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J.E Bode : Ballads from Herodotus

'Somewhat later [than his discovery of Lempriere at 8] another chance discovery which may well have been formative was J.E. Bode's "Ballads from Herodotus", in which the Greek stories were Victorianized in stirring Macaulayesque verse.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Edward Housman      Print: Book

Bode : Ballads from Herodotus

'The strike [at Dowlais Iron Company works] being over, Lady Charlotte left Dowlais for Canford. She stopped in London on the way [...] In the evening there was "Music with Ivor [son], and some reading of Bode's Ballads from Herodotus."'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Charlotte Guest      Print: Book

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