TRUE STORIES OF GIRL HEROINES

The brave young wife rode forth at the head of her whole garrison.
Page 109. Frontispiece.

TRUE STORIES OF GIRL HEROINES

BY

E. EVERETT-GREEN

AUTHOR OF "GOLDEN GWENDOLYN," "THE SILVER AXE," "OLIVIA'S EXPERIMENT," ETC.

WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY

E. F. SHERIE

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & CO.

LONDON
HUTCHINSON & CO.

CONTENTS

PAGE

INEZ ARROYA 1

CATHARINE THE ROSE 17

ELSJE VAN HOUWENING 35

GRIZEL COCHRANE 55

EVA VON GROSS 73

EMMA FITZ-OSBORN 93

ELIZABETH STUART 111

CHARLOTTE HONEYMAN 131

MARY BRIDGES 149

THERESA DUROC 167

JANE LANE 185

HELEN KOTTENNER 205

MAID LILLYARD 223

MARGARET WILSON 241

AGOSTINA OF ZARAGOZA 259

AGNES BEAUMONT 277

HANNAH HEWLING 297

MONA DRUMMOND 317

JESSY VARCOE 337

URSULA PENDRILL 355

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The brave young wife rode forth at the head of her whole garrison Frontispiece

The first great stone leapt from her hand and went bounding and crashing upon the head of the foremost Moor To face p. 8

The Commandant pulled her down beside him before it was too late " " 30

"Is the chest to be examined before it goes on board?" " " 48

With a beating heart Grizel tore open this bundle and looked at its contents " " 66

He stopped short on seeing the Countess " " 125

Suddenly, close above her, the steps came to a dead stop " " 145

Theresa forgot everything in the sight of the child's peril. " " 183

"Well, now, I did hear as young Charles Stuart himself was taken," answered the smith " " 193

The men plunged down into the vault " " 218

She set herself