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Heroes & heroines / by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon ; with illustrations by Rosalind Thornycroft.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881-1965, author.
- Farjeon, Herbert, 1887-1945, author.
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heroes--Poetry.
- Heroes.
- Heroes--Juvenile poetry.
- Women heroes--Poetry.
- Women heroes.
- Heroines in literature--Juvenile poetry.
- Heroines in literature.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (79 pages) : color illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Heroes and heroines
- Place of Publication:
- New York : E.P. Dutton and Company Incorporated, [1933]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Alexander the Great, B.C. 356-323
- Judas Maccabæus, 2nd century, B.C.
- Julius Cæsar, B.C. 100-44
- Boadicea, 1st century, A.D.
- Charlemagne, 742-814
- Alfred the Great, 849-901
- Brian Boru, 926-1014
- Lady Godiva, 1040-1080
- Hereward the Wake, 11th century
- The [El] Cid, 1040-1099
- Saladin, 1137-1193
- Robert Bruce, 1306-1329
- Robin Hood, 14th century
- William Tell, 14th century
- Timour the Tartar, 1336-1405
- Joan of Arc, 1412-1431
- Christopher Columbus, 1446-1506
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
- Sir Francis Drake, 1550-1596
- Sir Philip Sidney, 1554-1586
- Pocahontas, 1595-1617
- Masaniello, 1623-1647
- The Duke of Marlborough, 1650-1722
- Rob Roy [MacGregor], 1671-1734
- Alexander Selkirk, 1676-1723
- Flora Macdonald, 1722-1790
- George Washington, 1732-1799
- [Lord] Nelson, 1758-1805
- Napoleon [Bonaparte], 1769-1821
- [Duke of] Wellington, 1769-1852
- Lady Hester Stanhope, 1778-1839
- Garibaldi, 1807-1882
- David Livingstone, 1813-1873
- Grace Darling, 1815-1842
- Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917
- Emmeline Pankhurst, 1858-1928
- [Fridtjof] Nansen, 1861-1930.
- Notes:
- Illustrated title page in colors.
- Printed in Great Britainches.
- In verse.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 905322830
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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