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Heroes of Greek mythology Greek fairy tales for my children

"Heroes of Greek Mythology, written by Charles Kinglsey, was first published in 1856. Three heroes of Greek mythology -- Perseus, Jason and Theseus -- perform impossible feats in these stories. During his illustrious writing career, Kingsley managed to wirte a number of poems and novels, historical...

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Main Author: Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [Charleston, SC] : Createspace Inc., 2014.
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Mythology, Greek.
Argonauts (Greek mythology)
Theseus, > King of Athens.
Perseus (Greek mythology)
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Summary:"Heroes of Greek Mythology, written by Charles Kinglsey, was first published in 1856. Three heroes of Greek mythology -- Perseus, Jason and Theseus -- perform impossible feats in these stories. During his illustrious writing career, Kingsley managed to wirte a number of poems and novels, historical and scientific works, and children's tales. He was a curate in 1842, and 1873 found him a Canon of Westminster and Chaplain to Queen Victoria. Among his 28 volumnes is the children's classic Water BAbies, published in 1863."--Back cover.
Physical Description:124 pages ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781482036558 (pbk.)
148203655X (pbk.)
Author Notes:Charles Kingsley, a clergyman of the Church of England, who late in his life held the chair of history at Cambridge University, wrote mostly didactic historical romances. He put the historical novel to new use, not to teach history, but to illustrate some religious truth. Westward Ho! (1855), his best-known work, is a tale of the Spanish main in the days of Queen Elizabeth I. Hypatia: New Foes with Old Faces (1853) is the story of a pagan girl-philosopher who was torn to pieces by a Christian mob. The story is strongly anti-Roman Catholic.. Hereward the Wake, or The Watchful Hereward the Wake, or The Watchful (1866) is a tale of a Saxon outlaw. The Water-Babies (1863), written for Kingsley's youngest child, "would be a tale for children were it not for the satire directed at the parents of the period," said Andrew Lang. Alton Locke (1850) and Yeast (1851) reflect Kingsley's leadership in "muscular Christianity" and his dramatization of social issues.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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