World’s Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

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Authors: Eva March Tappan In Year : 1914

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Thusnelda in the triumphal procession of Germanicus, by Karl Theodor von Piloty (born at Munich, October 1, 1826. Died there, July 21, 1886), painting frontispiece
Germany Part I: In pagan times: Historical note
How the early Germans lived, by Caius Cornelius Tacitus
An appeal to Caesar (58 B.C.), by T. Rice Holmes
Herman, who freed the Germans from Rome (9 A.D.), by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker
Boniface and the oak of Thor (about 723), by the Right Rev. W. Pakenham Walsh
Germany Part II: Emperors of mediaeval Germany: Historical note
How Charlemagne overcame the Saxons, by Dr. William Zimmermann
The Margrave Gero and the Vandals, by Theodor von Heyden (German artist, 1827), painting p. 36
The election of Frederick Barbarossa (the red-bearded) (1152), by Cyrus Townsend Brady
Frederick of the Red Beard and the Pope (1177), from the old chronicles
Frederick Barbarossa at the feet of the Pope, by Albert Maignan (France, 1844-1908), painting p. 48
Barbarossa, by Friedrich Rückert
Germany Part III: Stories of the Middle Ages: Historical note
How Siegfried won a bride for King Gunther, from the Nibelungenlied
Bishop Hatto and his mouse tower (about 968), by Robert Southey
The Lorelei, by Heinrich Heine
The little Faust tower of Munich, by Frantz Trautmann
Germany Part IV: Life in the fifteenth century: Historical note
The great Hanseatic League, by Eva March Tappan
The walled cities of Germany, by Sabine Baring-Gould, with the collaboration of Arthur Gilman
German life in the fifteenth century, by Johannes Janssen
The contest of the master-singers, by August Hagen
John Gutenberg, inventor of printing (middle of the sixteenth century), by Eva March Tappan
Germany Part V: From the Reformation to the death of Frederick the Great: Historical note
Martin Luther as a boy (about 1500), by Mrs. Elizabeth R. Charles
The sacking of Magdeburg (1631), by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The giant regiment of Frederick William I of Prussia (between 1713 and 1740), by Thomas Carlyle
The childhood of Frederick the Great (about 1720), by Thomas Carlyle
Frederick the Great and the First Silesian War (1740-1745), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The round table of Frederick the Great at Sans Souci, by Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel (Germany, 1815-1905), painting p. 178
Germany Part VI: German authors and composers: Historical note
Stories from the eighteenth century, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Morning prayers in the Bach family, by Toby Edward Rosenthal (American painter, 1848), painting p. 190
Handel, the master of Oratorio (1685-1759), by L. B. Urbino
The unwritten overture of Mozart (1756-1791), by Heribert Rau
A visit to Beethoven (1770-1827), by Richard Wagner
Germany Part VII: Two wars with France: Historical note
The oath at the grave of Frederick the Great (1806), by Louisa Mühlbach (Klara M. Mundt)
Why the philosopher's letter was not mailed (1806), by Louisa Mühlbach (Klara M. Mundt)
The Queen of Prussia's ride (1806), by A. L. A. Smith
William of Prussia proclaimed German Emperor at Versailles, by Anton von Werner (Germany, 1843), painting p. 236
The troubles of a correspondent in the Franco-Prussian War (1870), from "All the Year Round"
German wounded in the Gallery of Mirrors, Versailles, by Victor Bachereau-Reverchon (French artist, 1842), painting p. 248
The watch on the Rhine, by Max Schneckenburger
Germany Part VIII: Modern Germany: Historical note
Bismarck in the Reichstag and at home (about 1880), by George Makepeace Towle
Student life at the German universities (about 1900), by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
A day with the German Emperor (1898), by Maurice Leudet
The German Fatherland, by Ernst Moritz Arndt
The Netherlands Part I: From the Roman conquest to the Reformation: Historical note
Besieging a Roman camp (54 B.C.), by T. Rice Holmes
The rebellion of Civilis (69 A.D.), by Caius Cornelius Tacitus
How Count William of Holland was made a knight (1247), from the old chronicles
How Philip van Artevelde was made Governor of Ghent (1386), by Sir John Froissart
The childhood of Charles V: a reading by Erasmus, by Eduard Jean Conrad Hamman (Belgian painter, 1819), painting p. 302
The Netherlands Part II: How Holland won her freedom: Historical note
The ''beggars'' of Holland (1566), by John Lothrop Motley
The siege of Leyden (1574), by John Lothrop Motley
The assassination of William the Silent (1584), by John Lothrop Motley
Sir Philip Sidney and the glass of water (1586), by John Lothrop Motley
How a turf-boat captured the city of Breda (1590), by G. T. Hoare
The Netherlands Part III: The period of commercial greatness: Historical note
How a mud-hole became a garden, by William Elliot Griffis
When the pilgrim fathers went to Holland (1608), by William Bradford
The surrender of Breda, by Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velasquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660), painting p. 368
The escape of Hugo de Groot (1621), by Frederick Spencer Bird
The return of Spinoza (about 1653), by Israel Zangwill
The rival tulip-growers (1672), by Alexandre Dumas
When William III of England came home to his fatherland (1691), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The Netherlands Part IV: Little stories of Netherland artists: Historical note
King Philip presenting Rubens to Velasquez, by Leon y Escosura (Spanish artist, 1834-1901), painting p. 406
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), by Theodore Child
Anton Vandyck (1599-1641), by Clara Erskine Clement
Rembrandt's ''The Night Watch'', by Théophile Gautier
The Night Watch, by Rembrandt van Ryn (born at Leyden, 1607. Died in 1669), painting p. 414
Rembrandt in his studio, by Jean Léon Gérôme (French artist, 1824-1904), painting p. 416
The Netherlands Part V: The Netherlands in recent years: Historical note
The American Revolution in Holland, by Hendrik Willem van Loon
Contrary land, by Mary Mapes Dodge
The festival of Saint Nicholas, by Mary Mapes Dodge
In and out of a cab in Amsterdam, by F. Hopkinson Smith
The beloved Queen Wilhelmina (born in 1880), by William Elliot Griffis
Switzerland Part I: In earliest times: Historical note
The siege of the Lake-Dwellers, by Sir Arthur Helps
The flight of the Helvetians (58 B.C.), by Eva March Tappan
The Devil's Bridge over the Reuss, by H. A. Guerber
Switzerland Part II: How the Swiss gained their freedom: Historical note
The meeting at the Rütli (1307), by Heinrich Zschokke
The shot of William Tell (1307), by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Tell's escape (1307), by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Song of the Battle of Morgarten (1315), by Felicia Dorothea Hemans
The death of Winkelried (1386), by Walter Thornbury
Switzerland Part III: Stories from Swiss history: Historical note
The Baron of Raron and the ''Mazze'' (fifteenth century), by J. Wilson
Peace or war ? (1474), by Sir Walter Scott
How the Swiss met Charles the Bold of Burgundy (1476) by Heinrich Zschokke
The milk porridge incident: a story of the Reformation, by Clarence Rook
The prison of Chillon, by Jacob Abbott
The lion at Luzern, by Boyd Winchester
Switzerland Part IV: Stories of Alpine adventure: Historical note
Swept down by an avalanche, by Heinrich Zschokke
The slide of Alpnach, by L. A. Gilbert
The first ascent of the Matterhorn, by Edward Whymper
Tobogganing on a glacier, by John Addington Symonds
Switzerland Part V: Life in the mountains: Historical note
Our borrowed scientists, by W. D. McCrackan
The tiny farms of Switzerland, by Boyd Winchester
How Switzerland defends herself, by Clarence Rook
How the Swiss built the greatest tunnel in the world, by Francis Fox

This is the seventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VII include the stories from the Nibelungen saga of the Germans, masterpieces of the Dutch Painters and the famous apple-shooting episode from Schiller's drama William Tell. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The shot of William Tell:
Walter: Stoofy / William Tell: ToddHW / Friesshard: Foon / Leuth: Jim Locke / Sacristan: Aaron White / Rosselmann: TJ Burns / Furst: alanmapstone / Stauffacher: Nemo / Melchthal: Eva Davis / Peasants: Sandra Schmit / Women: Monika M.C. / Harras: Frédéric Surget / Gessler: Tomas Peter / Bertha: Devorah Allen / Rudenz: Philip Watson / Narrator: Sonia

Cast list for Tell's escape:
William Tell: Jim Locke / Fisherman: Tomas Peter / Narrator: Sonia