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Charlotte Yonge

Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IIPREFACEINTRODUCTIONCAMEO I. ROLF GANGER. (900-932.)CAMEO II. WILLIAM LONGSWORD AND RICHARD THE FEARLESS. (932-996.)CAMEO III. YOUTH OF THE CONQUEROR. (1036-1066.)CAMEO IV. EARL GODWIN. (1012-1052.)CAMEO V. THE TWO HAROLDS. (1060-1066.)CAMEO VI. ...

The Pillars of the House; Or, Under Wode, Under Rode, Vol. 1 (of 2)Charlotte M. Yonge The Pillars of the House; Or, Under Wode, Under Rode, Vol. 1 (of 2) CHAPTER I THE BIRTH-DAY GIFT 'O I've got a plum-cake, and a feast let us make, Come, school-fellows, come at my call; I assure you 'tis nice, a...

Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinsterCharlotte M. Yonge Hopes and Fears / or, scenes from the life of a spinster PART I CHAPTER I Who ought to go then and who ought to stay!Where do you draw an obvious border line? Cecil and MaryAmong the numerous steeples counted from the waters...

Little Lucy's Wonderful GlobeCharlotte M. Yonge Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe "I'm looking at the great big globe that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.Frontispiece; see page 14 .CHAPTER I. MOTHER BUNCH There was once a wonderful fortnight in little Lucy's life. One evening she went to be...

The Two GuardiansCharlotte M. Yonge The Two Guardians / or, Home in This World PREFACEIn putting forth another work, the Author is anxious to say a few words on the design of these stories; not with a view to obviate criticism, but in hopes of pointing to the moral, which has been thought not suf...

A Book of Golden DeedsCharlotte M. Yonge A Book of Golden Deeds PREFACE As the most striking lines of poetry are the most hackneyed, because they have grown to be the common inheritance of all the world, so many of the most noble deeds that earth can show have become the best known, and enjoyed t...

Chantry HouseCharlotte M. Yonge Chantry House CHAPTER I A NURSERY PROSE ‘And if it be the heart of man Which our existence measures,Far longer is our childhood’s span Than that of manly pleasures. ‘For long each month and year is then, Their thoughts and days extending,But months and years pass s...

My Young Alcides: A Faded PhotographCharlotte M. Yonge My Young Alcides: A Faded Photograph CHAPTER I THE ARGHOUSE INHERITANCE One of the children brought me a photograph album, long ago finished and closed, and showed me a faded and blurred figure over which there had been a little dispute. Was ...

Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's BroodCharlotte M. Yonge Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's Brood CHAPTER I.—JOE BROWNLOW’S FANCY The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”—Scott. “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”“Well, Joe?”“If you would have the little teacher at the Miss H...

Young Folks' History of EnglandCHAPTER I. JULIUS CÆSAR. B.C. 55CHAPTER II. THE ROMANS IN BRITAIN. A.D. 41—418CHAPTER III. THE ANGLE CHILDREN. A.D. 597CHAPTER IV. THE NORTHMEN. A.D. 858—958CHAPTER V. THE DANISH CONQUEST. A.D. 958—1035CHAPTER VI. THE NORMAN CONQUEST. A.D. 1035—1066CHAPTER VII. WILL...