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Heroes / Stephen Fry.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: UK : Penguin Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2018Description: xiii, 475 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781405940368
  • 1405940360
Other title:
  • Heroes : mortals and monsters, quests and adventures [Other title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.210938 23
Summary: “In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.” —Amazon.
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"Volume II of Mythos".

Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2018.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Front cover has die-cut hole with illustration showing through from page beneath.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

“In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.” —Amazon.

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