F. J. Cross collects short accounts of real courage for young readers. They begin with Alice Ayres, a nursemaid who saved children from a burning oil-shop in Southwark in 1886, and continue with anti-slavery fighters, working-men heroes, the commander of the Thin Red Line, sailors, a brave lass and a friend of lepers.
Inspiring Victorian stories of everyday heroism, written to encourage the young. Download the free EPUB.