The Heroes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children

The Heroes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children

by Charles Kingsley
The Heroes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children

The Heroes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children

by Charles Kingsley

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Overview

This 1856 retelling of the Greek myths for children includes “How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow,” “How Perseus Slew the Gorgon,” “How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion,” “How the Argonauts Were Driven into the Unknown Sea,” “How Theseus Slew the Minotaur,” and other stories. Kingsley’s child-oriented language gains richness from his true love for Greek mythology.  


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781411459236
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication date: 09/13/2011
Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 210
Sales rank: 325,624
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian, and novelist—most closely associated with the West Country and Hampshire. Among his novels, the best known are Hypatia, Westward Ho!, and Hereward the Wake. He is also the author of the children’s classic The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, a story about a boy chimney sweep.

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