Writing to his own children, the author of The Water-Babies retells three Greek hero stories at full length: Perseus and the Gorgon, Jason and the voyage of the Argo to Colchis, and Theseus on the road to Athens and the labyrinth of Crete. A preface explains why these old Greeks still shape the books, buildings and words around us.
A vigorous, warm-hearted introduction to Greek myth that has served young readers since 1856. Download the free EPUB.