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The author never forgets he is a scholar, and never allows us to forget that he is a wit and a humorist. Let us pretend that the phrase has never been used before, and therefore declare because we mean it: This book will please children of all ages from ten to eighty. The heard-for-the-first-time, or the familiar stories of Greek mythology are told as parts of a connected whole; this book is The Rise and Fall of the Olympian Empire. The Greeks had a clear conception of the family histories of their gods, godesses and demi-gods; here it is, complete with a family tree, and the stories remembered by celestial or earthly Nannies when their charges had grown up and become celebrated.

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Will serve for more than entertainment. It is good to find many of the best things in Pindar, Simonides, and others quietly incorporated. -- The Times Boys and girls will find it an excellent introduction to the company of the immortals. -- Sunday Times With a lightness of touch and a delicate humour he retells those ancient myths. No one is too old to profit by the original qualities of his sparkling version. -- Western Morning News A delightful book... makes the old Greek mythology live again. Many an adult will rejoice in this Olympian feast. -- Liverpool Post This is a godsend of a book: for young and old, for all indeed who do not suffer from sclerosis of imagination. -- John o' London's Weekly Not only the rich material in these tales, but also the completeness and continuity of the whole book, should make it very welcome. -- Education Outlook

""Will serve for more than entertainment. It is good to find many of the best things in Pindar, Simonides, and others quietly incorporated."" -- The Times ""Boys and girls will find it an excellent introduction to the company of the immortals."" -- Sunday Times ""With a lightness of touch and a delicate humour he retells those ancient myths. No one is too old to profit by the original qualities of his sparkling version."" -- Western Morning News ""A delightful book... makes the old Greek mythology live again. Many an adult will rejoice in this Olympian feast."" -- Liverpool Post ""This is a godsend of a book: for young and old, for all indeed who do not suffer from sclerosis of imagination."" -- John o' London's Weekly ""Not only the rich material in these tales, but also the completeness and continuity of the whole book, should make it very welcome."" -- Education Outlook

"""Will serve for more than entertainment. It is good to find many of the best things in Pindar, Simonides, and others quietly incorporated."" -- The Times ""Boys and girls will find it an excellent introduction to the company of the immortals."" -- Sunday Times ""With a lightness of touch and a delicate humour he retells those ancient myths. No one is too old to profit by the original qualities of his sparkling version."" -- Western Morning News ""A delightful book... makes the old Greek mythology live again. Many an adult will rejoice in this Olympian feast."" -- Liverpool Post ""This is a godsend of a book: for young and old, for all indeed who do not suffer from sclerosis of imagination."" -- John o' London's Weekly ""Not only the rich material in these tales, but also the completeness and continuity of the whole book, should make it very welcome."" -- Education Outlook"

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William Henry Denham (W. H. D.) Rouse (30 May 1863 - 10 February 1950) was a pioneering British teacher who advocated the use of the Direct Method of teaching Latin and Greek.

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