This group of stories for VOLUME V has been selected by the Board
of Editors according to the plan outlined in "Introductory" to
Volume I. It includes episodes from thirty-one story-tellers--tales
of Dragoons, Marines, Bishops, Foreign Legion, Fleet Surgeon,
Scouts, Exiles, Soldiers, Spies and Eye-Witnesses. The selections
have been made from the most authoritative sources in Europe and
America. Full credit is given in every instance to the original
source.