"e;one of the most popular books ever published in the United States and the standard work on classical mythology for nearly a century"e;-Edith Hamilton.Most of the mythology books are boring. Bulfinch's Mythology is an attempt to solve this problem, by telling the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement. In the "e;Stories of Gods and Heroes"e; the compiler has endeavored to impart the pleasures of classical learning to the English reader, by presenting the stories of Pagan mythology in a form adapted to modern taste. In "e;King Arthur and His Knights"e; and "e;The Mabinogeon"e; the attempt has been made to treat in the same way the stories of the second "e;age of fable,"e; the age which witnessed the dawn of the several states of Modern Europe. "e;Hero myths of the British race"e; and "e;Legends of Charlemagne"e; completed this book. Bulfinch interspersed the stories with his own commentary, and with quotations from writings by his contemporaries.This new edition (easy-to-read layout) contains illustrations or paintings.