Tales of Troy and Greece (Wordsworth Children's Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853261726 ISBN 13: 9781853261725

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 1995

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

Read the stories that inspired Rick Riordan. One of our hand-picked classics that no home should be without, these thrilling tales will have you gasping out loud!

About the Author:

Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844 - July 20, 1912) was a Scottish writer and literary critic who is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang's academic interests extended beyond the literary and he was a noted contributor to the fields of anthropology, folklore, psychical research, history, and classic scholarship, as well as the inspiration for the University of St. Andrew's Andrew Lang Lectures. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. Lang's Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. R. R. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture On Fairy-Stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1853261726
• ISBN 13: 9781853261725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Lang Andrew