Edward Clodd 
Childhood of Religions [PDF ebook] 
Embracing a Simple Account of the Birth and Growth of Myths and Legends

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Its clear presentment within a moderate compass somevifhat difficult, but I have been at pains to select the essential portions, and, in View of those to whom the body of the work is addressed, to choose the simplest language which the several subjects permit. If the style is thus more fami liar than dignified, I hope it may with greater success attract the ear of the youthful reader.