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- The Courage of Women, by W. Gilbert
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875)
- A Brave Little Girl
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- Esther Mary Cornish-Bowden, awarded a medal from the Royal Humane Society for rescuing her brother from a pond.
- Courage of Women, by Lambton Young
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- Several female winners of the Royal Humane Society medals for heroic rescues.
- Female Heroism, by Sylvia Thorne
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- Heroic women in history, including England's Grace Darling.
- Two American Heroines, by J.E. Runtz Rees
(Girl's Own Paper, 1881)
- Maggie and Jessie Darling of Canada, rescuers of two drowning men.
- My Escape from Slavery
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- A former slave adds information to his account of his escape 40 years previously.
- The Girls' Own Order of Merit
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- The GOP decided to launch an "order of merit" to bestow medals on "deserving" women (beginning with Queen Victoria!). These articles describe the deeds of other women who received the medal.
- The Little Mother
(Girl's Own Paper, 1890)
- Amanda Meunier, 12-year-old recipient of a gold medal from the French "La Societe pour l'encouragement de bien."
- Black and White Heroism: Stories from the Abolition Crusade, by Ascott R. Hope
(Girl's Own Paper, 1891)
- Heroes and heroines of the American abolition movement.
- Policemen Who Are Heroes
(Chums, 1895)
- Heroes of the Albert Medal, by L.S. Lewis
(The Strand, 1896A)
- The Albert Medal is described as "The Victoria Cross for civilians." At the time of writing it had two versions - one for gallantry in saving life at sea and one for gallantry in saving life on land.
- Heroines, by Douglas J. Murdock
(The Strand, 1897B)
- Examples from the Women's Roll of Honour, exhibited at the Jubilee - a list of women who committed life-saving acts of courage.
- The Roll of Honor of the New York Police, by Theodore Roosevelt (Century Magazine, 1897B)
- Everyday Heroes: Heroes of Peace, by Gustav Kobbé (Century Magazine, 1898A)
- Heroes Who Fight Fire, by Jacob Riis (Century Magazine, 1898A)
- Heroes of 1899, by Alfred T. Story
(The Strand, 1899B)
- Gallant rescues and brave acts by a host of civilians.
- Peace Heroes of 1900, by Alfred Story
(The Strand, 1900B)
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- Castaways on East Spitzbergen, by Sir William Martin Conway
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)
- "A narrative of the singular adventures of four Russian sailors, who were cast away on the desert island of East Spitzbergen."
- Heroes of the Albert Medal, by L.S. Lewis
(The Strand, 1896A)
- The Albert Medal is described as "The Victoria Cross for civilians." At the time of writing it had two versions - one for gallantry in saving life at sea and one for gallantry in saving life on land.
- Heroes of the Life-Saving Service, by Gustav Kobbé (Century Magazine, 1898A)
- Heroes of the Deep, by Herbert D. Ward
(Century Magazine, 1898B)
- Lifeboats and maritime rescuers.
- A Tragedy of the Sea, by Gerald Halford
(The Strand, 1900A)
- The wreck of a lifeboat, with the loss of the entire crew.
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- Soldiers and the Victoria Cross, by an Army Chaplain
(Stories of History, 1891)
- Stories of the Victoria Cross, Told by Those Who Have Won It
(The Strand, 1891A)
- Personal accounts of Sergeant Ablett (Sebastopol), Major John Berryman (Balaclava), Private William Norman (White Horse Ravine), Private James Davis (Fort Ruhiya), Private Robert Jones (Rorke's Drift), and Gunner James Collis (Afghanistan).
- Sailor VCs
(The Strand, 1896B)
- Sailors who have won the Victoria Cross.
- Winning the Victoria Cross, by Rudyard Kipling
(Windsor Magazine, 1897B)
- How the Victoria Cross Was Won
(Home Magazine, 1898)
- Accounts of several recipients of the order, including John Berryman (Balaclava), Henry Hook (Rorke's Drift), Private Davis (India), James Collis (Afghanistan), Joseph Jee (Lucknow), and Surgeon Temple (Auckland, NZ)
- Deeds of Daring and Devotion in the War, by Alfred Story
(The Strand, 1900B)
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