Jeremiah Curtin

Jeremiah Curtin
Jeremiah Curtin (1835–1906) was an American ethnographer, folklorist, and translator known for his work in preserving myths and tales from various cultures. He translated many Slavic works, including Henryk Sienkiewicz's trilogy, such as "With Fire and Sword" and "Quo Vadis." Curtin also collected and published Native American legends and Irish folklore, as seen in his works like "Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland." His contributions greatly influenced the preservation of cultural stories, particularly from marginalized groups.

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Chapter I PETRONIUS woke only about midday, and as usual greatly wearied. The evening before he had been at one of Nero's feasts, which was prolonged till late at night. For some time his health had been failing. He said himself that he woke up benumbed, as it were, and without power of collecting his thoughts. But the morning bath and careful kneading of the body by trained slaves hastened... more...

The position of Ancient Egypt was unique, not in one, but in every sense. To begin at the very foundation of life in that country, we find that the soil was unlike any other on earth in its origin. Every acre of fruitful land between the first cataract and the sea had been brought from Inner Africa, and each year additions were made to it. Out of this mud, borne down thousands of miles from the great... more...

Introduction Eliza Orzeszko, the authoress of "The Argonauts," is the greatest female writer and thinker in the Slav world at present. There are keen and good critics, just judges of thought and style, who pronounce her the first literary artist among the women of Europe. These critics are not Western Europeans, for Western Europe has no means yet of appreciating this gifted woman. No doubt it... more...