This 1856 retelling of the Greek myths for children includes “How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow, ” “How Perseus Slew the Gorgon, ” “How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion, ” “How the Argonauts Were Driven into the Unknown Sea, ” “How Theseus Slew the Minotaur, ” and other stories. Kingsley’s child-oriented language gains richness from his true love for Greek mythology.
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Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian, and novelist—most closely associated with the West Country and Hampshire. Among his novels, the best known are Hypatia, Westward Ho!, and Hereward the Wake. He is also the author of the children’s classic The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, a story about a boy chimney sweep.
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