Bullfinch's Mythology - A Modern Abridgement

Bulfinch's Mythology is a collection of tales from myth and legend rewritten for a general readership by the American Latinist and banker Thomas Bulfinch, published posthumously after his death in 1867. The work not only a successful popularization of Greek mythology but opened up the doors of understanding to readers who had no knowledge the myths of antiquity. Carl J. Richard commented that it was "one of the most popular books ever published in the United States and the standard work on classical mythology for nearly a century", until the release of classicist Edith Hamilton's 1942 Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. This publishing includes:

The Age of Fable – The gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome, as well as the mythology of the Germanic Tribes, England, and the Near East.
The Legend of Charlemagne – Accounts of the reign of the first great French Emperor, his wars and conquests.
The Age of Chivalry – King Arthur and his court, Launcelot and Guenevere, and the death of Arthur.

This abridged modernized paperback edition, published in 1967, is a perfect starting point for those seeking to become engrossed in the myths that made us. The original version of Mythology contained three volumes, the major contents of which are retained in this edition for students of mythology and the general reader alike.

Condition: Very Good – Has minor wear to the front cover from folds, slight folds on the back but otherwise in very good condition.