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The Age of FableThomas Bulfinch

The Age of Fable

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Original author: Thomas Bulfinch

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"The Age of Fable" by Thomas Bulfinch is a collection of mythological tales published in 1855. This groundbreaking work retold Greek and Roman myths for English-speaking readers who lacked classical language training. Bulfinch combined ancient stories with quotations from contemporary poets, creating a bridge between classical learning and modern literature. His accessible prose invited middle-class readers into worlds of gods, heroes, and legendary adventures, making classical mythology comprehensible without requiring knowledge of Latin or Greek.

The Age of Fable, by Thomas Bulfinch. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4925.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter2,724 words
  2. 2.Introduction3,370 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Prometheus and Pandora2,589 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Apollo and Daphne--Pyramus and Thisbe Cephalus and Procris3,268 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV3,566 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Phaeton2,846 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Midas--Baucis and Philemon2,197 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Proserpine--Glaucus and Scylla3,574 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Pygmalion--Dryope-Venus and Adonis--Apollo and Hyacinthus2,274 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Ceyx and Halcyone: Or, the Halcyon Birds2,616 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Vertumnus and Pomona1,553 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Cupid and Psyche4,042 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Cadmus--The Myrmidons2,589 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Nisus and Scylla--Echo and Narcissus--Clytie--Hero and Leander2,819 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Minerva--Niobe2,870 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Graeae or Gray-Maids--Perseus--Medusa--Atlas--Andromeda2,168 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Monsters2,304 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Golden Fleece--Medea2,979 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Meleager and Atalanta2,062 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Hercules--Hebe and Ganymede2,363 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Theseus--Daedalus--Castor and Pollux3,124 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Bacchus--Ariadne1,847 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIX334 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXII3,130 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXIII: Achelous and Hercules--Admetus and Alcestis--Antigone--Penelope2,750 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXIV2,709 words
  4. 27.Book III: , 35327 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXV: Arion--Ibycus--Simonides--Sappho3,204 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXVI: Endymion--Orion--Aurora and Tithonus--Acis and Galatea1,622 words
  7. 30.Book I: , 1., 182763 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXVII: The Trojan War5,794 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXVIII: The Fall of Troy--Return of the Greeks--Orestes and Electra2,919 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXIX3,737 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXX: The Phaeacians--Fate of the Suitors3,745 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXI: Adventures of Aeneas--The Harpies--Dido--Palinurus2,725 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXII: The Infernal Regions--The Sibyl3,582 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXIII: Camilla--Evander--Nisus and Euryalus--Mezentius--Turnus4,318 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXIV: Pythagoras--Egyptian Deities--Oracles4,025 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXV3,094 words
  17. 40.Chapter XXXVI: Modern Monsters--The Phoenix--Basilisk--Unicorn--Salamander2,666 words
  18. 41.Chapter XXXVII3,271 words
  19. 42.Chapter XXXVIII: Northern Mythology--Valhalla--The Valkyrior2,941 words
  20. 43.Chapter XXXIX: Thor's Visit to Jotunheim2,568 words
  21. 44.Chapter XL4,802 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLI: The Druids--Iona (1)8,245 words
  23. 46.Chapter XLI: The Druids--Iona (2)5,245 words