Arthur, Robin Hood and William Tell, while Don
Quixote, the Prince of Madness, and Rip Van Winkle, the Prince of
Laziness, have been included, not because they were essentially heroic
in themselves (although Don Quixote might well have claimed the laurel)
but because they became heroes in the opinion of others through the
very qualities that brought about their downfall. As involuntary
heroes, they furnish a pleasant contrast to the more serious, actual
and transcendental figures of saints, martyrs, warriors, discoverers
and statesmen with which these pages are filled; they enrich the
"Treasury," widen its range of colors and perform the necessary
function of court jesters in the Hall of Fame.

CONTENTS

HEROES OF REALITY

CHAPTER PAGE

I BUDDHA 1

II JULIUS CAESAR 12

III SAINT PATRICK 26

IV KING ARTHUR OF BRITAIN 33

V MOHAMMED 42

VI ALFRED THE GREAT 52

VII ROBIN HOOD 65

VIII SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY 72

IX DANTE 80

X ROBERT BRUCE 89

XI JEANNE D'ARC 100

XII CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 114

XIII WILLIAM THE SILENT 127

XIV QUEEN ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND 137

XV SIR FRANCIS DRAKE 146

XVI HENRY HUDSON 156

XVII PETER THE GREAT 165

XVIII GEORGE WASHINGTON 172

XIX JOHN PAUL JONES 187

XX MOLLY PITCHER 196

XXI NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 201

XXII GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 216

XXIII ABRAHAM LINCOLN 223

XXIV GRACE DARLING 236

XXV FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 241

XXVI FATHER DAMIEN 248

XXVII CATHERINE BRESHKOVSKY 254

XXVIII THEODORE ROOSEVELT 262

XXIX EDITH CAVELL 272

XXX KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM 278

XXXI MARIA BOTCHKAREVA