By Alfred John Church
13 powerful, attention-grabbing stories from Greek tragedy, admirably retold via Alfred J. Church and preserving remarkably good the spirit of the originals. contains the tales of Alcestis, Medea, Antigone, Philoctetes, Agamemnon, Iphigenia, Electra, and Orestes between others. a variety of black and white illustrations supplement the narrative. appropriate for a long time eleven and up.
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No part of this book may be reproduced or retransmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. This edition, first published in 2010 by Yesterday's Classics, an imprint of Yesterday's Classics, LLC, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday in 1880. This title is available in a print edition (ISBN 978-1-59915-079-6). Yesterday's Classics, LLC PO Box 3418 Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Yesterday's Classics Yesterday's Classics republishes classic books for children from the golden age of children's literature, the era from 1880 to 1920.
For the Gods had made Eurystheus to be master over him, for all that he was so strong. Now for the most part this troubled not his wife overmuch; for he departed from his house as one who counted it certain that he should return thereto. But at the last this was not so. For he left a tablet wherein were written many things such as a man writeth who is about to die. For he had ordered therein the portion which his wife should have as her right of marriage, and how his possessions should be divided among his children.
Go, then, my children, to the King's palace. " So the two boys went to the palace bearing the gifts. And all the servants of Jason that were therein rejoiced to see them, thinking that Medea had put away her anger against her husband. And they kissed their hands and their heads; and one led them into the chambers of the women, to the King's daughter. And she, who before sat looking with much love upon Jason, when she saw the boys, turned her head from them in anger. " And when she saw the gifts, she changed her thoughts, and consented to his words.