The earthly paradise
Subtitle: a poem
By: By William Morris ... [Parts 1-2]
Publisher: F.S. Ellis, 33 King street, Covent Garden.
Published: 1868
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 676
Subjects: Classical Mythology; Poetry; Medieval Tales; Medieval Literature; Adaptations; Greek Mythology
Other titles: The earthly paradise. [Parts 1 & 2]
Description: A series of 24 tales in verse, 2 for each month of the year.
Notes: [All rights reserved.]

Title vignette.

Paged continuously; v.2 has only a half-title.

One of twenty-five copies printed on large paper, watermarked "C Ansell 1867". The ordinary paper edition was issued in one volume.

A series of tales based on classical, medieval and icelandic sources, arranged by months of the year. Parts 1-2 contain the tales for March-August. Parts 3 & 4 subsequently published in 1870 [1869] and 1870.

Forman, H.B. Morris, 17, 23, 30

Fredeman, W.E. Pre-Raphaelitism, 43.13

LeMire, E.D. Bibliography of William Morris, A-4.01
Table of contents: title: An apology; title: Prologue: the wanderers; title: March: Atalanta's race. The man born to be king; title: April: The doom of King Acrisius. The proud king; title: May: The story of Cupid and Psyche. The writing on the image; title: June: The love of Alcestis. The lady of the land; title: July: The son of Croesus. The watching of the falcon; title: August: Pygmalion and the image. Ogier the Dane; title: September: The death of Paris. The land east of the sun and west of the moon; title: October: The story of Acontius and Cydippe. The man who never laughed again; title: November: The story of Rhodope. The lovers of Gudrun; title: December: The golden apples. The fostering of Aslaug; title: January: Bellerophon at Argos. The ring given to Venus; title: February: Bellerophon in Lycia. The hill of Venus; title: Epilogue; title: L'envoi.