Note: "The Myths" Canongate publisher Jamie Byng conceived the project in 1999 and recruited other publishers. The first 5 volumes were released on Friday of the annual Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2005, at least in their original languages. A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong (if not all three English-language originals) was published on the same day in 33 countries and 28 languages. Sources: Wikipedia; newspaper news and reviews: 1. "World's top writers recruited to rewrite ancient tales", CBC Arts, 2005-10-21 (archived 2007-08-19) 2. Elizabeth Hand, "The New Muses: A highly anticipated series of classic myths reimagined by modern authors", Washington Post, 2005-12-25