Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 10, Greek

Morris, Charles, 1833-1922Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.6
Word count
532K words
Chapters
54

Tags

English Originals World History Popular HistoryAncient WarfareGreek HistoryStoried HistoryPortrait GalleryHeroic FigureLegendary TalesHistorical NarrativeCity-State TurmoilMyth and History

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 10 (of 15), Greek by Charles MorrisAuthor: Morris, Charles, 1833-1922,Language: English, Class: DE: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: The Mediterranean Region, The Greco-Roman World, Release Date: May 29, 2008

Editor's review

This is Volume 10 of Charles Morris's fifteen-volume Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality, devoted to Greece. It recounts ancient Greek history and legend in narrative form, a work of popular history aimed at general readers. The original is in English and comes from the public-domain Project Gutenberg e-book edition. For English-language readers who want a relatively relaxed introduction to the shape of Greek history, it offers a continuous narrative rather than scattered encyclopedia entries. Its style reflects late nineteenth-century popular historical writing: story-driven and suited to introductory extensive reading in Western classical history. Because it was written long ago, some factual statements and historiographical views carry the limitations of their era; readers should treat it as popular narrative, not rigorous scholarship.

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Reading tips

  1. Read in the order of the chapters and follow the main narrative line first; there is no need to verify every proper name word by word.
  2. Keep simple notes on people and place names, and use a map afterward to sort out the geography.
  3. Treat it as popular reading rather than a scholarly source, and check important facts against modern historical works.
  4. Read it alongside other introductory Greek history books and compare the different ways the story is told.

About the publisher

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this a complete history of Greece? No. It is Volume 10 of the fifteen-volume Historic Tales, devoted to Greece, and is one part of a series. It recounts Greek history and legend in narrative form, with limited coverage, and cannot replace a systematic textbook of Greek history. Use it as introductory extensive reading and supplement it with other works.
Is it suitable for students preparing for history exams? Not really as exam-preparation material. The book was written long ago, its narration is story-oriented, and it lacks a systematic chronological framework and scholarly notes, so it falls short of the knowledge system modern exams require. It can serve as extracurricular reading, but not as a substitute for textbooks and review materials.
How difficult is the English? The original is late nineteenth-century popular historical English. Sentences are long, but the vocabulary is not especially difficult; readers with college-level English reading ability should generally manage. Proper names are numerous, so a first reading may require looking up people and places. Overall it is harder than ordinary news English and easier than academic papers.

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About the author

Morris, Charles, 1833-1922 Author

Charles Morris (1833–1922) is an English-language author about whose life relatively little is publicly documented; his nationality and education are not well recorded, and 18 of his works are currently held in the collection. Judging from these works, he excelled at history and general knowledge writing for ordinary readers. His representative works include the Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality series, whose volumes treat such subjects as King Arthur, America, Spanish America, Spain, and Scandinavia, presenting historical events and legends in a lively and readable manner. He also wrote A New History of the United States, a general account of American history; The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire, a record of the San Francisco earthquake and fire; and Man And His Ancestor: A Study In Evolution, which concerns evolutionary themes. His writing draws on a wide range of materials and balances narrative interest with the popularization of knowledge.