Madame Margot: A Grotesque Legend of Old Charleston

by John Bennett

About the Book

Books in the Fairy Tales, Folklore and Mythology generally incorporate stories about interactions between humans (or humanoid gods) and imaginary deities, fairies, mermaids and witches; or imaginary beasts such as dragons, giants, and trolls. Fairy tales are mainly children's literature, but mythology dates back to ancient civilizations across the globe. Titles in this genre include: Myths and legends of British North America, Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes, The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology, Tales from Greek Mythology, Wonder tales from Scottish myth & legend, Essai sur la LÈgende de MÈlusine, and Lieder der Alten Edda. Deutsch durch die Brüder Grimm.

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Books on Classical & Medieval Literature contain the works of many famous ancient, classical or medieval authors, as well as those whose names are no longer recognized as much. Titles include: Der Gebrauch des Infinitivs in Xenophons Anabasis, Die Troerinnen des euripides, Diomede: from the Iliad of Homer, Stories from Plato and Other Classic Writers: Hesiod, Homer, Aristophanes, Ovid, Catullus, and Pliny, The use of the prepositions in Apollonius Rhodius, compared with their use in Homer, dissertation, Petrarch and His Influence on English Literature, and "Know Thyself" in Greek and Latin Literature: A Dissertation.

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Books that are Anthologies of Fictional Works by multiple authors are selected by the editor. Examples include: Kotto; being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs, Bibliographical notes on One hundred books famous in English literature, and Die Drei Grazien des Traumes: Fünf Novellen.

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Paperback

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

John Bennett wrote and illustrated children's books. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. He wrote The Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo with Seventeen other Laughable Tales and 200 Comical Silhouettes, which won the Newbery Honor in 1929.

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Reviews

[Miles Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good but strange macabre work reminiscent of Poe and associated with the Charleston Renaissance. Set in early nineteenth century Charleston, it’s a story that subtlety explores the realities of race in the Early Republic South.