In a relaxed, easily readable style, lang retells the big familiar stories and several lesserknown ones. Those who are interested in watching the mental development of a child must have noted that when the. Stories of the border marches, with john lang some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they were published before january 1, 1925. A book of myths by lang jeanie at the best online ebook storage. First published in 1914, jean lang s a book of myths is a foundational work of modern anthropology covering in breathless style a pantheon of western mythological figures, ranging from ancient greece to medieval scandinavia. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
The book is intended for those who, in the course of their reading, frequently come across names which possess for them no meaning and who care to read some old stories, through which runs the same humanity that their own hearts know. A book of myths by jeanie lang english hardcover book free shipping. Lang chose these stories because they portrayed heroic gods, faithfully and blindly worshipped by man. Kindle edition published in 2012, kindle edition, 14840700 paperback published in 20, kindle edition published i. Still, as lang said, in spite of this these myths portrayed a wonderful humanity that strikes a vibrant cord. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A book of myths jean lang, jean jeanie lang, mrs john lang 18671932 this ebook presents a book of myths, from jean lang. The old peoples of earth made gods of their heroes and endowed them with virtues and vices of their. Mobi files can be read on kindles, epub files can be read on other e book readers, and zip files can be downloaded and read on your computer. A book of myths wikisource, the free online library. Just as a little child holds out its hands to catch the sunbeams, to feel and to grasp what, so its eyes tell it, is actually there, so, down through the ages, men have stretched out their hands in eager endeavour to know their god. Jeanie lang, stressed in her preface that the stories are not presented to the student of folklore as a fresh contribution to his knowledge.
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Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is a collection of mythsmostly greek with a smattering of others from the eastwritten in a clear and easytoread style. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. John lang with twenty original drawings in colour by helen stratton. First published in 1914, jean langs a book of myths is a foundational work of modern anthropology covering in breathless style a pantheon of western mythological figures, ranging from ancient greece to medieval scandinavia. May 09, 2015 a book of myths 1914 by jean lang title, preface, table of contents, list of illustrations, etc. Mar 08, 2018 stories of the border marches, with john lang some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they were published before january 1, 1925. A book of myths rivershare library system overdrive. And every goose a swan, lad, and every lass a queen. A look at the diverse chapter heading reveals the breadth of subjects covered. Sep 21, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Learn more about a book of myths in the alliance digital media library digital collection. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Learn more about a book of myths in the southwest virginia public libraries digital collection.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite. Lang complemented each myth with poetry by other authors who, like her, were inspired by these ancient stories of the gods. White this is a collection of myths mostly greek with a smattering of others from the eastwritten in a clear and easytoread style. A book of myths paperback april 3, 20 by jeanie lang author visit amazons jeanie lang page. A book of myths jeanie lang audiobook and ebook all you. A book of myths by jeanie lang ebook by jeanie lang. Librivox recording of a book of myths by jean lang.
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The old peoples of earth made gods of their heroes and endowed them with virtues and vices of their worshippers. Again and again in mythological history we come on stories of the goddess, sometimes under her best known name of diana, sometimes under her older greek name of artemis, and now and again as. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Once you install this app, you can read it by 1click without connecting network.
A book of myths quotes showing 17 of 7 and faith, which is but hope grown wise, and love and patience, which at last shall overcome. Jeanie lang has books on goodreads with 1860 ratings. The author died in 1932, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the term is the authors life plus 80 years or less. A book of myths by jeanie lang ebook por jeanie lang. Illustration of marpessa by helen stratton from jeanie lang s 1915 a book of myths. See all 42 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A book of myths southwest virginia public libraries. A book of myths jean lang 1867 1932 this is a collection of myths mostly greek with a smattering of others from the eastwritten in a clear and easytoread style. The kindle book format for this title is not supported on. Learn more about a book of myths in the rivershare library system digital collection. A book of myths by jeanie lang is available in these. Download and read online for free a book of myths by lang jeanie.
Jean lang 18671932 is the author of a book of myths. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. In this little collection of myths, the stories are not presented to the student of folklore as a fresh contribution to his knowledge. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Jeanie lang s most popular book is a book of myths. A book of myths southwest virginia public libraries overdrive. This book has many very interesting myths in it and has you wanting to read more. This book, all 395 pages of it, features 34 fascinating. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a book of myths. Ultimately, however, these gods demonstrated the same frailties as humans, and were found to be just as corrupt.
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