Stories of Siegfried

In the "Stories of Siegfried", "Siegfried" is the central character in this legend, skillfully adapted from the Nibelung, an old German poem, full of strange adventures of tiny dwarves and stalwart mortals. In this retelling of the ancient legend, Siegfried wins the accursed Rhineland treasure, takes Kriemhild as bride, and comes to an untimely end, passing the curse of the Rhinegold on to his enemies. Siegfried was born a Prince and grew to be a hero, a hero with a heart of gold. Though he could fight, and was as strong as any lion, yet he could love too and be as gentle as a child. The father and mother of the hero-boy lived in a strong castle near the banks of the great Rhine river. Siegmund, his father, was a rich king, Sieglinde, his mother, a beautiful queen, and dearly did they love their little son Siegfried.
About the Author: Mary Macgregor, along with H. E. Marshall, was one of the principle authors of juvenile history, who wrote for E. C & T. C. Jack during the early years of the twenti-eth century. Like Marshall, she collaborated on several children's series of books, including Told to the Children and Children's Heroes. Like Marshall, she also write storybook histories for middle school children. While Marshall specialized in histories of the british Isles however, Magregor focused on Ancient Civilizations, inc-luding Greece and Rome. Her books were widely read classics, republished for many years in both the british Empire, and the United States, most recently in the the 1960's. Both sets of history books were beautifully illustrated with dozens of original color scenes from history. Macgregors Histories of Greece and Rome begin with the legendary past of these classic civilizations, and focus mainly on the more romantic earlier years. Her Story of Greece begins with a thorough review of many of the most famous Greek myths, and covers all of the well known incidents, characters and battles of Classical Greece. Her history ends at the age of Alexander. Likewise, her Story of Rome begins with the founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus and continues through the kingdom and republican periods, ending during the reign of Caesar Augustus. In addition to her well-known histories of Greece and Rome, Macgregor published two other comprehensive his-tories of France and the Netherlands. Macgregor's Story of France begins during the age of the Celtic Druids and continues through the Franco Prussian War. Her Netherlands, on the other hand is somewhat different is scope, focusing almost entirely on the Netherlands' War of Independence from Spain. Macgregor's version tells the whole story of one of the most important events in Protestant history in fascinating detail. ______________________________________ Fairy tales by Mary Macgregor (1874 - 1961): 1905The Story of Saint Christopher / Saints Faith Stories 1906Stories from Dante / Adapted Literature 1907Stories of King Arthur's Knights / Legends 1907The Netherlands / Comprehensive History 1908Stories of the Vikings / Comprehensive His-tory 1909Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children / Legends 1910Stories from Pilgrim's Progress / Faith Stories 1911The Story of France / Comprehensive History 1912The Story of Rome / Comprehensive History 1914The Story of Greece / Comprehensive History