An Illustrated edition of The Valkyries by E. F. Benson. The Valkyries is the 1903 novel by the famous English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, E. F. Benson. The novel is a stylized version of the epics of Norse mythology. The author "fleshed out" the story from a famous opera of the time and the story stays true to the style of the Norse myth. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.