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Hélène Guerber

Stories of the Wagner OperaH. A. Guerber Stories of the Wagner Opera PREFACEThese short sketches, which can be read in a few moments' time, are intended to give the reader as clear as possible an outline of the great dramatist-composer's work.The author is deeply indebted to Professor G.T. Dippol...

The Book of the Epic: The World's Great Epics Told in StoryH. A. Guerber The Book of the Epic: The World's Great Epics Told in Story INTRODUCTION Every now and then in our reading we come suddenly face to face with first things,—the very elemental sources beyond which no man may go. There is a di...

Contes et légendes. 1re PartieH. A. Guerber Contes et légendes. 1re Partie PREFACE This little collection of Legends and Fairy Tales is intended merely as an introduction to general French reading. The stories have been told as simply as possible, with infinite repetition of the same words and id...

The Story of the GreeksPREFACEI. EARLY INHABITANTS OF GREECEII. THE DELUGE OF OGYGESIII. THE FOUNDING OF MANY IMPORTANT CITIESIV. STORY OF DEUCALIONV. STORY OF DÆDALUS AND ICARUSVI. THE ADVENTURES OF JASONVII. THESEUS VISITS THE LABYRINTHVIII. THE TERRIBLE PROPHECYIX. THE SPHINX'S RIDDLEX. BLINDN...