William Morris writing poetry. In 1867 Bell and Dandy published Morris's epic poem, "The Life and Death of Jason", at his own expense. The book was a retelling of the ancient Greek myth of the hero Jason and his quest to find the Golden Fleece. In contrast to Morris's former publication, "The Life and Death of Jason" was well received, resulting in the publishers paying Morris a fee for the second edition. From 1865 to 1870, Morris worked on another epic poem, "The Earthly Paradise". Designed as a homage to Chaucer, it consisted of 24 stories, adopted from an array of different
Hero of the Golden Talisman Hero of the Golden Talisman Hero of the Golden Talisman is an action-adventure platform game developed by Mr Chip Software and published by Mastertronic in 1985 for the Commodore 64, with subsequent ports to the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. It is one of the earliest examples of the Metroidvania genre, preceding "Metroid" by a year. An evil wizard has cursed the protagonist's hometown; the only way to lift the curse is to find and assemble all five pieces of the broken Golden Talisman, which the wizard has hidden in his lair. "Hero of the Golden Talisman" takes place in