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AUNT CHARLOTTE’S
stories of
GREEK HISTORY
by
charlotte m. yonge
Author of“The Heir of Redclyffe,” “Stories of EnglishHistory,”
“Stories of French History,”“Stories of Bible History,” &c.
eighththousand
London:
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PREFACE.
n thislittle book the attempt has been to trace Greek History so as tobe intelligible to young children. In fact, it willgenerally be found that classical history is remembered at anearlier age than modern history, probably because the events aresimple, and there was something childlike in the nature of allthe ancient Greeks. I would begin a child’s readingwith the History of England, as that which requires to be knownbest; but from this I should think it better to pass to theHistory of Greece, and that of Rome (which is in course ofpreparation), both because of their giving some idea of thecourse of time, and bringing p. 4Scripturehistory into connection with that of the world, and becauselittle boys ought not to begin their classical studies withoutsome idea of their bearing. I have begun with a few of theGreek myths, which are absolutely necessary to the understandingof both the history and of art. As to the names, theordinary reading of them has been most frequently adopted, andthe common Latin titles of the gods and goddesses have been used,because these, by long use, have really come to be their Englishnames, and English literature at least will be better understoodby calling the king of Olympus Jupiter, than by becoming familiarwith him first as Zeus.
CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
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