Daphnis and Chloe (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Daphnis and Chloe The general scheme of it is that of the story with episodes: but that it is no early production is shown by the fact that the episodes are made to have as much to do as the author can manage with the story itself, whereas in older ones they are often mere parentheses. Variation of substance and complication of interest are very early demands; if you tell a story to an unsophisticated child - or even to some sophisticated ones - you cannot mention a cat and a dog without being challenged for details about them. Here the pirates and the guerilla between h/iethymna and Mitylene, really do help on the various actions and interpose the proper delays. Lycanium. Who has shocked so many good people, is thoroughly justified in art if not in morality. The exposure of the children and the tokens which finally and fortunately identify them, have been no extravagances in many ages and countries of the world, and are not absolutely obsolete even in this advanced period - nay, in this self-so-called civilised country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.