Chadsey Spain Readers (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Munro is the father of two young ladies who have been captured and carried away by the Indians. With his companions he is now following the trail of the captors, and this canoe race is but one of the many adventures through which they pass before they finally rescue the women. Duncan Heyward is a British officer who was with the young ladies when they were captured. Uncas is the son of the last chief of the Mohicans, a fine Indian whose sympathies are with the Americans, and is, in common with the members of his tribe, a bitter enemy of the Huron Indians. Chingachgook (Chin gahk' gook), father of Uncas, chief of Delawares or Mohicans. Kill Deer, his favorite rifle, has a particularly long barrel, much longer than the rifle used by soldiers. Look up Huron tribe--their relations to the French and English. La Gros Serpent--The Great Serpent--or Big Snake, a name which the Hurons gave to Chingachgook. La Longue Carabine--The Long Rille--meaning Hawkeye. La Gerf Agile--The Nimble Deer--given to Uncas by the Hurons. Interesting chapters to read: Betrayed by the Redskins. In the Nick of Time. "The Jubilee of Devils." Captive of the Hurons. Hawkeye's Revenge. MASTER SKYLARK SINGS BEFORE QUEEN BESS JOHN BENNETT Note.--Nicholas Attwood, a boy of eleven and a relative of William Shakespeare, was carried away from his home at Stratford-on-Avon by a company of wandering players and taken to London. There the players discovered that Nicholas had a wonderful voice and he was placed in the hands of Master Gyles, choirmaster of St. Paul's Cathedral, for training. One day an opportunity for fame and preferment came to Nicholas when he was summoned to sing before Queen Elizabeth. Christmas morning came and went as if on swallow-wings, in a gale of royal...