Bulfinch's Mythology All Volumes

This edition includes 10 illustrations. It is easy for the modern reader to become overwhelmed when delving into the world of classical literature and for that particular audience did Thomas Bulfinch compile and compose his famous Bulfinch’s Mythology. The collection of stories is drawn from Greek and Roman antiquity the legends of Britain’s King Arthur and works from the Middle Ages depicting the high age of chivalric deeds. Originally published throughout the 19th century as individual books the complete volume was the first accessible foray for the general reader into worlds dominated by gods and monsters warrior kings and knights in shining armor.