Hélène Adeline Guerber better known as H.A. Guerber, was a British

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 historian most well known for her written histories of .

Her most well known work is Myths of the Norsemen: From the Edda

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Other histories by Guerber include Legends of the Rhine (A.S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1895; new edition 1905), Stories of the Wagner Opera, The Book of the Epic, The Story of the Ancient World, The Story of the Greeks, The Story of the Romans, Legends of the Middle Ages, The Story of the Renaissance and Reformation, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, and The Story of the Great Republic.

External links

• H.A. Guerbers histories
• "Myths of Northern Lands" e-book s:Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber