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Junior Classics Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism

William Patten, Various

Read by Greg Laughland, Andrea Coffee, Greg Giordano, Maria Kasper, Lynne T, Eduardo, Denise Nordell, Michelle Torres, Katalina Watt, Miyune, Dale Latham, Larry Wilson, Phil Chenevert and Mike Pelton · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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How Phidias Helped the Image-Maker by Beatrice Harraden (9:31)
The Fight at the Pass of Thermopylæ by Charlotte M. Yonge (16:39)
The Bravery of Regulus Charlotte by M. Yonge (11:30)
The Rabbi Who Found the Diadem by Dr. A. S. Isaacs (3:21)
How Livia Won the Brooch by Beatrice Harraden (12:36)
Julius Cæsar Crossing the Rubicon by Jacob Abbott (33:34)
Fearless Saint Genevieve, Patron Saint of Paris Charlotte by M. Yonge (12:52)
The Boy Viking—Olaf II of Norway by E. S. Brooks (27:00)
The Boy-Heroes of Crecy and Poitiers by Treadwell Walden (24:08)
The Noble Burghers of Calais by Charlotte M. Yonge (25:37)
The Story of Joan of Arc, the Maid Who Saved France by Anonymous (35:35)
How Joan the Maid Took Largess from the English by Anonymous (16:14)
Death of Joan the Maid by Anonymous (9:28)
How Catherine Douglas Tried to Save King James of Scotland by Charlotte M. Yonge (11:58)
The Brave Queen of Hungary by Charlotte M. Yonge (22:41)
The Story of Christopher Columbus for Little Children by Elizabeth Harrison (19:29)
A Sea-Fight in the Time of Queen Bess by Charles Kingsley (42:05)
A Brave Scottish Chief by Anonymous (14:40)
The Adventure of Grizel Cochrane by Arthur Quiller-Couch (24:06)
The Sunken Treasure by Nathaniel Hawthorne (9:40)
The Lost Exiles of Texas by Arthur Oilman (19:02)
The Boy Conqueror—Charles XII of Sweden by E. S. Brooks (38:04)
The True Story of a Kidnapped Boy as Told by Himself Peter Williamson (23:26)
The Prisoner Who Would Not Stay in Prison by Anonymous (28:12)
A White Boy Among the Indians, as Told by Himself John Tanner (26:16)
Evangeline of Acadia by Henry W. Longfellow (19:41)
Jabez Rockwell's Powder-Horn by Ralph D. Paine (18:58)
A Man Who Coveted Washington's Shoes by Frank R. Stockton. (19:27)
A Famous Fight Between an English and a French Frigate by Rev. W. H. Fitchett (9:03)
The Trick of an Indian Spy by Arthur Quiller-Couch (13:38)
The Man in the "Auger Hole" by Frank R. Stockton. (18:03)
The Remarkable Voyage of the Bounty by Anonymous (22:04)
The Two Boy Hostages at the Siege of Seringapatam by Anonymous (9:42)
The Man Who Spoiled Napoleon's "Destiny" by Rev. W. H. Fitchett (21:57)
A Fire-Fighter's Rescue from the Flames by Arthur Quiller-Couch (12:28)
How Napoleon Rewarded His Men by Baron de Marbot (29:44)
A Rescue from Shipwreck by Arthur Quiller-Couch (14:10)
Rebecca the Drummer by Charles Barnard (13:50)
The Messenger by M. E. M. Davis (23:41)
Humphry Davy and the Safety-Lamp by George C. Towle (9:43)
Kit Carson's Duel by Emerson Hough (26:13)
The Story of Grace Darling by Anonymous (12:25)
The Struggles of Charles Goodyear by George C. Towle (10:18)
Old Johnny Appleseed by Elizabeth Harrison (9:16)
The Little Post-Boy by Bayard Taylor (18:29)
How June Found Massa Linkum by Elizabeth S. Phelps (23:18)
The Story of a Forest Fire by Raymond S. Spears (9:21)