18 books like The Age of Fable

What to read after The Age of Fable — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Age of Chivalry / Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages Thomas Bulfinch · 1962 · ★ 4.0 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Shares: Celtic Folklore, Charlemagne, Chivalry, Mythology Shares: Celtic Folklore, Charlemagne, Chivalry, Mythology

Age of chivalry; or, King Arthur and his knights Thomas Bulfinch · 1858 · ★ 5.0 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Annotated, hyperlinked edition of Bulfinch's Legends of King Arthur. Shares: Celtic Folklore, Chivalry, Celts, Adaptations

The age of fable Thomas Bulfinch · 1871 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Challenging The Age of Fable is a Mythological type of book. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. Shares: Charlemagne, Chivalry, Classical Mythology, Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch · 2004 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Thomas Bulfinch was an American banker and Latin scholar. Bulfinch’s Mythology is a posthumous compilation of three volumes published by Bulfinch during his lifetime which were intended to introduce the general reader to the myths and legends of Western Civilization by presenting them in simple prose with occasional commentary by the author. Bulfinch also includes many quotations showing how… Shares: Charlemagne, Classical Mythology, Adaptations, Mythology

Legends of Charlemagne, or, Romance of the Middle Ages Thomas Bulfinch · 1862 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Challenging No new edition of Bulfinch's classic work can be considered complete without some notice of the American scholar to whose wide erudition and painstaking care it stands as a perpetual monument. "The Age of Fable" has come to be ranked with older books like "Pilgrim's Progress," "Gulliver's Travels," "The Arabian Nights," "Robinson Crusoe," and five or six other productions of world-wide renown as… Shares: Charlemagne, Anecdotes, Adaptations, Mythology

The Celtic dragon myth John Francis Campbell · 1911 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Challenging The Scottish folklorist J.F. Campbell pieced together the tale of the Celtic Dragon, an intricate oft-told story involving not just dragons but mermaids, giants, and sidhe (fairies). This story, or portions thereof, is found in many Indo-European folklore traditions, as far afield as India. Campbell includes not only his merged narrative, but original Gaelic texts for two of the episodes.… Shares: Celtic Folklore, Celts, Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch · 1996 Thomas Bulfinch was an American banker and Latin scholar. Bulfinch’s Mythology is a posthumous compilation of three volumes published by Bulfinch during his lifetime which were intended to introduce the general reader to the myths and legends of Western Civilization by presenting them in simple prose with occasional commentary by the author. Bulfinch also includes many quotations showing how… Shares: Charlemagne, Mythology

The fairy-faith in Celtic countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz · 1911 · 524p · ≈ 17h · Challenging In "The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries," W. Y. Evans-Wentz presents an insightful exploration of Celtic folklore, focusing on the pervasive belief in fairies and supernatural beings across various Gaelic regions. Drawing from a wealth of firsthand accounts, ethnographic research, and field studies, Evans-Wentz meticulously analyzes the cultural significance of fairy mythology within the Celtic… Shares: Celtic Folklore, Celts, Mythology

The Singing Sword (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 2) Jack Whyte · 1994 · ★ 4.4 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate We know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos of the fallen Roman Empire; the sword Excalibur, drawn from stone by England's greatest king.But legends do not tell the whole tale. Legends do not tell of the despairing Roman soldiers, abandoned by their empire, faced with the choice of fleeing back… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, History

Knightly legends of Wales Sidney Lanier · 1881 · 361p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Twelve episodes from the Mabinogion part of the fourteenth century manuscript entitled The red book of Hergest, a collection of medieval Welsh tales recounting the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings, princes, and knights. Shares: Chivalry, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Holy Grail and other poems Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1870 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is Alfred Tennyson's poem about the Holy Grail. It contains illustrations from W.L. Taylor. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Tennyson's The coming of Arthur Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1891 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Heroes of Chivalry Louise Maitland · 1903 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Retelling of Arthurian legends. Shares: Chivalry, Arthurian romances, Adventure

A story of the golden age James Baldwin · 1887 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Challenging You have heard of Homer, and of the two wonderful poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which bear his name. No one knows whether these poems were composed by Homer, or whether they are the work of many different poets. And, in fact, it matters very little about their authorship. Everybody agrees that they are the grandest poems ever sung or written or read in this world; and yet, how few persons,… Shares: Classical Mythology, Mythology

Beltane the Smith Jeffery Farnol · 1915 · ★ 2.0 · 558p · ≈ 18h · Challenging A mighty man was Beltane the Smith, despite his youth already great of stature and comely of feature. Much knew he of woodcraft, of the growth of herb and tree and flower, of beast and bird, and how to tell each by its cry or song or flight; he knew the ways of fish in the streams, and could tell the course of the stars in the heavens; versed was he likewise in the ancient wisdoms and… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Adventure, History

Celtic mythology and religion, with chapters upon Druid circles and Celtic burial Alexander Macbain · 1885 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Challenging xviii, 252 pages : 22 cm Shares: Celts, Mythology

King Arthur J. Comyns Carr · 1893 · 67p · ≈ 2h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

King Arthur Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1848 · 437p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's poetic world moves from the alleys of London to Alpine passes, from private grief to public destiny, binding social satire, romance, and historical meditation into a single sweeping vision. In The New Timon, the grandeur of the city is set against the enduring misery of the poor, while Lucy's story reveals the hidden dignity of a homeless girl shaped by shame, maternal… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

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