Hamilton Wright Mabie was an American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer. He received a law degree from Columbia in 1869. Mabie used his lectures and writings to instill a love of good reading in the American public. The Table of Contents includes I PERSEUS. Adapted from "The Heroes," by Charles Kingsley, II. HERCULES. By Kate Stephens, III. DANIEL. From Book of Daniel, Chapter VI, Verses 1 to 24, IV. DAVID. From I. Book of Samuel, Chapter xvii, V. ST. GEORGE. Adapted from "Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries," by Mrs. E. Rundle Charles, VI. KING ARTHUR. Adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d"Arthur and the Mabinogion," by Beatrice Clay, VII. SIR GALAHAD. Adapted from "Stories from Le Morte d"Arthur and the Mabinogion," by Beatrice Clay; followed by "Sir Galahad," by Alfred Tennyson, VIII. SIEGFRIED. Adapted from "Heroes of Chivalry and Romance," by A. J. Church, IX. ROLAND. Adapted from "Stories of Charlemagne and the Peers of France," by A. J. Church, X. KING...