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Front Cover, Myths Every Child Should Know Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

The front cover shows King Midas, an illustration that also occurs in the book itself.

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Frontispiece: “Yes, there he sat, on the back of the winged horse!” Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

“At length—not that he was weary, but only idle and luxurious—Pegasus folded his wings, and lay down on the soft green turf. But, being too full of aërial life to remain quiet for many moments togeth [...]

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Title Page, Myths Every Child Should Know Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

MYTHS Every Child Should Know

Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Illustrated and Decorated by Mary Hamilton Frye

Garden City, New York
Doubleday, Page & Company
1922

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The Chimæra Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

Chapter-head illustration for “The Chimæra” or, “The Chimera” as one might write today. Two children are shown in silhouette on a shore by the edge of a forest. The boy (seated) wears shorts and the [...]

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The Golden Touch Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

Chapter-head illustration for “The Golden Touch,” the story of King Midas.A person with a helmet (or vigorously spiked hair) and seen as a silhouette stands knee-deep in a lake and pours water from a [...]

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The Gorgon’s Head Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

A silhouette of Perseus with shield and sword, and with winged sandals on his feet. This is a Chapter-head illustration for “The Gorgon’s Head.”There is also a detail of this picture, showing justPer [...]

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Perseus Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

A detail from thechapter headillustration, showing Perseus, with shield uplifted to hide from the Gorgon’s eye, sword at the ready, and of course with wings on his feet (or ankles).

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Behold it then! cried Perseus Myths Every Child Should Know (1914)

“Behold it then!” cried Perseus, in a voice like the blast of a trumpet.King Polydectes has demanded to be shown the head of the Gorgon, which turns to stone all who gaze upon it. So the King is of c [...]

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