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Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds

Name: Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds
Author: Frederick J. Cross

Frederick J. Cross

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Only a Nurse Girl (4:40)
A Slave Trade Warrior (14:43)
Two Working Men Heroes (4:56)
The Commander of the Thin Red Line (15:10)
A Sailor Bold and True (7:10)
A Rough Diamond that was Polished (16:23)
'A Brave, Fearless Sort of Lass' (9:27)
A Friend of Lepers (3:59)
A Great Arctic Explorer (9:04)
A Saviour of Six (6:16)
A Blind Helper of the Blind (9:50)
A Great Traveller in the Air (9:47)
The Soldier with the Magic Wand (20:21)
'Valiant and True' (12:42)
One who Left All (16:35)
A Man who Conquered Disappointments (18:16)
A Friend of Prisoners (12:30)
A Hero of the Victoria Cross (10:03)
The Man who Braved the Flood (9:01)
A Temperance Leader (9:11)
A Great Missionary Explorer (15:31)
From Farm Lad to Merchant Prince (9:24)
A Man who Asked and Received (11:43)
A Labourer in the Vineyard (15:00)
'The Lady with the Lamp' (9:16)
For England, Home, and Duty (6:14)
A Woman who Succeeded by Failure (6:30)
A Martyr of the South Seas (16:05)
'K.G. and Coster' (15:43)
A Statesman who had no Enemies (12:18)
Greater than an Archbishop (14:34)
A Soldier Missionary (8:50)
The Lass that Loved the Sailors (13:37)
A Great Commander on a Famous Battlefield (8:48)
A Prince of Preachers (14:44)
Some Children of the Kingdom (3:37)
A Boy Hero (7:07)
Postscript (4:09)