I. ALCESTIS. Adapted from "Stories from the Greek
Tragedians," by the Rev. Alfred J. Church 3
II. ANTIGONE. Adapted from "Stories from the Greek
Tragedians," by the Rev. Alfred J. Church 18
III. IPHIGENIA. Adapted from "Stories from the Greek
Tragedians," by the Rev. Alfred J. Church 33
IV. PAULA. Written and adapted from "The Makers of Modern
Rome," by Mrs. Oliphant, "Martyrs and Saints of the
First Twelve Centuries," by Mrs. E. Rundle Charles,
and other sources 43
V. JOAN OF ARC. Adapted from "Joan of Arc, the Maid,"
by Janet Tuckey 57
VI. CATHERINE DOUGLAS. From the Poetical Works of Dante
Gabriel Rossetti 101
VII. LADY JANE GREY. Adapted from "Child-life and Girlhood
of Remarkable Women," by W.H. Davenport Adams 132
VIII. POCAHONTAS. Adapted from "Pocahontas," by Elizabeth
Eggleston Seelye, assisted by Edward Eggleston 146
IX. FLORA MACDONALD. Adapted from "The Heroines of
Domestic Life," by Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen 174
X. MADAME ROLAND. Adapted from "Madame Roland," by John
S.C. Abbott 190
XI. GRACE DARLING. Written and adapted from various
sources 230
XII. SISTER DORA. Adapted from "Virgin Saints and Martyrs,"
by S. Baring-Gould 241
XIII. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. Written and adapted from various
sources 266