Novel · 1566

The Golden Asse

The Metamorphoses of Apuleius, in Adlington's Tudor translation

by Apuleius

Translated by William Adlington (1566)

Lucius, a curious young man of Thessaly, is turned into an ass by a witch's ointment and endures many masters and adventures, including the tale of Cupid and Psyche, until the goddess Isis restores him.

Contents · 10 parts

• The First Booke18 paragraphs
• The Second Booke11 paragraphs
• The Third Booke23 paragraphs
• The Fourth Booke74 paragraphs
• The Sixth Booke1 paragraph
• The Seventh Booke9 paragraphs
• The Eighth Booke8 paragraphs
• The Ninth Booke18 paragraphs
• The Tenth Booke9 paragraphs
• The Eleventh Booke13 paragraphs

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