The earthly paradise
Subtitle: a poem
By: by William Morris
Publisher: Ellis and White
Published: 1870
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Medieval Literature; Paraphrases, tales; Greek Mythology
Notes: Vols. 1-2, 7th ed., 1873; v.3-4, published by F.S. Ellis, 1870.

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.

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Table of contents: title: v.1. An apology. Prologue: The wanderers. The author to the reader.; title: March: Atalanta's race. The man born to be king.; title: April: Doom of King Acrisius. The proud king.; title: v.2. May: Story of Cupid and Psyche. Writing on the image.; title: June: Love of Alcestis. Lady of the land.; title: July: Son of Croesus. Watching of the falcon.; title: August: Pygmalion and the image. Ogler the Dane.; title: v.3. September: Death of Paris. Land east of the sun and west of the moon.; title: October: Story of Accontius and Cydippe. The man who never laughed again.; title: November: Story of Rhodope. Lovers of Gudrun.; title: v.4. December: Golden apples. Fostering of Aslaug.; title: January: Bellerophon at Argos. The ring given to Venus.; title: February: Bellerophon in Lycia. Hill of Venus.; title: Epilogue.; title: L'envoi.