Author Description

This book contains five versions of the story of Cupid and Psyche (re)written by five different authors who lived during the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th: Thomas Bulfinch (1855) Josephine Preston Peabody (1897) Jean Lang (1914) Blanche Winder (1920) Winifred Margaret Lambart Hutchinson (1920) Most of them are appropriate for children and all audiences, which is perfect to get acquainted with the myth. The version by Hutchinson is the longest and most appropriate for teenagers and grownups, as it is narrated like a normal novel.