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Alfred the Great – Part 2

Editor’s Note:  This is the second chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872) (Continued from Part 1) II. The Anglo-Saxons Anyone who will look around upon the families of

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Alfred the Great – Part 1

Editor’s Note:  This is the first chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872) I. The Britons Alfred the Great figures in history as the founder, in some sense, of

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Grand Ferré

Editor’s Note:  The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). It was in the heart of the Hundred Years’ War. Everywhere France lay desolate under the feet

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Man of the West: William Tell

Editor’s Note:  The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). “In the year of our Lord 1307,” writes an ancient chronicler, “there dwelt a pious countryman in

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"Michelangelo" by John Lord

Editor’s note:  The following is excerpted from Beacon Lights of History, by John Lord (published 1902) Michelangelo Buonarroti – one of the Great Lights of the new civilization – may stand as

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