Author: Andrew LangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722956158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Superbly illustrated by H. J. Ford, Lang draws masterfully upon his classical training to bring to life some of the central stories of Greek mythology. Readers will follow the exciting adventures of Ulysses from his boyhood through his perilous return from the Trojan War, meet the lovely Helen of Troy, hear about the amazing Trojan horse, join Jason on his determined quest for the Golden Fleece, encounter the fierce, beautiful Amazons, and learn about the legendary deeds of other remarkable Greek heroes. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This work narrates the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Helen of Troy, Paris, Hector, Achilles, the Amazons, Ulysses, and the Wooden Horse all feature in this introduction to one of the most remarkable legends ever told. Moreover, this book contains the adventures of Theseus and his dramatic battle with the Minotaur with Ariadne's help and Jason's search for the Golden Fleece with the assistance of Princess Medea.
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717332011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Superbly illustrated by H. J. Ford, Lang draws masterfully upon his classical training to bring to life some of the central stories of Greek mythology. Readers will follow the exciting adventures of Ulysses from his boyhood through his perilous return from the Trojan War, meet the lovely Helen of Troy, hear about the amazing Trojan horse, join Jason on his determined quest for the Golden Fleece, encounter the fierce, beautiful Amazons, and learn about the legendary deeds of other remarkable Greek heroes. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: A. LangTales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
tales of troy and greece From Andrew Lang
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Lang AndrewPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318980413
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Long ago, in a little island called Ithaca, on the west coast of Greece, there lived a king named Laertes. His kingdom was small and mountainous. People used to say that Ithaca 'lay like a shield upon the sea, ' which sounds as if it were a flat country. But in those times shields were very large, and rose at the middle into two peaks with a hollow between them, so that Ithaca, seen far off in the sea, with her two chief mountain peaks, and a cloven valley between them, looked exactly like a shield. The country was so rough that men kept no horses, for, at that time, people drove, standing up in little light chariots with two horses; they never rode, and there was no cavalry in battle: men fought from chariots. When Ulysses, the son of Laertes, King of Ithaca grew up, he never fought from a chariot, for he had none, but always on foot
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781977807083
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Also included in this book are the adventures of Theseus and his dramatic battle with the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne, and the quest of Jason for the Golden Fleece with the help of the Princess Medea.
Tales of Troy and Greece
Author: Andrew LangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Long ago, in a little island called Ithaca, on the west coast of Greece, there lived a king namedLaertes. His kingdom was small and mountainous. People used to say that Ithaca 'lay like a shieldupon the sea, ' which sounds as if it were a flat country. But in those times shields were very large, and rose at the middle into two peaks with a hollow between them, so that Ithaca, seen far off in thesea, with her two chief mountain peaks, and a cloven valley between them, looked exactly like ashield. The country was so rough that men kept no horses, for, at that time, people drove, standingup in little light chariots with two horses; they never rode, and there was no cavalry in battle: menfought from chariots. When Ulysses, the son of Laertes, King of Ithaca grew up, he never foughtfrom a chariot, for he had none, but always on foot.If there were no horses in Ithaca, there was plenty of cattle. The father of Ulysses had flocks ofsheep, and herds of swine, and wild goats, deer, and hares lived in the hills and in the plains. The seawas full of fish of many sorts, which men caught with nets, and with rod and line and hook.Thus Ithaca was a good island to live in. The summer was long, and there was hardly any winter;only a few cold weeks, and then the swallows came back, and the plains were like a garden, allcovered with wild flowers-violets, lilies, narcissus, and roses. With the blue sky and the blue sea, the island was beautiful. White temples stood on the shores; and the Nymphs, a sort of fairies, hadtheir little shrines built of stone, with wild rose-bushes hanging over th