Folklore 36

When did the first Christmas tree appear? You may think you know, but you don't. The origin of the first, ever Christmas tree may surprise you. It began with a Princess, a Prince, and just a little ……続きを見る

Fifteen-year-old Ben Warner is dizzy with boredom working at his local fish and chips shop. One evening, a young woman saunters in and, between mouthfuls of chips, invites him to visit her in the Wo……続きを見る

Oedipus the King is Sophocles' legendary rendition of the myth of the great king Oedipus, perhaps the best known of all of the Greek Tragedies. When an oracle foretells that the young prince Oedipus……続きを見る

From the author of SOPHIE'S WORLD, a modern fairy tale with a philosophical twist. 'It should be read by all' VOGUE 'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear f……続きを見る

Gives parents and other adult readers the help they need to share the joy of reading. Contains 42 stories, poems, and excerpts from novels and plays, divided into 3 listening levels. "Even better th……続きを見る

A richly diverse anthology of Native American literatures draws on the work of more than two hundred tribes across the United States and Canada and provides information on the historical and cultura……続きを見る

A modern gothic thriller, perfect for fans of Dan Brown's THE DA VINCI CODE Sent to explore a subterranean temple revealed after a devastating earthquake in Israel, a trio of experts discover the mu……続きを見る

The Flower and the Tree is a fable for all ages, showing that all lifetimes, no matter how "long," are really the same: one. Here a tree, to whom a day is just a tiny sliver of his life, becomes fri……続きを見る

From the bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes this atmospheric and gripping page-turner. Recently divorced Anna Fox decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother Louisa……続きを見る

A modern-day Alice in Wonderland meets the undead… Alice in Zombieland, the first book in The White Rabbit Chronicles, introduces readers to a world newly overrun by zombies...and the one girl who m……続きを見る

Fairytales with a twist from the Man Booker and Orange prize-shortlisted author of Room. In Kissing the Witch, Emma Donoghue unwinds thirteen fairy tales and writes them anew: Cinderella forsakes th……続きを見る

Rupert considers himself pretty lucky. Not only has he inherited a limitless fortune (tax free), but his wife Abigail now owns a precious stone that somehow cures her former disability. The only thi……続きを見る

Thirty-seven traditional fairytales collated by famed anthropologist Andrew Lang, as one of his series of "Coloured" Fairy Books. Contains many childhood favourites, such as Rapunzel and Jack and th……続きを見る

The second instalment of Richard Wagner’s best-known work The Ring of Nibelung has been translated by Margaret Armour and is presented in this volume alongside Arthur Rackham’s gorgeous illustration……続きを見る

This vintage book contains DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel, 'Porgy'. It is the tale of a crippled street-urchin living in the black tenements of Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1920s. Porgy was based……続きを見る

A fantastic collection of essential classic fairy tales, including Aladdin, Cinderella, The Princess on the Pea, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood and many more c……続きを見る

Emma no sabe qué hacer con su vida, ni antes ni después de la muerte de su marido extraño y distante. Se encuentra atrapada en su finca, alejada de la realidad. Entonces llega a la finca Geraldine, ……続きを見る

The tale of a captured unicorn and the people who set it free. 続きを見る

Stanley is your typical everyday, apathetic slacker, stuck in a dead-end job, when fate, destiny, and/or an unusual shipping error on the part of a large e-commerce site suddenly bestow upon him a s……続きを見る

Teresa Medeiros makes her hardcover debut in this magnificently sensual and romantic tale filled with passion, humor, and suspense. It is the unforgettable story of two indomitable characters whose ……続きを見る

Sarah Carpenter has three days to pay her rent and less than four dollars in her checking count. To take her mind off her troubles, she heads to the local farmer's market a mile from her apartment. ……続きを見る

You are familiar with the salt of the earth. But did you know there is an even finer, more delicate essence? Take wisdom and imagination, responsibility and beauty, and mix them together in arcane p……続きを見る

A surprising take on Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale, Mermaidis the story of two women with everything to lose. Princess Margrethe has been hidden away while her kingdom is at war. One gloomy……続きを見る

In the Sword's reflection, all faiths become one. When the High King Uther Pendragon dies without an heir, Britain once again teeters on the edge of chaos. The sacred Sword of Power, gift of the God……続きを見る

The fourteen stories in this publication comprise a spectrum of characters and events that have helped forge an image of an island its people and its culture that is unique and compelling. Heroic de……続きを見る

The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from ……続きを見る

I fight for good. What makes a man virtuous? Is it how he was raised? The people he surrounds himself with? Or is it something that comes from his very soul? For the young Druzeel Sesstar, it is the……続きを見る

Best friends Kate and Daniel die in a car crash but discover Heaven is well boring. They leave and begin visiting other afterlives and discover their wanderings may have a greater purpose. 続きを見る

A very short story about a Princess that is changed into a frog by a jealous sister and an old man's response to a proposition made by the frog. 続きを見る

The multiple award-winning fantasy author of The Fionavar Tapestry brings his extraordinary imagination to a tale of mythic figures in contemporary times... Ned Marriner is in France with his father……続きを見る