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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable; The Age of Chivalry; The Legends of CharlemagneThomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) was an American bank clerk with a passionate interest in myth and legend. Between 1855 and 1863 he published three books retelling mythical stories for contemporary audiences both young and old: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes; The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur; and Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages. After his death the three books were reissued as a single volume, Bulfinch's Mythology, which was a standard reference work in American schools well into the twentieth century. In his preface to the first volume Bulfinch wrote, by te.