Sign-In
Cart
The Red Book of Heroes
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781025942353
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 404
Weight: 1.63
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Red Book of Heroes is a compelling collection of biographical sketches that celebrates the lives of extraordinary individuals who displayed immense courage, self-sacrifice, and moral fortitude. Written by Mrs. Lang and edited by the renowned folklorist Andrew Lang, this volume shifts the focus from the realm of myths and legends to the tangible world of history, presenting the true stories of figures such as Florence Nightingale, Father Damien, and the Marquis of Montrose.
Through vivid storytelling, the work explores different facets of heroism, ranging from the bravery shown on the battlefield to the quiet, persistent dedication of those serving the sick and the marginalized. Each narrative is designed to inspire readers by highlighting the virtues of honor, duty, and compassion in the face of adversity. The Red Book of Heroes serves as a timeless testament to human resilience, offering a diverse array of role models from various eras and backgrounds. This collection remains a significant work in the Langs' celebrated series of color-themed books, providing educational and moving insights into the lives of those who changed the world through their character and actions.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
4 different editions
Also available
Also from
Lang, Andrew
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns & Fairies: Large Print Edition for a better reading experience
Lang, Andrew
Paperback
Dick Whittington, and other stories, based on the tales in "The blue fairy book,": By: Andrew Lang, illustrations By: H.J. Ford(1860-1941) was a proli
Ford, H. J.
Jacomb-Hood, G. P.
Lang, Andrew
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Frumoasa și Bestia: Tranzlaty Deutsch Română
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Güzel ve Çirkin: Tranzlaty Deutsch Türkçe
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / الجمال والوحش: Tranzlaty Español الع&
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Pulchritudo et Bestia: Tranzlaty Deutsch Latein
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / La Belle et la Bête: Tranzlaty Deutsch Français
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Kaunotar ja hirviö: Tranzlaty Deutsch Suomi
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Người đẹp và quái vật: Tranzlaty Français Tiếng Việt
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Aladin in čudovita svetilka: Tranzlaty English Slovensčina
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Beauty and the Beast: Tranzlaty Français English
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
The Book Of Saints And Heroes: Large Print Edition for a better reading experience
Lang, Andrew
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / زیبایی و هیوال: Tranzlaty Français فار
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Aladin a Nádherná Lampa: Tranzlaty English Slovenčina
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
Aladino e la Lampada Meravigliosa / Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Tranzlaty Italiano English
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Alaaddin ve Harika Lamba: Tranzlaty English Türkçe
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
Aladino y la lámpara maravillosa / Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Tranzlaty Español English
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Aladin a Nádherná Lampa: Tranzlaty English Čestina
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / היפה והחיה: Tranzlaty Français עברית
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Frumoasa și Bestia: Tranzlaty Español Română
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Pulchritudo et Bestia: Tranzlaty Español Latin
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / A Bela e a Fera: Tranzlaty Español Português Brasileiro
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Aladin i čudesna svjetiljka: Tranzlaty English Hrvatski
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Bella e la Bestia: Tranzlaty Français Italiano
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Australian Legendary Tales (1896). By: K. Langloh Parker: Illuatrated By: Tommy McRae (c. 1835 - 1901): With introduction By: Andrew Lang
Lang, Andrew
McRae, Tommy
Parker, K. Langloh
Paperback
La Bella e la Bestia / Beauty and the Beast: Tranzlaty Italiano English
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Iliad and Odyssey. Done Into English Prose by Andrew Lang, S.H. Butcher, Walter Leaf, and Ernest Myers
Myers, Ernest
Butcher, S. H. 1850-1910
Lang, Andrew
Hardcover
La Belle et la Bête / A Bela e a Fera: Tranzlaty Français Português
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Kráska a Zvíře: Tranzlaty Français Čestina
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Ljepotica i Zvijer: Tranzlaty Français Hrvatski
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Красуня і чудовисько
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Pulchritudo et Bestia: Tranzlaty Français Latinus
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / 美女与野兽: Tranzlaty Français 普通话
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Skönheten och Odjuret: Tranzlaty Español Svenska
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
והחיה היפה / Beauty and the Beast: Tranzlaty עִ ברִ ית
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Aladdin et Mirabilis Lamp Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Tranzlaty Latin English
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Kecantikan dan Binatang: Tranzlaty Français Bahasa Melayu
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / 美女与野兽: Tranzlaty Deutsch 普通话
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Skönheten och Odjuret: Tranzlaty Deutsch Svenska
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Kráska a Zviera: Tranzlaty Deutsch Slovenčina
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / ความงามและสัตว์ร้$
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / La Bella e la Bestia: Tranzlaty Deutsch Italiano
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / خوبصورتی اور جانور: Tranzla
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / A Szépség és a Szörnyeteg: Tranzlaty Deutsch Magyar
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Skønheden og udyret: Tranzlaty Deutsch Dansk
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Красавицата и звяръ&#
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Lepotica in Zver: Tranzlaty Deutsch Slovensčina
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / زیبایی و هیوال: Tranzlaty Deutsch فا
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / خوبصورتی اور جانور: Tranzlaty Fr
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Belle en het Beest: Tranzlaty Français Nederlands
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Skoonheid en die Dier: Tranzlaty Español Afrikaans
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Fegurðin og Dýrið: Tranzlaty Français Íslenska
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / Kaunotar ja Hirviö: Tranzlaty Français Suomi
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Красуня і чудовисько
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Kaunotar ja Hirviö: Tranzlaty Español Suomi
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Güzel ve Çirkin: Tranzlaty Español Türkçe
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / 美女与野兽: Tranzlaty Español 普通话
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Belle en het Beest: Tranzlaty Español Nederlands
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Piękna i Bestia: Tranzlaty Español Polsku
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / ความงามและสัตว์ร้า&
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / היפה והחיה: Tranzlaty Español עברית
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / Lepotica in Zver: Tranzlaty Español Slovensčina
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Custom and Myth (1874), By: Andrew Lang, dedicated By: E. B. Tylor: Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 - 2 January 1917) was an English anth
Tylor, E. B.
Lang, Andrew
Paperback
Y Tywysog Hyacinth a'r Dywysoges Fach Annwyl / Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess: Tranzlaty Cymraeg English
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
Aladdin agus an Lampa Iontach / Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Tranzlaty Gaeilge English
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
Die Schöne und das Biest / Красавица и чудовищ&#
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / 美女と野獣: Tranzlaty Español 日本語
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Pulchritudo et Bestia / Beauty and the Beast: Tranzlaty Latin English
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Belle et la Bête / La Bella y la Bestia: Tranzlaty Français Español
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
La Bella y la Bestia / La Bella e la Bestia: Tranzlaty Español Italiano
Barbot De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Aladdin og den Fantastiske Lampen: Tranzlaty English Norsk
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, & Fairies
Lang, Andrew
Bogle, W. Lockhart (William Lockhart)
Kirk, Robert
Paperback
The Fairy Books of Andrew Lang (Fairy Series Part-1) (Blue, Red, Yellow, Violet)
Lang, Andrew
Hardcover
The History of Jack the Giant-killer, and Other Stories, Based on the Tales in the 'Blue Fairy Book, '
Lang, Andrew
Hardcover
Cat Tales for Kids: Seventeen Fairy Stories About Cats for Children
Kipling, Rudyard
Lang, Andrew
Paperback
Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess / Принц Гиацинт и м&#
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
Prinz Hyazinth und die Liebe Kleine Prinzessin / Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess: Tranzlaty Deutsch English
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
Le Prince Hyacinthe et la Chère Petite Princesse / Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess: Tranzlaty Français English
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
El Príncipe Jacinto y la Querida Princesita / Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess: Tranzlaty Español English
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
Il Principe Giacinto e la Cara Piccola Principessa / Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess: Tranzlaty Italiano English
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess / Prens Sümbül ve Sevgili Küçük Prenses: Tranzlaty English Türkçe
Leprince De Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
Paperback
Aladdin et la Lampe Merveilleuse / Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Tranzlaty Français English
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp / Aladyn i cudowna lampa: Tranzlaty English Polsku
Galland, Antoine
Paperback
The Compleat Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers
Lang, Andrew
Walton, Izaak
Hardcover
The Roman Poets Of The Augustan Age: Horace And The Elegiac Poets
Sellar, William Young
Lang, Andrew
Hardcover
Also in
Biography
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
Rebel Girls
Favilli, Elena
Cavallo, Francesca
Hardcover
Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz/The Life Of Celia Cruz
Brown, Monica
Hardcover
Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette
Castrovilla, Selene
Hardcover
How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-The-Pooh
Pimentel, Annette Bay
Hardcover
Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp
Gutiérrez, Jolene
Tonai, Minoru
Hardcover
Freedom to Read: The Story of Teacher Mary Peake and One Mighty Oak Tree
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Hardcover
The Ultimate Unofficial World Cup Book: Legends, Stats, and Stories from Soccer's Biggest Game
Barbo, Maria S.
Paperback
Soccer (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Santoyo, Melissa
National Geographic Kids
Paperback
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
Yousafzai, Malala
Paperback
The Patriots and the Pox: George Washington's Battle to Save the Continental Army
Anderson, Beth
Hardcover
Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock
Eaglespeaker, Jason
Tudor, Aslan
Tudor, Kelly
Paperback
The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia: Facts - STATS - Players - Teams - Skills and Tactics - Competitions
Gifford, Clive
Hardcover
Follow the Water: The Unbelievable True Story of a Teenager's Survival in the Amazon
Cochrane, Ellen
Hardcover
Seven Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory's Run for the Hungry
Barnes, Derrick
Gregory, Christian
Hardcover
Ruth Muskrat and the So-Called Indian Problem: The Fight for Native American Civil Rights
Loren, Jen
Hardcover
Soccer (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Santoyo, Melissa
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
The Boy Behind the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Grew Up to Create Narnia
Harris, Suzanne Poulter
Hardcover
When Paul Revere Rode: Voices from the First Night of the American Revolution
Thomson, Sarah L.
Hardcover
Taylor & Travis Forever Ultimate Fan Edition Little Golden Book Biography: Bonus Wedding Planning Pages! Stickers!
de Las Heras, Nicole
Hardcover
Saints' Lives: The Miraculous, Inspiring, and Astonishing Stories of the Saints
Beattie, Tina
Hardcover
Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own
Manley, Curtis
Hardcover
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert
Fajardo, Sara Andrea
Hardcover
A Day in the Life of a Warrior: Travel Through Time with the Soldiers of History
Hinsdale, Emily
Hardcover
Who Circled the Globe in Seventy-Two Days? Nellie Bly: A Who HQ Graphic Novel
Gillman, Melanie
Who Hq
Hardcover
Dolly Parton Ultimate Fan Edition Little Golden Book Biography: 22 Bonus Pages! Stickers!
Hopkinson, Deborah
Hardcover
Marie's Magic Eggs: How Marie Procai Kept the Ukrainian Art of Pysanky Alive
Wallace, Sandra Neil
Hardcover
A Place to Dance: How Richard Lamberty Brought Change to the Ballroom
Lamberty, Richard
Rosswood, Eric
Hardcover
Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar
Winifred Iker, Beatrice
Hardcover
The Girl Who Changed Little League: The True Story of Maria Pepe and Her Battle to Play Ball
Patrick, Jean L. S.
Pepe, Maria
Hardcover
A Supreme Friendship: The Unlikely Bond Between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia
Murphy, Debbie Rovin
Hardcover
A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas
Schoettler, Joan
Hardcover
A Poem for Dudley Randall: Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement (a Picture Book Biography)
Tate, Don
Hardcover
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (a Graphic Novel)
Hendrix, John
Hardcover
Carlotta's Special Dress: How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History
Frazier Page, Lisa
Walls Lanier, Carlotta
Hardcover
A Quilt of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream
Nyberg, Karen
McCallum Staats, Ann
Hardcover
Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America
Weso, Tom Pecore
Paperback
The Numbers Race: How Shakuntala Devi's Mathematical Mind Zoomed Around the World
Rajan, Rekha S.
Hardcover
Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist
Donnelly, Rebecca
Hardcover
Jane Goodall (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)
Kramer, Barbara
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
Taylor Swift Ultimate Fan Edition Little Golden Book Biography: 22 Bonus Pages! Stickers!
Loggia, Wendy
Hardcover
Female Indigenous Heroes: 51 North American Women from the 1800s to Today
Phillips, Katrina M.
Hardcover
André André Leon Talley--A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Sanders, Rob
Hardcover
Wifredo's Jungle: The Power of Wifredo Lam's Art (a Picture Book Biography)
Engle, Margarita
Hardcover
The Woman Who Heard the Sun and Other True Stories Overlooked by History
Padnani, Amisha
New York Times
Hardcover
Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Hudgins, Nancy
Hardcover
Wrong Way Corrigan's Wild Ride: The Unbelievable Tale of an Accidental Transatlantic Flight
Rockliff, Mara
Hardcover
Friedel and Gina: A True Story of Sisterhood and Survival During the Holocaust
Dronfield, Jeremy
Hardcover