| Author | Morris, William, 1834-1896.
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| Title | The earthly paradise, a poem. By William Morris.
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| Edition | Author's ed. |
| Published | Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1871.
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| Description | 4 v. in 3. 18 cm.
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| General Note | Library owns Part IV, Vol. 3.
A series of twenty-four tales, two for each month of the year; twelve from classical sources; the other twelve chiefly from medieval Latin, French, and Icelandic originals.
LA2920-228
James A. Garfield bookplate
Location: 228.5-6/2-C.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: v. 1-2. An apolgy. Prologue: The wanderers. The author to the reader. March: Atalanta's race; The man born to be king. April: The doom of King Acrisius; The proud king. May: The story of Cupid and Psyche; The writing on the image. June: The love of Alcestis; The lady of the land. July: The son of Crœsus; The watching of the falcon. August: Pygmalion and the image; Ogier the Dane.--v. 3. September: The death of Paris; The land east of the sun and west of the moon. October: The story of Accontius and Cydippe; The man who never laughed again. November: The story of Rhodope; The lovers of Gudrun.--v. 4. December: The golden apples; The fostering of Aslaug. January: Bellerophon at Argos; The ring given to Venus. February: Bellerophon in Lycia; The hill of Venus. Epilogue. L'envoi.
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| Subjects | Literature, Medieval -- Paraphrases, tales, etc.
Mythology, Greek.
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| LC Card Number | 03-14542 |
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| | James A. Garfield National Historic Site: LA2920-228
mq8477: Garfield Library [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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