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Myth Genre
Books in the Myth genre:
Mrs. Mundi at Home: The Terrestrial Ball, R.S.V.P. (1875)
A series of allegorical engravings of the planets and nations of the earth.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Boy’s Mabinogion (1881)
A collection of twelve traditional Welsh tales mainly concerning the Matter of Britain. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Alfred Fredericks
Echoes of Hellas (1887)
Author(s):
George C. W. Warr
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls (1892)
Author(s):
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Isis Very Much Unveiled (1894)
A debunking of theosophy and Madame Blavatsky. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Edmund Garrett
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
The Book of Nature Myths (1902)
An elementary school reader featuring fifty-four nature myths, mainly from Native American sources. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Florence Holbrook
Illustrator(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Myths from Many Lands (1906)
A large selection of myths. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Howard Pyle
T. H. Robinson
E. Boyd Smith
The Arabian Nights Their Best-Known Tales (1909)
Ten of the most famous tales from the Thousand and One Nights, adapted for younger readers. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
The Early Life of Mr. Man (1914)
The history of the human race before the flood. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Illustrator(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Indian Why Stories: Sparks from War Eagle’s Lodge-Fire (1915)
A collection of Native American myths, legends and tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank Bird Linderman
Illustrator(s):
Charles Marion Russell
Indian Old-Man Stories: More Sparks from War Eagle’s Lodge-Fire (1920)
A collection of Native American myths, legends, and tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank Bird Linderman
Illustrator(s):
Charles Marion Russell
How It Came About Stories (1921)
A collection of Native American stories. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank Bird Linderman
Illustrator(s):
Carle Michel Boog
Lilith (1924)
A story about a journey to the world of the dead.
Author(s):
George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Doctor Dolittle’s Garden (1927)
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s):
Hugh Lofting
The Story of Roland (1930)
Author(s):
James Baldwin
Illustrator(s):
Peter Hurd
The White Stag (1937)
The legendary tale of the migration of the Huns and Magyars from the east to Hungary.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
Tales of Poindi (1938)
A retelling of native folk tales and legends from New Caledonia.
Author(s):
Jean Mariotti
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
Yankee Doodle’s Cousins (1941)
A compilation of stories about American folk heroes.
Author(s):
Anne Malcolmson
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
A Book of Myths: Selections from Bulfinch’s Age of Fable (1942)
Thirty classic myths from Greece.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Thomas Bulfinch
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell