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The Golden Ass Kindle Edition

by Apuleius (Author), William Adlington (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
2.5 2.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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A dangerous interest in magic transforms a young man into a donkey and sends him on a wild journey in this ancient work of fantasy adventure.

The Golden Ass tells the story of Lucius, a hapless young fool recklessly fascinated with witchcraft. It is this obsession that leads him to be changed into a donkey and passed from owner to owner in a series of adventures. Follow along as he meets abusive robbers, poor merchants, a Roman soldier, an amorous noblewoman, a sadistic miller who works his slaves and livestock to death, and even the goddess Isis herself . . .

The only ancient work of fiction written in Latin to survive in its entirety, this novel inspired and influenced writers for centuries like Machiavelli, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, and Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, author of Beauty and the Beast.
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  1. Print length
    80 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Open Road Media
  5. Publication date
    November 29, 2022
  6. File size
    2108 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Not Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
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Lucius Apuleius --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BLYTRQ8J
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (November 29, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2108 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1986389316
  • Customer Reviews:
    2.5 2.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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2.5 out of 5 stars
2.5 out of 5
6 global ratings

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H. Wang
1.0 out of 5 stars sucks
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2011
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dont buy it, they converted from PDF to text file, and did not correct mistakes made by machines. You will never understand this story if you read this version.
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Titurel
5.0 out of 5 stars NO SPELLING ERRORS!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2012
THe other reviewer is misinformed. There are no "misspellings". This ia translation from the 1500's and uses archaic spelling. For example: "...certaine affaires which I had to doe."
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JJ
1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Text
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2018
This isn't The Golden Ass. It's something else. Reads like a tem paper. Misleading and worthless. Should be removed from Amazon.
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