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by Charlotte M Yonge was prepared by HanhVu capriccio_vn@yahoo.com and Sandra Laythorpe menorot@menorot.com. A BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS BY CHARLOTTE M YONGE CONTENTS What is a Golden Deed? The Stories of Alcestis and Antigone The Cup of Water How One Man has saved a Host The Pass of Thermopylae The Rock of the Capitol The