William Mayne's book of heroes
Subtitle: stories and poems.
By: Illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Contributors: Turska, Krystyna, illus.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Folklore.; Heroes.
Other titles: Book of heroes.
Description: Twenty-two poems and stories retelling heroic deeds from the folk literature of many countries. Includes the anonymous Hynd Horn, The Revenge by Lord Tennyson, The Courtship of Lemminkainen retold by William Mayne, and Horatius by Lord Macaulay.
Notes: First published in 1967 under title: The Hamish Hamilton book of heroes.