Folklore 95

‘Perrault’s Fairy Tales’ is a wonderful collection of some true classics of children’s literature. Perrault (1628 – 1703) was among the first writers to bring magical children’s stories into the lit……続きを見る

Written around the thirteenth century AD by Icelandic monks, the seven tales collected here offer a combination of pagan elements tightly woven into the pattern of Christian ethics. They take as the……続きを見る

An Icelandic saga which mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy of the Viking age ……続きを見る

Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me. Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again s……続きを見る

Sometimes known as the Arabian Nights, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights includes some of the world's best-loved tales, including such classics as Aladdin and 'Sindbad the Sailor' The tales tol……続きを見る

A must-read adventure thriller for fans of Indiana Jones, Dan Brown and Chris Kuzneski. 800 years ago A Crusader in the Holy Land discovered a gold box. In secret, it was transported to England and ……続きを見る

Persian Tales – Kermani Tales – Illustrated by Hilda Roberts (Volume I) is a wonderful book and the first of two volumes of old Persian tales originating from the province Kerman, Iran. It consists ……続きを見る

A brilliantly funny original short story from Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively. 'Anyone artistic needed Abroad in the 1950s.' Paul and his girlfriend are artists in need of subject matter……続きを見る

A delightful collection of fairy stories by Grace C Floyd and others that is charmingly illustrated by black and white plates and line drawings of the cherubic, dimpled toddlers of Attwell. Many of ……続きを見る

Monkey depicts the adventures of Prince Tripitaka, a young Buddhist priest on a dangerous pilgrimage to India to retrieve sacred scriptures accompanied by his three unruly disciples: the greedy pig ……続きを見る

Recounting the final days of Arthur, this thirteenth-century French version of the Camelot legend, written by an unknown author, is set in a world of fading chivalric glory. It depicts the Round Tab……続きを見る

The epic Viking Age stories that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and Wagner's Ring cycle Written in thirteenth-century Iceland but based on ancient Norse poetry cycles, The Saga of the Volsungs combines m……続きを見る

The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb……続きを見る

From the No. 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend, from the bestselling Last Kingdom series Uniting the restive British kingdoms behind him, Arthur believ……続きを見る

The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great national epic No understanding of world mythology is complete without acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological he……続きを見る

Where Theodora went, trouble followed…. In sixth-century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds and rose from common theater tart to empress of a great kingdom……続きを見る

Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chrétien de Troyes. It follows Parzival fr……続きを見る

This antiquarian text contains a personal account of the author's meeting the 'Ascended Master St. Germain' in 1930. They travel through time and space to lost continents, ancient civilizations, pas……続きを見る

From the primordial gods who shaped the cosmos to the legendary heroes whose exploits have inspired countless generations, this introduction to the captivating world of classical mythology defines t……続きを見る

Little is known about Valentine, whose name symbolizes romantic love. Chet Raymo draws on the tradition that Valentine was a physician in love with the blind Julia to thread his way through the fabr……続きを見る

Originally published in 1912, this fascinating book contains stories of the many 'Dartmoor Legends'. Contents include: The Magic Mist; The Vengeance of Belus; The Bards of the Wood of Wistman; The S……続きを見る

T. H. White’s masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted read……続きを見る

On the shrouded corpse hung a tablet of green topaz with the inscription: 'I am Shaddad the Great. I conquered a thousand cities; a thousand white elephants were collected for me; I lived for a thou……続きを見る

Die Mythologie des Nillandes reicht von der Frühzeit bis in die christliche Zeit. Wie kaum irgendwo auf der Welt offenbart uns das Märchen im Alten Ägypten seine Glaubens- und Lebensverknüpfung. Wie……続きを見る

An early work from PEN/Faulkner Award winner and Man Booker finalist Karen Joy Fowler, reissued and beautifully repackaged for new fans and old. First published in 1998 to high praise, and now reiss……続きを見る

‘Little Tales from Grimm’ contains a delightful collection of stories from the Brothers Grimm – all re-told for children. It contains eleven shortened versions of the tales, including ‘The Frog Prin……続きを見る

“আতা গাছে তোতা পাখি ডালিম গাছে মউ”, “ফড়িংবাবুর বিয়ে! টিকটিকিতে ঢোলক বাজায় ধুচনি মাথায় দিয়ে”, “দাদখানি চাল মুসুরির ডাল চিনি-পাতা দৈ” কবি যোগীন্দ্রনাথ সরকারের লেখা এই কবিতা/ছড়া গুলির সাথে আমাদের কম বে……続きを見る

Hunter Portman is a monster tracker. Sure, as a shapeshifter, most humans would consider him a monster, too, but he’s actually trying to protect us. Well, sort of. His bosses have an ulterior motive……続きを見る

From the NY Times and USA Today Best Selling Author comes a delightful book for children. Based on the Huckleberry Feastーa traditional Native American Thanksgivings ceremony of the Pacific Northwes……続きを見る

A date with a sexy incubus, horny little imps, kidnapping demons, and an aunt with all the power of the devil… Life is about to get interesting. Araminta Tempest, Mina to her friends, isn’t normal b……続きを見る