:22:48.086889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590951 2022-09-13T03:32:21.839963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 816342 816245 2024-09-12T04:22:29.207913 2023-09-12T08:04:26.557733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 815858 2021-01-04T13:44:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 307918 2021-01-04T13:44:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 815902 2021-01-04T13:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307728 2021-01-04T13:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20688 2024-09-12T04:23:03.765735 application/rdf+xml 25151 2024-09-12T04:22:32.415932 image/jpeg 3461 2024-09-12T04:22:32.354987 image/jpeg 5911566 2024-09-12T04:22:31.512014 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia