Girls' Book
章节目录
共 72 题- TYPOGRAPHY BY J. S. CUSHING & CO.
- PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH, BOSTON.
- DEDICATED
- TO
- MY DAUGHTER.
- PREFACE.
- THE AUTHOR.
- CONTENTS.
- GIRLS’ BOOK OF FAMOUS QUEENS.
- SEMIRAMIS.
- 2069 B.C.
- DIDO.
- 937 B.C.
- Then King Æolus answered:—
- CLEOPATRA.
- 69-30 B.C.
- The allegory is thus given:—
- This allegory is thus explained:—
- Seeing which, one of the soldiers exclaimed:—
- ZENOBIA.
- A.D. 260.
- MATILDA OF FLANDERS.
- A.D. 1031-1083.
- MARGARET OF ANJOU.
- A.D. 1429-1482.
- CATHARINE OF ARAGON.
- A.D. 1485-1536.
- The old chronicles thus describe the gorgeous marriage ceremony:—
- QUEEN ELIZABETH, AND MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.
- A.D. 1533-1603.
- Painting by L. De Heere, National Portrait Gallery, London.]
- Miss Strickland further says:—
- Regarding these confessions, Agnes Strickland says:—
- Drawing by Gyula Benczur.]
- CATHERINE DE’ MEDICI.
- A.D. 1519-1589.
- Painting by François Clouet, Chantilly.]
- From a painting by Titian in the Louvre.]
- Jeromio Lippomano, writing to the senate, says:—
- QUEEN ANNE.
- A.D. 1664-1714.
- The daily etiquette of the court life of Queen Anne is thus described:—
- MARIA THERESA.
- A.D. 1717-1780.
- CATHERINE II.
- A.D. 1729-1796.
- MARIE ANTOINETTE.
- A.D. 1755-1793.
- THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE.
- A.D. 1763-1814.
- EMPRESS OF FRANCE.]
- Josephine herself thus tells the story:—
- Josephine said, regarding the taking of Paris by the allied sovereigns:—
- EUGÈNE AND HORTENSE TO JOSEPHINE.
- THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE.
- A.D. 1826.
- The emperor thus replied:—
- QUEEN VICTORIA.
- A.D. 1819.
- Page 113, “Chateau” changed to “Château” (married at Château d’Eu)
- Page 204, “Suart” changed to “Stuart” (Mary Stuart would plot)
- Page 220, “worse” changed to “worst” (her very worst foe)
- Page 293, “opertion” changed to “operation” (its efficacious operation)
- Page 325, “Chateau” changed to “Château” (Château of Versailles, in)
- Page 332, “Chateau” changed to “Château” (the Château of Versailles)
- Page 397, repeated word “the” removed (On the day of)
- Page 402, repeated word “the” removed (what the people have)
- Page 433, “smoothe” changed to “smooth” (endeavored to smooth)
- Page 457, “cortége” changed to “cortège” (splendid _cortège_ passes)
- Page 484, “Saalgeld” changed to “Saalfeld” (Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
- Page 485, “Fraüchen” changed to “Frauchen” (Liebes Frauchen)
- Page 488, “Khartoun” changed to “Khartoum” (of Mahdi, at Khartoum)