Charlotte Yonge collects stories of men and women who risked or gave their lives for others, from Alcestis and Antigone to the Spartans at Thermopylae, the defence of the Capitol, the friends of Syracuse and the burghers of Calais who offered themselves to save their town. Her opening chapter asks what makes a deed truly golden.
A Victorian treasury of heroism, long a school prize and family favourite. Download the free EPUB.