Thomas Bulfinch (1796–1867)
Author of Bulfinch's Mythology
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Works by Thomas Bulfinch
The Age of Fable II 3 copies
THE AGE OF FABLE, OR THE BEAUTIES OF MYTHOLOGY. With Notes, Revisions and Additions by W. H. Klapp and Illustrations by… (1942) 3 copies
The Age of Fable IV 2 copies
Bulfinchs̀ mythology 2 copies
Bulfinch Mitolojileri (ciltli) 2 copies
Trojans, Greeks & Romans 1 copy
The Age of Fable, Volume 1 1 copy
Magic of Myth and Legend 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Bulfinch, Thomas
- Birthdate
- 1796-07-15
- Date of death
- 1867-05-27
- Burial location
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Education
- Harvard College (BA|1814)
Boston Latin School
Phillips Exeter Academy - Occupations
- banker
writer
classicist
teacher - Relationships
- Bulfinch, Charles (father)
- Organizations
- Boston Society of Natural History
Boston Latin School
Merchants' Bank of Boston - Short biography
- Thomas Bulfinch is best remembered today as the author of Bulfinch's Mythology, an 1881 compilation of his 3 previous works, which popularized ancient Greek and Roman and European mythology. It's still in print and used as a classic reference source and text.
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- Rating
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I enjoyed reading this tremendously. It connected many dots for me of classical readings I have done from Dante to Tolkien, and in many less famous readings as well.
I am going through my hardcover full editions and reading the bits which were missing from the abridgement. I probably won't keep the paperback, since I have the full editions, but I would recommend it to anyone who wanted a reference and didn't want to take up so much room on their shelves.… (more)