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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12), by Various, Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie
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- YOUNG FOLKS' TREASURY
  - In 12 Volumes
  - HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
  - EDWARD EVERETT HALE Associate Editor
- In 12 Volumes
- HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
- EDWARD EVERETT HALE Associate Editor
- Myths and Legendary Heroes
  - HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
- HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
- VOLUME II
  - NEW YORK
    - THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.
    - Publishers
  - THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.
  - Publishers
  - PARTIAL LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, ASSISTANT EDITORS AND ADVISERS
    - HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
    - EDWARD EVERETT HALE Associate Editor
  - HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
  - EDWARD EVERETT HALE Associate Editor
  - CONTENTS
  - ILLUSTRATIONS
  - INTRODUCTION
- NEW YORK
  - THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.
  - Publishers
- THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.
- Publishers
- PARTIAL LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, ASSISTANT EDITORS AND ADVISERS
  - HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
  - EDWARD EVERETT HALE Associate Editor
- HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Editor
- EDWARD EVERETT HALE Associate Editor
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
MYTHS OF MANY COUNTRIES
- MYTHS OF GREECE AND ROME
  - BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
    - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - PANDORA
    - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - MIDAS
    - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - CADMUS
    - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - PROSERPINA
    - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
  - THE STORY OF ATALANTA
    - ADAPTED BY ANNA KLINGENSMITH
  - ADAPTED BY ANNA KLINGENSMITH
  - PYRAMUS AND THISBE
    - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
  - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
  - ORPHEUS
    - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
  - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
- BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- PANDORA
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- MIDAS
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- CADMUS
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- PROSERPINA
  - ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- ADAPTED BY C.E. SMITH
- THE STORY OF ATALANTA
  - ADAPTED BY ANNA KLINGENSMITH
- ADAPTED BY ANNA KLINGENSMITH
- PYRAMUS AND THISBE
  - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
- ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
- ORPHEUS
  - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
- ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMERN
- MYTHS OF SCANDINAVIA
  - BALDUR
    - ADAPTED FROM A, AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
  - ADAPTED FROM A, AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
  - I
  - THE DREAM
  - II
  - THE PEACESTEAD
  - III
  - BALDUR DEAD
  - IV
  - HELHEIM
  - V
  - WEEPING
  - THOR'S ADVENTURES AMONG THE JÖTUNS
    - ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
  - ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
  - THE APPLES OF IDUN
    - ADAPTED BY HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE
  - ADAPTED BY HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE
  - THE GIFTS OF THE DWARFS
  - THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI
    - ADAPTED FROM A. AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
  - ADAPTED FROM A. AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
- BALDUR
  - ADAPTED FROM A, AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
- ADAPTED FROM A, AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
- I
- THE DREAM
- II
- THE PEACESTEAD
- III
- BALDUR DEAD
- IV
- HELHEIM
- V
- WEEPING
- THOR'S ADVENTURES AMONG THE JÖTUNS
  - ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
- ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
- THE APPLES OF IDUN
  - ADAPTED BY HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE
- ADAPTED BY HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE
- THE GIFTS OF THE DWARFS
- THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI
  - ADAPTED FROM A. AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
- ADAPTED FROM A. AND E. KEARY'S VERSION
- MYTHS OF INDIA
  - THE BLIND MAN, THE DEAF MAN, AND THE DONKEY
    - ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
  - ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
  - HARISARMAN
  - WHY THE FISH LAUGHED
  - MUCHIE LAL
    - ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
  - ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
  - HOW THE RAJAH'S SON WON THE PRINCESS LABAM
    - ADAPTED BY JOSEPH JACOBS
  - ADAPTED BY JOSEPH JACOBS
- THE BLIND MAN, THE DEAF MAN, AND THE DONKEY
  - ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
- ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
- HARISARMAN
- WHY THE FISH LAUGHED
- MUCHIE LAL
  - ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
- ADAPTED BY M. FRERE
- HOW THE RAJAH'S SON WON THE PRINCESS LABAM
  - ADAPTED BY JOSEPH JACOBS
- ADAPTED BY JOSEPH JACOBS
- MYTHS OF JAPAN
  - THE JELLYFISH AND THE MONKEY
    - ADAPTED BY YEI THEODORA OZAKI
  - ADAPTED BY YEI THEODORA OZAKI
  - THE OLD MAN AND THE DEVILS
  - AUTUMN AND SPRING
    - ADAPTED BY FRANK HINDER
  - ADAPTED BY FRANK HINDER
  - THE VISION OF TSUNU
    - ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
  - ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
  - THE STAR-LOVERS
    - ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
  - ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
- THE JELLYFISH AND THE MONKEY
  - ADAPTED BY YEI THEODORA OZAKI
- ADAPTED BY YEI THEODORA OZAKI
- THE OLD MAN AND THE DEVILS
- AUTUMN AND SPRING
  - ADAPTED BY FRANK HINDER
- ADAPTED BY FRANK HINDER
- THE VISION OF TSUNU
  - ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
- ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
- THE STAR-LOVERS
  - ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
- ADAPTED BY FRANK RINDER
- MYTHS OF THE SLAVS
  - THE TWO BROTHERS
    - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
  - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
  - THE TWELVE MONTHS
    - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
  - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
  - THE SUN; OR, THE THREE GOLDEN HAIRS OF THE OLD MAN VSÉVÈDE
    - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
  - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- THE TWO BROTHERS
  - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- THE TWELVE MONTHS
  - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- THE SUN; OR, THE THREE GOLDEN HAIRS OF THE OLD MAN VSÉVÈDE
  - ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- ADAPTED BY ALEXANDER CHODSKO
- A MYTH OF AMERICA
  - HIAWATHA
    - ADAPTED FROM H.R. SCHOOLCRAFT's VERSION
  - ADAPTED FROM H.R. SCHOOLCRAFT's VERSION
- HIAWATHA
  - ADAPTED FROM H.R. SCHOOLCRAFT's VERSION
- ADAPTED FROM H.R. SCHOOLCRAFT's VERSION
LEGENDARY HEROES OF MANY COUNTRIES
- HEROES OF GREECE AND ROME
  - PERSEUS
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - I
  - PERSEUS AND HIS MOTHER
  - II
  - HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH VOW
  - III
  - HOW PERSEUS SLEW THE GORGON
  - IV
  - HOW PERSEUS MET ANDROMEDA
  - V
  - HOW PERSEUS CAME HOME AGAIN
  - ODYSSEUS
    - ADAPTED BY JEANIE LANG
  - ADAPTED BY JEANIE LANG
  - I
  - HOW ODYSSEUS LEFT TROYLAND AND SAILED FOR HIS KINGDOM PAST THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS
  - II
  - HOW ODYSSEUS CAME TO THE LAND OF THE CYCLÔPES, AND HIS ADVENTURES THERE
  - III
  - HOW ODYSSEUS MET WITH CIRCE, THE SIRENS, AND CALYPSO
  - IV
  - HOW ODYSSEUS MET WITH NAUSICAA
  - THE ARGONAUTS
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - I
  - HOW THE CENTAUR TRAINED THE HEROES
  - II
  - HOW JASON LOST HIS SANDAL
  - III
  - HOW THEY BUILT THE SHIP ARGO
  - IV
  - HOW THE ARGONAUTS WON THE GOLDEN FLEECE
  - V
  - HOW THE ARGONAUTS REACHED HOME
  - THESEUS
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - I
  - HOW THESEUS LIFTED THE STONE
  - II
  - HOW THESEUS SLEW THE CLUB-BEARER AND THE PINE-BENDER
  - III
  - HOW THESEUS SLEW THE MINOTAUR
  - HERCULES
    - ADAPTED BY THOMAS CARTWRIGHT
  - ADAPTED BY THOMAS CARTWRIGHT
  - I
  - THE TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES
  - II
  - HERCULES IN THE NETHER WORLD
  - III
  - BLACK TARTARUS AND THE ELYSIAN FIELDS
  - IV
  - THE TUNIC OF NESSUS THE CENTAUR
  - THE PERILOUS VOYAGE OF ÆNEAS
  - ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMEKN
  - HOW HORATIUS HELD THE BRIDGE
    - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
  - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
  - HOW CINCINNATUS SAVED ROME
    - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
  - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- PERSEUS
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- I
- PERSEUS AND HIS MOTHER
- II
- HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH VOW
- III
- HOW PERSEUS SLEW THE GORGON
- IV
- HOW PERSEUS MET ANDROMEDA
- V
- HOW PERSEUS CAME HOME AGAIN
- ODYSSEUS
  - ADAPTED BY JEANIE LANG
- ADAPTED BY JEANIE LANG
- I
- HOW ODYSSEUS LEFT TROYLAND AND SAILED FOR HIS KINGDOM PAST THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS
- II
- HOW ODYSSEUS CAME TO THE LAND OF THE CYCLÔPES, AND HIS ADVENTURES THERE
- III
- HOW ODYSSEUS MET WITH CIRCE, THE SIRENS, AND CALYPSO
- IV
- HOW ODYSSEUS MET WITH NAUSICAA
- THE ARGONAUTS
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- I
- HOW THE CENTAUR TRAINED THE HEROES
- II
- HOW JASON LOST HIS SANDAL
- III
- HOW THEY BUILT THE SHIP ARGO
- IV
- HOW THE ARGONAUTS WON THE GOLDEN FLEECE
- V
- HOW THE ARGONAUTS REACHED HOME
- THESEUS
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- I
- HOW THESEUS LIFTED THE STONE
- II
- HOW THESEUS SLEW THE CLUB-BEARER AND THE PINE-BENDER
- III
- HOW THESEUS SLEW THE MINOTAUR
- HERCULES
  - ADAPTED BY THOMAS CARTWRIGHT
- ADAPTED BY THOMAS CARTWRIGHT
- I
- THE TWELVE LABORS OF HERCULES
- II
- HERCULES IN THE NETHER WORLD
- III
- BLACK TARTARUS AND THE ELYSIAN FIELDS
- IV
- THE TUNIC OF NESSUS THE CENTAUR
- THE PERILOUS VOYAGE OF ÆNEAS
- ADAPTED BY ALICE ZIMMEKN
- HOW HORATIUS HELD THE BRIDGE
  - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- HOW CINCINNATUS SAVED ROME
  - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- HEROES OF GREAT BRITAIN
  - BEOWULF
    - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - I
  - HOW BEOWULF OVERCAME THE OGRE AND THE WATER-WITCH
  - II
  - HOW THE FIRE DRAGON WARRED WITH THE GOTH FOLK
  - III
  - HOW BEOWULF OVERCAME THE DRAGON
  - HOW KING ARTHUR CONQUERED ROME
    - ADAPTED BY E. EDWARDSON
  - ADAPTED BY E. EDWARDSON
  - SIR GALAHAD AND THE SACRED CUP
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - THE PASSING OF ARTHUR
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ROBIN HOOD
    - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - I
  - HOW ROBIN HOOD CAME TO LIVE IN THE GREEN WOOD
  - II
  - THE MEETING OF ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN
  - III
  - ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER
  - GUY OF WARWICK
    - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - I
  - GUY'S EARLY ADVENTURES AND HIS FIGHT WITH THE DUN COW
  - II
  - TRAVELS AND DEEDS IN MANY LANDS
  - III
  - HOW GUY FOUGHT WITH THE GIANT COLBRAND
  - IV
  - HOW AT LAST GUY WENT HOME
  - WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
    - ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
  - ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
  - TOM HICKATHRIFT
    - ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
  - ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
- BEOWULF
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- I
- HOW BEOWULF OVERCAME THE OGRE AND THE WATER-WITCH
- II
- HOW THE FIRE DRAGON WARRED WITH THE GOTH FOLK
- III
- HOW BEOWULF OVERCAME THE DRAGON
- HOW KING ARTHUR CONQUERED ROME
  - ADAPTED BY E. EDWARDSON
- ADAPTED BY E. EDWARDSON
- SIR GALAHAD AND THE SACRED CUP
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- THE PASSING OF ARTHUR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ROBIN HOOD
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- I
- HOW ROBIN HOOD CAME TO LIVE IN THE GREEN WOOD
- II
- THE MEETING OF ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN
- III
- ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER
- GUY OF WARWICK
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- I
- GUY'S EARLY ADVENTURES AND HIS FIGHT WITH THE DUN COW
- II
- TRAVELS AND DEEDS IN MANY LANDS
- III
- HOW GUY FOUGHT WITH THE GIANT COLBRAND
- IV
- HOW AT LAST GUY WENT HOME
- WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
  - ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
- ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
- TOM HICKATHRIFT
  - ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
- ADAPTED BY ERNEST RHYS
- HEROES OF SCANDINAVIA
  - THE STORY OF FRITHIOF
    - ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
  - ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
  - I
  - II
  - III
  - IV
  - V
  - VI
  - VII
  - VIII
  - HAVELOK
    - ADAPTED BY GEORGE W. COX AND E.H. JONES
  - ADAPTED BY GEORGE W. COX AND E.H. JONES
  - THE VIKINGS
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - I
  - CHARACTERS OF THE VIKINGS
  - II
  - HARALD FAIRHAIR
  - III
  - THE SEA-FIGHT OF THE JOMSVIKINGS
- THE STORY OF FRITHIOF
  - ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
- ADAPTED BY JULIA GODDARD
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- HAVELOK
  - ADAPTED BY GEORGE W. COX AND E.H. JONES
- ADAPTED BY GEORGE W. COX AND E.H. JONES
- THE VIKINGS
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- I
- CHARACTERS OF THE VIKINGS
- II
- HARALD FAIRHAIR
- III
- THE SEA-FIGHT OF THE JOMSVIKINGS
- HERO OF GERMANY
  - SIEGFRIED
    - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
  - I
  - MIMER THE BLACKSMITH
  - II
  - SIEGFRIED WINS THE TREASURE
  - III
  - SIEGFRIED COMES HOME
  - IV
  - SIEGFRIED AT THE COURT OF WORMS
  - V.
  - SIEGFRIED GOES TO ISENLAND
  - VI
  - SIEGFRIED SUBDUES BRUNHILD
  - VII
  - SIEGFRIED AND THE PRINCESS
- SIEGFRIED
  - ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- ADAPTED BY MARY MACGREGOR
- I
- MIMER THE BLACKSMITH
- II
- SIEGFRIED WINS THE TREASURE
- III
- SIEGFRIED COMES HOME
- IV
- SIEGFRIED AT THE COURT OF WORMS
- V.
- SIEGFRIED GOES TO ISENLAND
- VI
- SIEGFRIED SUBDUES BRUNHILD
- VII
- SIEGFRIED AND THE PRINCESS
- HERO OF FRANCE
  - ROLAND
    - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - I
  - BLANCANDRIN'S MISSION
  - II
  - GANELON'S TREASON
  - III
  - ROLAND'S PRIDE
  - IV
  - ROLAND SOUNDS HIS HORN
  - V
  - THE RETURN OF CHARLEMAGNE
- ROLAND
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- I
- BLANCANDRIN'S MISSION
- II
- GANELON'S TREASON
- III
- ROLAND'S PRIDE
- IV
- ROLAND SOUNDS HIS HORN
- V
- THE RETURN OF CHARLEMAGNE
- HERO OF SPAIN
  - THE CID
    - ADAPTED BY ROBERT SOUTHEY
  - ADAPTED BY ROBERT SOUTHEY
  - I
  - RODRIGO AND THE LEPER
  - II
  - THE KNIGHTING OF RODRIGO
  - III
  - HOW THE CID MADE A COWARD INTO A BRAVE MAN
  - IV
  - HOW THE CID RULED VALENCIA
  - V
  - THE CID'S LAST VICTORY
- THE CID
  - ADAPTED BY ROBERT SOUTHEY
- ADAPTED BY ROBERT SOUTHEY
- I
- RODRIGO AND THE LEPER
- II
- THE KNIGHTING OF RODRIGO
- III
- HOW THE CID MADE A COWARD INTO A BRAVE MAN
- IV
- HOW THE CID RULED VALENCIA
- V
- THE CID'S LAST VICTORY
- HERO OF SWITZERLAND
  - WILLIAM TELL
    - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
  - I
  - GESSLER'S TYRANNY
  - II
  - WILLIAM TELL AND HIS GREAT SHOT
  - III
  - THE ESCAPE OF WILLIAM TELL
  - IV
  - TELL'S SECOND SHOT
- WILLIAM TELL
  - ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- ADAPTED BY H.E. MARSHALL
- I
- GESSLER'S TYRANNY
- II
- WILLIAM TELL AND HIS GREAT SHOT
- III
- THE ESCAPE OF WILLIAM TELL
- IV
- TELL'S SECOND SHOT
- HERO OF PERSIA
  - RUSTEM
    - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
  - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
  - I
  - THE SEVEN ADVENTURES OF RUSTEM
    - LIST OF BEST BOOKS OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS
  - LIST OF BEST BOOKS OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS
- RUSTEM
  - ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- ADAPTED BY ALFRED J. CHURCH
- I
- THE SEVEN ADVENTURES OF RUSTEM
  - LIST OF BEST BOOKS OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS
- LIST OF BEST BOOKS OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS

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