THE author of this work makes no pretense of originality in the telling of these stories of olden times. They have been gleaned from many sources, and are the common heritage of all who love to write them anew and hear them again. Only the words belong to the story teller; the story itself is as old as the race. In the lapse of years and with the much telling of these stories there is no longer a line between fact and fiction. How much is true and how much is false does not matter; the story itself is the thing, and one need not worry whether it really happened or not. Much of it is palpable fiction, but much of it is true. Let us not be too critical of a story when it is a few hundred years old. At any rate, the stories herein contained are a part of the great inheritance that the boys and girls of this day have received from the past, and to which they are entitled in all fullness and freedom. If the reading of them shall add anything to the enjoyment or to the information of those who are always young in heart because they always thrill at romance and adventure, the writer of these old time tales will be amply repaid. LAWTON B. EVANS 1.JEROME AND THE LION 2.THE SAINT WHO STOOD ON A PILLAR 3.THE SCOURGE OF GOD 4.THE VANDAL HORDE 5.KING CLOVIS BECOMES A CHRISTIAN 6.A CAMEL DRIVER BECOMES A PROPHET 7.WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A KNIGHT 8.BERTHA WITH THE BIG FOOT 9.STORIES OF CHARLEMAGNE 10.CHARLEMAGNE AND THE MAGIC RING 11.CHARLEMAGNE AND THE ROBBER 12.ROLAND BECOMES A KNIGHT 13.THE DEATH OF ROLAND 14.HOW NORMANDY CAME BY ITS NAME 15.OLAF, THE BOY VIKING OF NORWAY 16.THE CID WINS HIS NAME 17.THE LAST DAYS OF THE CID 18.THE LORELEI 19.THE MOUSE TOWER 20.THE DEVIL'S LADDER 21.GERDA'S RIDE TO HER WEDDING 22.PETER THE HERMIT 23.THE WIVES OF WEINSBERG 24.THE MEETING OF KING RICHARD AND SALADIN 25.ADVENTURES OF RICHARD, THE LION HEART 26.THE PRINCE OF TRAVELERS 27.WILLIAM TELL, THE SWISS PATRIOT 28.EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE 29.BIG FERRE KEEPS THE FORT 30.THE LEGEND OF THE STRASSBURG CLOCK 31.THE BURGHERS OF GHENT REFUSE TO BE HANGED 32.THE SACRIFICE OF ARNOLD WINKELRIED 33.THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC 34.BAYARD, THE KNIGHT WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH 35.THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD 36.DMITRI, THE PRETENDER 37.THE MAN WITH THE IRON MASK 38.STORIES OF PETER THE GREAT 39.MAZEPPA, THE CHIEF OF THE COSSACKS 40.THE CRIME OF CHARLOTTE CORDAY