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Dive into the captivating world of ancient heroes with Our Young Folks Plutarch, where Rosalie Kaufman skillfully adapts Plutarchs timeless biographies for a younger audience. Written around 100 AD, Plutarch’s Lives offers a rich tapestry of personal stories that reveal the essence of great Greek and Roman figures. As Kaufman notes in her preface, “The lives which we here present in a condensed simple form are prepared from those of Plutarch.” This collection emphasizes character over mere historical events, showcasing anecdotes and memorable quotes that illuminate the ...

Plutarch's Lives is a series of fifty biographies of famous Greek and Roman men written around 100 AD. In Our Young Folks' Plutarch, Rosalie Kaufman has adapted these biographies for young readers. In the preface she writes, “The lives which we here present in a condensed simple form are prepared from those of Plutarch. Plutarch says, ‘It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives.’ This is why anecdotes, short sayings or a word or two of repartee are frequently recorded. For they furnish a better insight into the thoughts and character of a man than his ...