Bernard Evslin

Bernard Evslin

Bernard Evslin (1922-1993) was an author, best known for his adaptations of Greek mythology for childs such as "Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths", which has sold more than four million copies wordwide, and "The Adventures of Ulysses". Many think his best book was "The Green Hero, Early Adventures of Finn McCool", however; it was nominated for the National Book Award in Children's Literature. He also wrote and produced screenplays and documentaries. One of his greatest books was "The Adventures of Ulysses". It is a book for people of all ages.

He was married to author and teacher Dorothy Evslin and is the father of cofounder and CEO of ITXC Corporation, author and blogger Tom Evslin.

Evslin's "Monsters of Mythology" series retold many stories from ancient mythology, often by completely changing the plot of the stories. This series includes:
*"The Adventures of Ulysses"
*"Antaeus"
*"Amycus"
*"The Calydonian Boar"
*"Cerberus"
*"The Chimaera"
*"The Cyclopes"
*"Drabne of Dole"
*"Fafnir"
*"The Furies"
*"Geryon"
*"Hecate"
*"The Hydra"
*"Ladon"
*"Med!usa"
*"The Minotaur"
*"The Nemean Lion"
*"Pig's Ploughman"
*"Procrustes"
*"Scylla and Charybdis"
*"The Sirens"
*"The Spear-Birds"
*"The Sphinx"

Bernard also was involved in an audio book called: "Children of the Corn." It included "Whistling Boy" a Native American tale; "Panchos Puppets" a story about a boy in Mexico and other stories.


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