Julius — The Sorrows of Jupiter

London, Greening & Co. Limited , 1904. First edition. Cloth. A curious volume of spoof lectures, blending fantasy and science fiction to narrate tales of ancient Greek gods. "Two addresses delivered at the British Society for Mythological Research".First edition. Uncommon.In the publisher's cloth binding.Two satirical short stories recounting some unrecorded aspects of the history of Greek Gods, including the theory that Mercury, according to George Locke, has electrified sandals, and at least one attendant civilisation has descended from smart apes. With fantasy and science fiction elements blended here.Published under the pseudonym "Julius". In the publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .