The Spartan Twins
By Lucy Fitch Perkins (1918)
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins (1918). Unabridged Charlotte Mason living book edition for Form I History.
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Chapter 1: The Spartan Twins
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 1
The Characters in this Story are:—
MELAS, a Spartan living on the Island of Salamis, just off the coast of
Greece. He is Overseer on the Farm of Pericles, Archon of Athens.
LYDIA, Wife of Melas, and Mother of Dion and Daphne.
DION and DAPHNE, Twin Son and Daughter of Melas and Lydia.
CHLOE, a young slave girl, belonging to Melas and Lydia. She had been abandoned by her parents when she was a baby, and left by the roadside to die of neglect or be picked up by some passer-by. She was found by Lydia and brought up in her household as a slave.
ANAXAGORAS, "the Stranger," a Philosopher,—friend of Pericles.
PERICLES, Chief Archon of Athens.
LAMPON, a Priest.
A Priest of the Erechtheum.
DROMAS, LYCIAS, and Others, Slaves on the Farm of Pericles.
Time: About the middle of the Fifth Century B.C.
[Illustration: Plan of home of the Spartan Twins]
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8 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Chapter 1: The Spartan Twins
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 1
Chapter 2
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 2
Chapter 3
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 3
Chapter 4
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 4
Chapter 5
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 5
Chapter 6
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 6
Chapter 7
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 7
Chapter 8
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins — Chapter 8
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