A Book of Golden Deeds

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A Book of Golden Deeds is by Charlotte M. Yonge. The contents list includes, among others, The Pass of Thermopylae, The Rock of the Capitol and The Two Friends of Syracuse. The text says that Antigone was the daughter of the old King Oedipus of Thebes.

The text tells of Hercules, descending in the course of one of his labors into the realms of the dead, and rescuing Alcestis. The text names Jean Daire as another citizen, very rich and respected, who rose up and said, “I will be second to my comrade, Eustache.” The text says de Lamballe had been in the prison of La Force and that, on the evening of the 2nd of September, she was brought down to the tribunal and told to swear liberty, equality, and hatred to the King and Queen.

About the author

Charlotte M. Yonge

Charlotte M. Yonge (1823-1901) was an English novelist, hugely popular in the Victorian era, whose numerous novels of family, faith, and history influenced generations of readers.