The golden ass of Lucius Apuleius : now a book for young readers of all ages / adapted from the Latin original by M.D. Usher ; illustrations by T. Motley.

• The road to Larissa -- Milo the millionaire -- Owls and asses -- Caught in the act -- A den of thieves -- Princess Charity -- The robber-bridegroom -- One very naughty boy -- Sold! to the eunuch priest -- Nose to the grindstone -- The die is cast -- Sweets and savories -- Circus sideshow -- My Fair Lady -- Happily ever after -- Afterword by M.D. Usher.

• Lucius Apuleius, a young nobleman fascinated by magic, accidentally turns himself into an ass and then sets out on a journey that reveals to him the conditions of peasants and slaves in and around Thessaly and leads him to find redemption as a follower of Isis and Osiris. 

Ämnesord

Metamorphosis  -- Juvenile fiction. (LCSH)

Magic  -- Juvenile fiction. (LCSH)

Social classes  -- Juvenile fiction. (LCSH)

Mythology, Classical  -- Juvenile fiction. (LCSH)

Metamorphosis  -- Fiction. (LCSH Children)

Magic  -- Fiction. (LCSH Children)

Social classes  -- Fiction. (LCSH Children)

Mythology, Classical  -- Fiction. (LCSH Children)

Magic.  (fast)

Metamorphosis.  (fast)

Mythology, Classical.  (fast)

Social classes.  (fast)

Metamorphosis  -- Fiction. (sears)

Magic  -- Fiction. (sears)

Social classes  -- Fiction. (sears)

Classical mythology  -- Fiction. (sears)

Genre

Fiction.  (fast)

Juvenile works.  (fast)

Klassifikation

PZ7.U6955 (LCC)

873.01 (DDC)