The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available as a highly designed paperback with flaps with a new introduction by Robert Hanks. Part of the Knickerbocker Classics series, a modern design makes this timeless book a perfect travel companion. Thomas Bulfinch helped popularize mythology with his three-volume collection of tales for an English-speaking audience. This edition includes the first volume, Stories of Gods and Heroes, which was originally published in 1855 and presents the stories of Greek and Roman mythology. Considered to be one of the most popular and entertaining books of mythology, Bulfinch's Mythology is as relevant today as when it was originally published.

Author Biography

Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) was an American writer and banker. He is best known for Bulfinch's Mythology, a three-volume book: The Age of Fable,The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. Robert Hanks is a writer and editor based in Cambridge, UK. He has written for the Independent newspaper, the London Review of Books, the graphic design magazine Eye, the film magazine Sight & Sound, and elsewhere, on books, film, theater, television, design, bicycles, and music, among other things. He has taught at Central Saint Martins School of Art and written and presented programs for BBC radio, including a series on the role of dogs in human life.