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The Aeneid for boys and girlsBy Alfred J. Church

A retelling in easy prose of Virgil's epic poem "The Aeneid," which presents the ancient legend of Aeneas, the symbol of Roman virtue and the heroic founder of Roman supremacy.

Relates in vigorous prose the tale of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years before settling in Italy. Patterned after the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Aeneid was composed as an epic poem... Read Full Overview

A retelling in easy prose of Virgil's epic poem "The Aeneid," which presents the ancient legend of Aeneas, the symbol of Roman virtue and the heroic founder of Roman supremacy.

Follow Aeneid as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with him as he gets caught up in conflicts between the gods, all the while striving to complete his own grand destiny. Virgil... Read Full Overview

The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church. This story recounts the fascinating tale of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years before settling in Italy. His adventures onece arriving... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview