Project Gutenberg 2008-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 85 Marshall, Logan 1884 1937 Howard-Smith, Logan Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls E-text prepared by Sigal Alon, Marcia Brooks, Sunflower, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy" by Logan Marshall is a collection of myths and legends retold for a young audience, likely written in the early 20th century. This compilation seeks to introduce children to the rich tapestry of ancient narratives from various cultures, characterizing the essence of human experience, morality, and inspiration through timeless stories. The opening of the collection provides context for the tales to come, emphasizing the significance of these myths in shaping civilizations and human understanding. It begins with the story of Prometheus, illustrating the Titan's quest to aid humanity by stealing fire from the gods, depicting themes of sacrifice and defiance against divine authority. Prometheus's subsequent punishment, alongside the creation of Pandora and the release of evils into the world, sets a dramatic tone. These initial myths frame the collection's exploration of human virtues, vices, and the mythical influences that shaped cultures throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mythology -- Juvenile literature Legends -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 559773 558563 2024-09-10T13:52:09.549391 2023-09-11T06:56:59.515201 text/html text/html 571246 2008-03-28T16:43:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1092206 2021-01-03T10:49:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1135000 2024-09-10T13:52:20.179382 application/epub+zip 1139775 2024-09-10T13:52:12.602420 application/epub+zip 262847 2024-09-10T13:52:10.412429 application/epub+zip 1311085 2024-09-10T13:52:25.491319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1325978 2024-09-10T13:52:18.900362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450632 2022-09-11T12:47:19.546492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483977 483875 2024-09-10T13:52:08.039403 2023-09-11T06:56:58.130215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 483706 2021-01-03T10:49:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179735 2021-01-03T10:49:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 483764 2021-01-03T10:49:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179682 2021-01-03T10:49:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20338 2024-09-10T13:52:25.638311 application/rdf+xml 22257 2024-09-10T13:52:11.815355 image/jpeg 3170 2024-09-10T13:52:11.758400 image/jpeg 1091196 2024-09-10T13:52:09.638496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia