Project Gutenberg 2015-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 567 Busk, Rachel Harriette 1831 1907 Busk, R. H. (Rachel Harriette) Roman Legends: A collection of the fables and folk-lore of Rome Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Roman Legends: A collection of the fables and folk-lore of Rome" by R. H. Busk is a collection of traditional stories and folk tales from Rome, written in the late 19th century. The book captures the rich tapestry of Roman mythology and folk traditions, presenting a multitude of tales that explore themes of morality, transformation, and the supernatural. Throughout these stories, characters often grapple with magical entities and moral lessons that reflect the culture and values of the time. The opening of this collection consists of the preface, where Busk outlines his quest to uncover and document the oral traditions and folklore of modern Italy, countering the belief that contemporary Italian culture lacks its own mythology. Through a series of interviews and inquiries, he shares his experiences in gathering these stories, emphasizing the challenges of convincing narrators to share tales that they regarded as mere childish nonsense. He categorizes the collected stories into four main types: fables, ghost stories, fairy tales, and trivial anecdotes, hinting at the depth and variety of the material he presents in the full collection. This introduction sets the stage for the enchanting stories to come, inviting readers into a world where folklore and tradition intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Folklore -- Italy -- Rome Legends -- Italy -- Rome GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 1167153 2025-06-19T14:11:32.799086 text/html 1183671 2024-10-24T17:18:19 text/html 461633 2025-06-19T14:11:54.211986 application/epub+zip 485656 2025-06-19T14:11:37.537023 application/epub+zip 478379 2025-06-19T14:11:35.052025 application/epub+zip 883304 2025-06-19T14:12:05.920949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721152 2025-06-19T14:11:51.774976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696979 2022-09-22T06:48:27.033671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855721 2023-09-21T07:20:34.772593 text/plain 835643 2024-10-24T17:18:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15634 2025-06-19T14:12:06.097904 application/rdf+xml 19001 2025-06-19T14:11:35.303067 image/jpeg 2830 2025-06-19T14:11:35.178036 image/jpeg 429248 2025-06-19T14:11:32.900058 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog