by James Baldwin
About a hundred years ago there lived a great gen-er-al whose name was Na-po´le-on Bo´na-parte. He was the leader of the French army; and France was at war with nearly all the countries around. He wanted very … Read the rest
Category: James Baldwin
Julius Caesar
by James Baldwin
Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Ceasar. He was the greatest of all the Romans.
Why was he so great?
He was a brave warrior, and had conquered … Read the rest
Antonio Canova
by James Baldwin
A good many years ago there lived in Italy a little boy whose name was An-to´ni-o Ca-no´va. He lived with his grand-fa-ther, for his own father was dead. His grand-fa-ther was a stone-cut-ter, and he was very … Read the rest
Arnold Winkelried
by James Baldwin
A great army was marching into Swit-zer-land. If it should go much farther, there would be no driving it out again. The soldiers would burn the towns, they would rob the farmers of their grain and sheep, … Read the rest
A Story of Robin Hood
by James Baldwin
In the rude days of King Richard and King John there were many great woods in England. The most famous of these was Sherwood forest, where the king often went to hunt deer. In this forest there … Read the rest
Bruce and the Spider
by James Baldwin
There was once a king of Scotland whose name was Robert Bruce. He had need to be both brave and wise, for the times in which he lived were wild and rude. The King of England was … Read the rest
Casabianca
by James Baldwin
There was a great battle at sea. One could hear nothing but the roar of the big guns. The air was filled with black smoke. The water was strewn with broken masts and pieces of timber which … Read the rest
Cornelia’s Jewels
by James Baldwin
It was a bright morning in the old city of Rome many hundred years ago. In a vine-covered summer-house in a beautiful garden, two boys were standing. They were looking at their mother and her friend, who … Read the rest
Damon and Pythias
by James Baldwin
A young man whose name was Pyth´i-as had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. For this offense he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death. … Read the rest