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Candlewick
September 2007
On Sale: August 28, 2007
32 pages
ISBN: 0763634034
EAN: 9780763634032
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction | Childrens
In the early nineteenth century, an English nobleman
embarked on a tour of the sites of ancient Greece. He
brought as his guide a primer on Greek myths written by his
friend Lady Hestia Evans, a devotee of Lord Byron who had
recently taken the same voyage. In the true Romantic spirit,
Lady Hestia’s book was not only lavishly illustrated but
also boasted many paper crafts and novelties, including a
card game featuring the twelve Olympians, an oak-leaf oracle
of Zeus, a pop-up Pandora’s box (with hope still inside), a
booklet retelling the tale of Odysseus, a piece of the
Golden Fleece, a gold OBOLOS coin to pay the ferryman on the
River Styx, and many more flaps, foldouts, and other
surprises. The nobleman added his own witty comments and
drawings along the way, but seems to have wished for
something odd at the Delphic oracle: as the book nears its
end, it slowly begins to turn . . .to gold. Now, for lovers
of Greek myths and those just discovering their timeless
power, this fascinating volume is faithfully reproduced with
all its Romantic ambience, clever wit and novelty features
intact.
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