Project Gutenberg's Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8, by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of morethan 200 of the most prominent personages in HistoryAuthor: VariousEditor: Charles F. HorneRelease Date: March 30, 2009 [EBook #28455]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN. ***Produced by Sigal Alon, Christine P. Travers and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisfile was produced from images generously made availableby The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)COLUMBUS BEFORE ISABELLA.GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMENA Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches ofTHE LIVES OF MORE THAN 200 OF THE MOST PROMINENT PERSONAGES IN HISTORYVol. V.Copyright, 1894, BY SELMAR HESSEDITED BY CHARLES F. HORNENew-York: Selmar Hess PublisherCopyright, 1894, by Selmar Hess.CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.SUBJECT AUTHOR PAGEÆNEAS, 12Charlotte M. Yonge,ETHAN ALLEN, Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, 200KING ARTHUR, 36Rev. S. Baring-Gould,THE CHEVALIER BAYARD, Herbert Greenhough Smith, 145ST. BERNARD, 60Henry G. Hewlett,ROBERT BRUCE, 105Sir J. Bernard Burke, LL.D.,WILLIAM CAXTON, 129THE CID, 56Henry ...
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Title: Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8
A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more
than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
Author: Various
Editor: Charles F. Horne
Release Date: March 30, 2009 [EBook #28455]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN. ***
Produced by Sigal Alon, Christine P. Travers and the Online
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COLUMBUS BEFORE ISABELLA.
GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN
A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of
THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 200 OF THE MOST PROMINENT PERSONAGES IN HISTORY
Vol. V.
Copyright, 1894, BY SELMAR HESS
EDITED BY CHARLES F. HORNE
New-York: Selmar Hess Publisher
Copyright, 1894, by Selmar Hess.CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.
SUBJECT AUTHOR PAGE
ÆNEAS, 12Charlotte M. Yonge,
ETHAN ALLEN, Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, 200
KING ARTHUR, 36Rev. S. Baring-Gould,
THE CHEVALIER BAYARD, Herbert Greenhough Smith, 145
ST. BERNARD, 60Henry G. Hewlett,
ROBERT BRUCE, 105Sir J. Bernard Burke, LL.D.,
WILLIAM CAXTON, 129
THE CID, 56Henry G. Hewlett,
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, 131A. R. Spofford, LL.D.,
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, Oliver Optic, 188
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, 78George Parsons Lathrop, LL.D.,
FREDERICK BARBAROSSA, Lady Lamb, 65
VASCO DA GAMA, 139Judge Albion W. Tourgée,
THE GRACCHI, 20James Anthony Froude, LL.D.,
GUSTAVUS VASA, 153Charles F. Horne,
HANS GUTENBERG, 121Alphonse de Lamartine,
HAROLD, KING OF ENGLAND, 54
WILLIAM HARVEY, 172
HERCULES, Charlotte M. Yonge, 1
JOHN HOWARD, 194Harriet G. Walker,
JOAN OF ARC, 113Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
LEIF ERICSON, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, 49
ST. LOUIS, 86Henry G. Hewlett,
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, 159Samuel L. Knapp,
MARCO POLO, Noah Brooks, 92
RICHARD CŒUR DE LION, 71
ROLAND, 39
ROLLO THE GANGER, 44Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen,
SIEGFRIED, 31Karl Blind,
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, Marion Harland, 166
PRINCE CHARLES STUART, 177Andrew Lang, LL.D.,
THESEUS, 5
ULYSSES, 7Charles F. Horne,
SIR WILLIAM WALLACE, 100
ARNOLD VON WINKELRIED, 111
XENOPHON, 15Professor J. Pentland Mahaffy,
ZENOBIA, QUEEN OF PALMYRA, Anna Jameson, 26LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME V.
PHOTOGRAVURES
To face
ILLUSTRATION ARTIST
page
COLUMBUS BEFORE ISABELLA, Vacslav BrozikFrontispiece
ULYSSES DEFYING THE CYCLOPS, 10Louis-Frederic Schutzenberger
THE MOTHER OF THE GRACCHI, 20Gustave Boulanger
LEIF ERICSON OFF THE COAST OF VINELAND, 52O. A. Wergeland
THE VISION OF ST. BERNARD, Wilhelm Bernatzik 62
THE DEATH OF BARBAROSSA, Wilhelm Beckmann 70
LOUIS IX. OPENS THE JAILS OF FRANCE, 90Luc Olivier Merson
ARNOLD WINKELRIED AT SEMPACH, 112Konrad Grob
JOAN OF ARC, 118Mme. Zoe-Laure de Chatillon
MARY STUART AND RIZZIO, Georg Conrader 162
WOOD-ENGRAVINGS AND TYPOGRAVURES
HERCULES AT THE FEET OF OMPHALE, 4J. E. Dantan
TRIBUTE TO THE MINOTAUR, 6A. Gendron
ZENOBIA CAPTIVE, 26H. Schmalz
SIEGFRIED SLAYING THE DRAGON, K. Dielitz 32
THE RUINS OF KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE, Percy Dixon 38
ROLAND AT RONCESVALLES, 42Alphonse de Neuville
ROLLO THE RANGER ATTACKS PARIS, 46Alphonse de Neuville
EDITH SEARCHING FOR THE BODY OF HAROLD, 56Alphonse de Neuville
THE CID ORDERING THE EXECUTION OF AHMED, Alphonse de Neuville 58
RICHARD CŒUR DE LION ON THE FIELD OF ARSUR, Gustave Doré 74
THE VISION OF ST. FRANCIS, 84Chartran
THE EDUCATION OF LOUIS IX., 86Chartran
GUTENBERG'S INVENTION, 126E. Hillemacher
THE FIRST SHEET FROM CAXTON'S PRESS, E. H. Wehnert 130
COLUMBUS RIDICULED AT THE COUNCIL OF SALAMANCA, Nicolo Barabino 134
BAYARD TAKING LEAVE OF THE LADIES OF BRESCIA, 150Alphonse de Neuville
ABDICATION OF GUSTAVUS VASA, 156Hersent
CAPTAIN SMITH SAVED BY POCAHONTAS, 168Grosch
HARVEY DEMONSTRATING THE CIRCULATION OF THE
176Robert Hannah
BLOOD,
THE FIRST MEETING OF PRINCE CHARLES WITH FLORA
184Alex. Johnstone
MACDONALD,
DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK, J. Webber 192
HOWARD RELIEVING A PRISONER, F. Wheatley 198
ETHAN ALLEN AT TICONDEROGA, 204Alonzo ChappelWORKMEN AND HEROES
The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.
—Longfellow.
HERCULES
By Charlotte M. Yonge
ONE MORNING JUPITER BOASTED AMONG THE GODS IN OLYMPUS THAT A SON WOULD THAT DAY BE BORN, IN THE LINE OFHercules.
PERSEUS, WHO WOULD RULE OVER ALL THE ARGIVES. JUNO WAS ANGRY AND JEALOUS AT THIS, AND, AS SHE WAS THE
GODDESS WHO PRESIDED OVER THE BIRTHS OF CHILDREN, SHE CONTRIVED TO HINDER THE BIRTH OF THE CHILD HE INTENDED TILL THAT DAY
WAS OVER, AND TO HASTEN THAT OF ANOTHER GRANDSON OF THE GREAT PERSEUS. THIS CHILD WAS NAMED EURYSTHEUS, AND, AS HE HAD
BEEN BORN ON THE RIGHT DAY, JUPITER WAS FORCED TO LET HIM BE KING OF ARGOS, SPARTA, AND MYCENÆ, AND ALL THE DORIAN RACE;
WHILE THE BOY WHOM HE HAD MEANT TO BE THE CHIEF WAS KEPT IN SUBJECTION, IN SPITE OF HAVING WONDERFUL GIFTS OF COURAGE AND
strength, and a kind, generous nature, that always was ready to help the weak and sorrowful.
HIS NAME WAS ALCIDES, OR HERCULES, AND HE WAS SO STRONG AT TEN MONTHS OLD THAT, WITH HIS OWN HANDS, HE STRANGLED TWO
SERPENTS WHOM JUNO SENT TO DEVOUR HIM IN HIS CRADLE. HE WAS BRED UP BY CHIRON, THE CHIEF OF THE CENTAURS, A WONDROUS
RACE OF BEINGS, WHO HAD HORSES' BODIES AS FAR AS THE FORELEGS, BUT WHERE THE NECK OF THE HORSE WOULD BEGIN HAD HUMAN
BREASTS AND SHOULDERS, WITH ARMS AND HEADS. MOST OF THEM WERE FIERCE AND SAVAGE; BUT CHIRON WAS VERY WISE AND GOOD,
AND, AS JUPITER MADE HIM IMMORTAL, HE WAS THE TEACHER OF MANY OF THE GREAT GREEK HEROES. WHEN HERCULES WAS ABOUT
EIGHTEEN, TWO MAIDENS APPEARED TO HIM—ONE IN A SIMPLE WHITE DRESS, GRAVE, MODEST, AND SEEMLY; THE OTHER SCARCELY
clothed BUT TRICKED OUT IN ORNAMENTS, WITH A FLUSHED FACE, AND BOLD, ROVING EYES. THE FIRST TOLD HIM THAT SHE WAS VIRTUE, AND
THAT, IF HE WOULD FOLLOW HER, SHE WOULD LEAD HIM THROUGH MANY HARD TRIALS, BUT THAT HE WOULD BE GLORIOUS AT LAST, AND BE BLEST
AMONG THE GODS. THE OTHER WAS VICE, AND SHE TRIED TO WILE HIM BY A SMOOTH LIFE AMONG WINE-CUPS AND DANCES AND
FLOWERS AND SPORTS, ALL TO BE ENJOYED AT ONCE. BUT THE CHOICE OF HERCULES WAS VIRTUE, AND IT WAS WELL FOR HIM, FOR JUPITER, TO
MAKE UP FOR JUNO'S CHEAT, HAD SWORN THAT, IF HE FULFILLED TWELVE TASKS WHICH EURYSTHEUS SHOULD PUT UPON HIM, HE SHOULD BE
declared worthy of being raised to the gods at his death.
EURYSTHEUS DID NOT KNOW THAT IN GIVING THESE TASKS HE WAS MAKING HIS COUSIN FULFIL HIS COURSE; BUT HE WAS AFRAID OF SUCH
A MIGHTY MAN, AND HOPED THAT ONE OF THESE WOULD BE THE MEANS OF GETTING RID OF HIM. SO WHEN HE SAW HERCULES AT ARGOS,
WITH A CLUB MADE OF A FOREST-TREE IN HIS HAND, AND CLAD IN THE SKIN OF A LION WHICH HE HAD SLAIN, EURYSTHEUS BADE HIM GO
AND KILL A FAR MORE TERRIBLE LION, OF GIANT BROOD, AND WITH A SKIN THAT COULD NOT BE PIERCED, WHICH DWELT IN THE VALLEY OF
NEMEA. THE FIGHT WAS A TERRIBLE ONE; THE LION COULD NOT BE WOUNDED, AND HERCULES WAS FORCED TO GRAPPLE WITH IT AND
STRANGLE IT IN HIS ARMS. HE LOST A FINGER IN THE STRUGGLE, BUT AT LAST THE BEAST