The Golden AsseFront matterWilliam Adlington translationChapter navigation52 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterDedicationThe Life of Lucius Apuleius Briefly DescribedThe Preface of the Author To His Sonne, FaustinusTHE FIRST CHAPTERTHE SECOND CHAPTERTHE THIRD CHAPTERTHE FOURTH CHAPTERTHE FIFTH CHAPTERTHE SIXTH CHAPTERTHE SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE EIGHTH CHAPTERTHE NINTH CHAPTERTHE TENTH CHAPTERTHE ELEVENTH CHAPTERTHE TWELFTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTEENTH CHAPTERTHE FOURTEENTH CHAPTERTHE FIFTEENTH CHAPTERTHE SIXTEENTH CHAPTERTHE SEVENTEENTH CHAPTERTHE EIGHTEENTH CHAPTERTHE NINETEENTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTIETH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-FIRST CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-THIRD CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-FOURTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-EIGHTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-NINTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTIETH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-FIRST CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-SECOND CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-THIRD CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-FOURTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-FIFTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-SIXTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-EIGHTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-NINTH CHAPTERTHE FORTIETH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-FIRST CHAPTERTHE FORTY-SECOND CHAPTERTHE FORTY-THIRD CHAPTERTHE FORTY-FOURTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-FIFTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-SIXTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-EIGHTH CHAPTERBeginning of this editionNext chapter →DedicationAll chapters and sections (52)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsDedicationThe Life of Lucius Apuleius Briefly DescribedThe Preface of the Author To His Sonne, FaustinusTHE FIRST CHAPTERTHE SECOND CHAPTERTHE THIRD CHAPTERTHE FOURTH CHAPTERTHE FIFTH CHAPTERTHE SIXTH CHAPTERTHE SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE EIGHTH CHAPTERTHE NINTH CHAPTERTHE TENTH CHAPTERTHE ELEVENTH CHAPTERTHE TWELFTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTEENTH CHAPTERTHE FOURTEENTH CHAPTERTHE FIFTEENTH CHAPTERTHE SIXTEENTH CHAPTERTHE SEVENTEENTH CHAPTERTHE EIGHTEENTH CHAPTERTHE NINETEENTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTIETH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-FIRST CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-THIRD CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-FOURTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-EIGHTH CHAPTERTHE TWENTY-NINTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTIETH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-FIRST CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-SECOND CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-THIRD CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-FOURTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-FIFTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-SIXTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-EIGHTH CHAPTERTHE THIRTY-NINTH CHAPTERTHE FORTIETH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-FIRST CHAPTERTHE FORTY-SECOND CHAPTERTHE FORTY-THIRD CHAPTERTHE FORTY-FOURTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-FIFTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-SIXTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-SEVENTH CHAPTERTHE FORTY-EIGHTH CHAPTERTranslated by William AdlingtonFirst published 1566 This version as reprinted from the edition of 1639. The original spelling, capitalisation and punctuation have been retained.Dedication →