Jennie Hall
The Story of Hercules for Young Readers
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(A. J. Cornell Publications May 16, 2011)
Originally published in 1901 as a portion of the author’s larger “Four Old Greeks,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 50 pages, this Kindle edition tells, in simple language for young readers, the story of Hercules, the Greek mythological hero of superhuman strength and courage.
SAMPLE PASSAGE:
It was a hard thing to kill the hydra. It was like a great snake with a hundred heads. It lived in deep mud. All day Hercules fought with it. The hydra bit him, and the mud held his feet, so that he had to pull and strike at once. The sun was hot and burned his face. But at last the hydra was dead. Hercules walked out of the swamp and threw himself upon the grass, too tired to stand. He lay there all night. In the morning he was stiff. His legs, and arms, and back ached. But when he sat up he saw the dead hydra and he forgot his backache and laughed with joy.
SAMPLE PASSAGE:
It was a hard thing to kill the hydra. It was like a great snake with a hundred heads. It lived in deep mud. All day Hercules fought with it. The hydra bit him, and the mud held his feet, so that he had to pull and strike at once. The sun was hot and burned his face. But at last the hydra was dead. Hercules walked out of the swamp and threw himself upon the grass, too tired to stand. He lay there all night. In the morning he was stiff. His legs, and arms, and back ached. But when he sat up he saw the dead hydra and he forgot his backache and laughed with joy.
- Pages
- 24
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