About the book: 1969 / In the seventh volume of the first series (Literature of the Ancient East, the Ancient World, The Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 17th and 18th centuries) includes recognized examples of the ancient novel: “Leucippe and Clitophon” by Achilles Tatius (translated from ancient Greek by V. Chemberdzhi), “Daphnis and Chloe” by Long (translated from ancient Greek by S. Kondratiev), “Satyricon” Petronius (translation from Latin by B. Yarho) and “Metamorphoses” of Apuleius (translation from Latin by M. Kuzmin). Introductory article by S. Polyakova. Notes by V. Chemberdzhi, M. Grabar-Passek, B. Yarho, S. Markish. Illustrations B . Bekhteeva and B. Dekhterev.