The subtitle of this book, "Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds" defines the author's choice of notable figures of history to celebrate in short biographical vignettes. The heroes include lesser known champions to more notable figures from David Livingston to the Duke of Wellington; from Father Damien to Florence Nightingale. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1 Only a Nurse Girl - Alice Ayres 4 min 2 A Slave Trade Warrior - Sir Samuel Baker 11 min 3 Two Working Men Heroes - Case and Chew 4 min 4 The Commander of the "Thin Red Line" - Sir Colin Campbell 12 min 5 A Sailor Bold and True - Lord Cochrane 8 min 6 A Rough Diamond That Was Polished - John Cassell 12 min 7 A Brave, Fearless Sort of Lass - Grace Darling 8 min 8 A Friend of Lepers - Father Damien 4 min 9 A Great Arctic Explorer - Sir John Franklin 9 min 10 A Saviour of Six - Fireman Ford 6 min 11 A Blind Helper of the Blind - Elizabeth Gilbert 10 min 12 A Great Traveller in the Air - James Glaisher 9 min 13 The Soldier with the Magic Wand - General Gordon 17 min 14 Valiant and True - Sir Richard Grenville 11 min 15 One Who Left All - Bishop Hannington 12 min 16 A Man Who Conquered Disappointments - Sir Henry Havelock 14 min 17 A Friend of Prisoners - John Howard 11 min 18 A Hero of the Victoria Cross - Kavanagh 8 min 19 The Man Who Braved the Flood - Captain Lendy 7 min 20 A Temperance Leader - Joseph Livesey 8 min 21 A Great Missionary Explorer - David Livingstone 13 min 22 From Farm Lad to Merchant Prince - George Moore 8 min 23 A Man Who Asked and Received - George Mueller 9 min 24 A Labourer In the Vineyard - Robert Moffat 12 min 25 The Lady with the Lamp - Florence Nightingale 9 min 26 For England, Home, and Duty - The Death of Nelson 6 min 27 A Woman Who Succeeded by Failure - Harriet Newell 6 min 28 A Martyr of the South Seas - Bishop Patteson 12 min 29 K.G. and Coster - Lord Shaftesbury 13 min 30 A Statesman Who Had No Enemies - W.H. Smith 8 min 31 Greater Than an Archbishop - The Rev. C. Simeon 11 min 32 A Soldier Missionary - Hedley Vicars 8 min 33 A Lass That Loved the Sailors - Agnes Weston 12 min 34 A Great Commander on a Famous Battlefield - The Duke of Wellington 7 min 35 A Prince of Preachers - John Wesley 11 min 36 Some Children of the Kingdom 4 min 37 A Boy Hero - John Clinton 6 min
