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Gods and Heroes - Roman Genre

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The Book of Wonder Voyages (1896)

A retelling of four famous hero tales, from The Argonauts to the Norsemen. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s): None

Myths from Many Lands (1906)

A large selection of myths. Read online at archive.org.

Junior Classics Volume 3 (1912)

Selections mainly from the hero tales of Greece and Rome, including Homer and Virgil, for children from six to sixteen. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish
T. H. Robinson
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Junior Classics Volume 4 (1912)

Selections from the tales of chivalry such as King Arthur, Roland, and Robin Hood for children from six to sixteen. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Hugh Thomson

Junior Classics Volume 5 (1912)

Selections from older classics that have been appropriated by children such as Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels and Pilgrim’s Progress for children from six to sixteen. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Junior Classics Volume 6 (1912)

Selections from nineteenth century classics, including a large portion of Alice in Wonderland. For children from six to sixteen. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Legends of Charlemagne (1924)

A collection of romances from medieval and renaissance Europe.

Author(s): Thomas Bulfinch
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

An Experiment with St. George (1939)

St George and the Princess Cleodolinda outwit Circe and her minions and trap them beneath a volcanic eruption.

Author(s): J. W. Dunne
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Anthology of Children’s Literature (1940)

An immense anthology with everything from Mother Goose to Eve Curie.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Edna Johnson
Carrie E. Scott
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

Hero Tales From Many Lands (1961)

A collection of stories about the great heroes of mythology and history.

A Companion to World Mythology (1980)

An exhaustive listing of the mythologies of diverse cultures.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard W. Barber
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

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