The Book of Missionary Heroes
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Chapters (109)
- THE BOOK OF MISSIONARY HEROES
- BASIL MATHEWS, M.A.
- Author of "The Argonauts of Faith," "The Riddle of Nearer Asia," etc.
- CONTENTS
- THE BOOK OF MISSIONARY HEROES
- PROLOGUE
- THE RELAY-RACE
- FOOTNOTES:
- Book One: THE PIONEERS
- CHAPTER I
- THE HERO OF THE LONG TRAIL St. Paul
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER II
- THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH Wilfrid of Sussex
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III
- THE KNIGHT OF A NEW CRUSADE Raymund Lull
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV
- FRANCIS CŒUR-DE-LION (St. Francis of Assisi)
- I
- II
- Book Two: THE ISLAND ADVENTURERS
- CHAPTER V
- THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP The Duff
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VI
- THE ISLAND BEACON FIRES
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VII
- THE DAYBREAK CALL
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VIII
- KAPIOLANI, THE HEROINE OF HAWAII
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX
- THE CANOE OF ADVENTURE
- I
- II
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER X
- THE ARROWS OF SANTA CRUZ
- CHAPTER XI
- FIVE KNOTS IN A PALM LEAF
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XII
- THE BOY OF THE ADVENTUROUS HEART
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIII
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIV
- A SOUTH SEA SAMARITAN
- FOOTNOTES:
- Book Three: THE PATHFINDERS OF AFRICA
- CHAPTER XV
- THE MAN WHO WOULD GO ON
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE BLACK PRINCE OF AFRICA
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE KNIGHT OF THE SLAVE GIRLS
- CHAPTER XVIII
- "A MAN WHO CAN TURN HIS HAND TO ANYTHING"
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIX
- THE ROADMAKER
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XX
- FIGHTING THE SLAVE TRADE
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXII
- THE WOMAN WHO CONQUERED CANNIBALS
- I. The Mill-girl
- II. The Healing of the Chief
- III. Valiant in Fight
- FOOTNOTES:
- Book Four: HEROINES AND HEROES OF PLATEAU AND DESERT
- CHAPTER XXIII
- SONS OF THE DESERT
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXIV
- A RACE AGAINST TIME
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXV
- THE MOSES OF THE ASSYRIANS
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXVI
- AN AMERICAN NURSE IN THE GREAT WAR
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXVII
- ON THE DESERT CAMEL TRAIL
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- THE FRIEND OF THE ARAB
- FOOTNOTES:
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