“It ought to be in the hands of every scholar and of every schoolboy.”—Saturday Review, London.
“It ought to be in the hands of every scholar and of every schoolboy.”—Saturday Review, London.
Tales of Ancient Greece.
By the REV. SIR G. W. COX, Bart., M.A.,
Trinity College, Oxford.
12mo., extra cloth, black and gilt,Price, $1.60.
“Written apparently for young readers, it yet possesses a charm of manner which will recommend it to all.”—The Examiner, London.
“It is only when we take up such a book as this, that we realize how rich in interest is the mythology of Greece.”—Inquirer, Philadelphia.
“Admirable in style, and level with a child’s comprehension. These versions might well find a place in every family.”—The Nation, New York.
“The author invests these stories with a charm of narrative entirely peculiar. The book is a rich one in every way.”—Standard, Chicago.
“In Mr. Cox will be found yet another name to be enrolled among those English writers who have vindicated for this country an honorable rank in the investigation of Greek history.”—Edinburgh Review.
“It is doubtful if these tales, antedating history in their origin, and yet fresh with all the charms of youth to all who read them for the first time, were ever before presented in so chaste and popular form.”—Golden Rule, Boston.
“The grace with which these old tales of the mythology are re-told makes them as enchanting to the young as familiar fairy tales, or the ‘Arabian Nights.’ * * * We do not know of a Christmas book which promises more lasting pleasures.”—Publishers’ Weekly.
“Its exterior fits it to adorn the drawing-room table, while its contents are adapted to the entertainment of the most cultivated intelligence. * * * The book is a scholarly production, and a welcome addition to a department of literature that is thus far quite too scantily furnished.”—Tribune, Chicago.