16 books like Stories of the old world

What to read after Stories of the old world — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Community pick

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become… Shares: Community pick

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1920 · ★ 3.9 · 431p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to… Shares: Community pick

Matilda Roald Dahl · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. Shares: Community pick

It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio, 8) Jon Scieszka · 1999 · ★ 3.5 · 73p · ≈ 2h · Moderate As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave much as the characters in the trio's class play. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

The heroes Charles Kingsley · 1855 · ★ 3.8 · 213p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Stories based on the Greek myths about Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, and the twelve labors of Heracles. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Son of Neptune Rick Riordan · 2011 · ★ 4.4 · 532p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Percy is confused. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight with the pen/sword in his pocket. Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he has to keep killing monsters along the way. But the camp doesn't ring any bells… Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

Men and gods Warner, Rex · 1950 · 283p · ≈ 9h · Moderate These tales cover the range of Greek mythology, including the creation story of Deucalion and Pyrrha, the heroic adventures of Perseus, the fall of Icarus, Cupid and Psyche's tale of love, and the tragic history of Oedipus and Thebes. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Blood of Olympus Rick Riordan · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 498p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold. Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little.… Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 586p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't… Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

Tanglewood Tales Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1853 · ★ 3.8 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Tanglewood Tales uses the Greek classics as its source. Nathaniel Hawthorne has taken the most striking and exciting ones and adapted them for children. From the original stories he has selected episodes that illustrate conceptions held by the original authors. Titles include: "The Minotaur," "The Pygmies," "The Dragon's Teeth," "Circe's Palace," "The Pomegranate Seeds" and "The Golden Fleece." Shares: Children's literature, Classical Mythology

Juliet Dove, Queen of Love Bruce Coville · 2003 · ★ 3.8 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Demigod Diaries Rick Riordan · 2012 · ★ 4.1 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Cool awesome Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles, The Padraic Colum · 1921 · ★ 5.0 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A man in the garb of a slave went up the side of that mountain that is all covered with forest, the Mountain Pelion. He carried in his arms a little child. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Adventures Of Odysseus Neil Phillip · 1996 · ★ 4.7 · 72p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Retells the adventures of the hero Odysseus as he encounters many monsters and other obstacles on his journey home from the Trojan War. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Tale of Troy Roger Lancelyn Green · 1958 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A retelling in prose of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Includes the story of Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, and Odysseus's adventures on his journey home to Greece. Shares: Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology

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