This is a collection of tales edited by the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer Hamilton Wright Mabie. From the days of Hercules to those of Washington and Livingston, men of heroic spirit have not stopped to count the cost when a deed must be done but have done it, usually with very little talk or noise; for heroes, as a rule, are much more interested in getting their work done than in making themselves conspicuous or winning a reputation. Heroes have often been harsh and even brutal, especially in the earliest times when humane feeling and a compassionate spirit had not been developed;
- ISBN10 1300645849
- ISBN13 9781300645849
- Publish Date 4 March 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
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- Format eBook
- Language English