# The Golden Ass — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Golden Ass by Apuleius.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the work to Stéphane Mallarmé, framing the novel as a metamorphosis of an ancient decadent text.
- [Epistle Dedicatory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/epistle-dedicatory.md): William Adlington dedicates his English translation of Apuleius's Metamorphoses to Thomas Earl of Sussex, explaining that despite the book's light and jesting matter, it contains virtuous morals and profitable lessons, a
- [To the Reader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/to-the-reader.md): William Adlington addresses the reader, explaining his purpose in translating Apuleius's 'The Golden Ass'. He acknowledges the work's seemingly frivolous and jesting nature but argues that beneath its surface lies a prof
- [The Preface of the Author to His Son, Faustinus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/the-preface-of-the-author-to-his-son-faustinus.md): The author addresses his son Faustinus and the readers, introducing the book as a collection of joyous and wanton tales. He promises to tell the story of a man who lost his human form and lived as a beast, later restored
- [The Golden Ass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/the-golden-ass.md): The novel begins with Lucius traveling to Thessaly, where he encounters tales of witchcraft and magic. He stays with Milo and becomes involved with Fotis, leading to his accidental transformation into an ass. The narrati

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- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-i.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [How Meroe the Witch turned diverse persons into miserable beasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-ii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-iii.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [How Apuleius was accused by an old man, and how he answered for himself.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-iv.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/the-marriage-of-cupid-and-psyche.md)
- [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-vi.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-vii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxix.md)
- [How the boy that led Apuleius to the field, was slain in the wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxx.md)
- [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxi.md)
- [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-viii.md)
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxii.md)
- [How Apuleius was led away by the horsekeeper: and what danger he was in.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxiii.md)
- [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxiv.md)
- [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxv.md)
- [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxvi.md)
- [Book IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-ix.md)
- [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxvii.md)
- [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxviii.md)
- [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xxxix.md)
- [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xl.md)
- [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xli.md)
- [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xlii.md)
- [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xliii.md)
- [Book X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-x.md)
- [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xliv.md)
- [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xlv.md)
- [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xlvi.md)
- [Book XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/book-xi.md)
- [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xlvii.md)
- [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/xlviii.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_ass_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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