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Charles Squire
Best known for bringing Celtic mythology to a wide audience, this early 20th-century writer turned old legends, heroic tales, and folklore into lively, approachable reading. His books helped generations of readers discover the mythic worlds of Britain and Ireland.
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About the author
Charles Squire was a writer remembered chiefly for his books on Celtic mythology and legend. His best-known work first appeared in 1905 as The Mythology of the British Islands and was later issued in forms such as Celtic Myth and Legend and The Mythology of Ancient Britain and Ireland.
His writing aimed to gather the mythical, legendary, and poetic traditions of the Gaelic and British Celts into a clear, readable introduction for general readers. Modern editions and library records continue to present him as a guide to Arthurian, British, and Celtic legend, and his work has remained in circulation for more than a century.
The surviving online records found here give only a limited picture of his life, so this overview focuses on what can be confirmed from his publications. In addition to his mythology writing, catalog records also link him to To Central Africa on an Iceberg, a work credited to Charles Squire and Frank Maclean.