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Title: True Stories of Wonderful Deeds
Pictures and Stories for Little Folk

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: July 16, 2007 [EBook #22080]

Language: English

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[Illustration]

True Stories of Wonderful Deeds

PICTURES AND STORIES FOR
LITTLE FOLK

[Illustration]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

THE ROYAL OAK 2

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE 5

NELSON AND HARDY 7

WATT AND THE KETTLE 9

QUEEN VICTORIA AND HER SOLDIERS 11

THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW 13

GRACE DARLING 15

DAVID LIVINGSTONE 17

THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO 19

THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE 22

THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII 24

WAR 26

A BOY'S HEROIC DEEDS 28

A CAT'S EXTRAORDINARY LEAP 31

A BRAVE QUEEN 33