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  Introduction

 Perseus, adapted from "The Heroes" by Charles Kingsley

 Hercules, by Kate Stephens

 Daniel, from Book of Daniel, Chapter vi, Verses 1 to 24

 David, from I. Book of Samuel, Chapter xvii

 St. George, adapted from "Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries" by Mrs. E. Rundle Charles

 King Arthur, adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion" by Beatrice Clay

 Sir Galahad, adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d'Arthur and the Mabinogion" by Beatrice Clay; followed by "Sir Galahad" by Alfred Tennyson

 Siegfried, adapted from "Heroes of Chivalry and Romance" by A. J. Church

 Roland, adapted from "Stories of Charlemagne and the Peers of France" by A. J. Church

 King Alfred, adapted from "Old English History" by E. A. Freeman

 The Cid, adapted from "Chronicle of the Cid" from the Spanish, by Robert Southey

 Robin Hood, adapted from "Book of Romance" edited by Andrew Lang; including a version of the popular ballad, "Robin Hood and the Butcher"

 Richard the Lion-Hearted, adapted from "The Crusaders" by A. J. Church

 Saint Louis, adapted from "The Crusaders" by A. J. Church

 William Tell. adapted from "Stories from History" by Agnes Strickland

 Robert Bruce, adapted from "Tales of a Grandfather from Scottish History" by Sir Walter Scott

 George Washington, adapted from "Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington" by G. W. Parke Custis

 Robert E. Lee, from "Letters and Recollections of General Lee" by Captain Robert E. Lee

 Abraham Lincoln, adapted from "The True Story of Abraham Lincoln" by Elbridge S. Brooks

 Father Damien, adapted from "Father Damien: A Journey from Cashmere to His Home in Hawaii" by Edward Clifford