The Red True Story Book

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of twenty-five collections of true and fictional stories for children, published between 1889 and 1913. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales, known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. Contains thirty true stories, mainly drawn from European history. Includes the life of Joan of Arc and the Jacobite uprising of 1745. Stories Included Within This Book: Wilson's Last Fight The Life and Death of Joan the Maid How the Bass was held for King James The Crowning of Ines de Castro The Story of Orthon How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom Monsieur de Bayard's Duel Story of Gudbrand of the Dales Sir Richard Grenville The Story of Molly Pitcher The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures, and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer Marbot's March Eylau. The Mare Lisette How Marbot crossed the Danube The Piteous Death of Gaston, Son of the Count of Foix Rolf Stake The Wreck of the 'Wager' Peter Williamson A Wonderful Voyage The Pitcairn Islanders A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a voyage to India, in the year 1686 The Fight at Svolder Island The Death of Hacon the Good Prince Charlie's War The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition The Story of Emund The Man in White The Adventures of 'The Bull of Earlstoun' The Story of Grisell Baillie's Sheep's Head The Conquest of Peru… (more)