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Bulfinchs Mythology 2014 Leather-Bound Edition by Thomas Bulfinch

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Book Title: Bulfinch's Mythology gtin13: 9781626861695 Item Length: 9.2 in Synopsis: Legendary tales of myth and romance written so everyone can enjoy the stories! Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch's original titles: The Age of Fable , The Age of Chivalry , and The Legends of Charlemagne . Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature...who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation." This compilation was widely used as the authoritative text on mythology in schools for over a century., Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch's original titles:  The Age of Fable ,  The Age of Chivalry , and  The Legends of Charlemagne . Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature...who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation." This compilation was widely used as the authoritative text on mythology in schools for over a century., Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch's original titles: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and The Legends of Charlemagne. Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature . . . who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation." This compilation was widely used as the authoritative text on mythology in schools for over a century. Lexile score: 1190L, Legendary tales of myth and romance written so everyone can enjoy the stories Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch's original titles: The Age of Fable , The Age of Chivalry , and The Legends of Charlemagne . Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature...who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation." This compilation was widely used as the authoritative text on mythology in schools for over a century. Author: Thomas Bulfinch Book Series: Leather-Bound Classics Ser. Dewey Edition: 23 Topic: Classics, Medieval, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Literary, Europe / Medieval Format: Leather Illustrator: Yes Item Height: 1.6 in Publication Year: 2014 Genre: Social Science, Fiction, Literary Collections, History Publisher: Printers Row Publishing Group Intended Audience: Trade Language: English ISBN-10: 1626861692 brand: Printers Row Publishing Group Item Width: 6.2 in LCCN: 2013-044914 Dewey Decimal: 398.2 ISBN-13: 9781626861695 Item Weight: 36.5 Oz LC Classification Number: BL312.B85 2014 Number of Pages: 704 Pages

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Legendary tales of myth and romance written so everyone can enjoy the stories! Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch's original titles: The Age of Fable , The Age of Chivalry , and The Legends of Charlemagne . Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature...who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation." This compilation was widely used as the authoritative text on mythology in schools for over a century.

  1. Finally a mythology book that reads like a storybook! This beautiful leather edition makes ancient tales of gods and heroes feel fresh and exciting. It's the perfect guide to understand all those classic references. Absolutely love it

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