The Red Book of Heroes

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Mrs. Lang. The Red Book of Heroes

The Red Book of Heroes

Table of Contents

PREFACE

COLOURED PLATES

FULL-PAGE PLATES

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

THE LADY-IN-CHIEF

PRISONERS AND CAPTIVES

HANNIBAL

THE APOSTLE OF THE LEPERS

THE CONSTANT PRINCE

THE MARQUIS OF MONTROSE

A CHILD'S HERO

CONSCIENCE OR KING?

THE LITTLE ABBESS

GORDON

THE CRIME OF THEODOSIUS

PALISSY THE POTTER

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Mrs. Lang

Published by Good Press, 2019

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'I can't leave Cap till he is quite better,' she said. 'Can you get that boy to go to Embley and tell them where I am? Then they won't be frightened.' So the boy was sent, and Florence sat on till the setting sun shot long golden darts into the hut.

Then she heard the shepherd fumbling with the latch, as if he could not see to open it; and perhaps he couldn't, for in his hand he held the rope which was to put an end to all Cap's sorrows. But Cap did not know the meaning of the rope and only saw his old master. He gave a little bark of greeting and struggled on to his three sound legs, wagging his tail in welcome.

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