TRANLATED BY A. E. JOHNSON Book Number: 46623 |
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Eight of the twelve tales in this book are from the master hand of Charles Perrault (1628-1703). It is true to say that as long as there are children to listen spellbound to the adventures of 'Cin...
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GEORGE W. M. REYNOLDS Book Number: 52781 |
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Aged and deserted, Fernand Wagner agrees to serve John Faust for the last year of his life. In return he is given youth, wealth and beauty - but at the terrible price of becoming a werewolf. He lo...
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JOSEPH JACOBS Book Number: 36260 |
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The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art Wen...
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MALACHY MCCOURT Book Number: 88812 |
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The Claddagh Ring is Ireland's cherished symbol of friendship, loyalty and love. It has become a daily source of spiritual sustenance, worn by millions around the world. This short, insightful bo...
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GILES MORGAN Book Number: 89075 |
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Dragon slayer, a Christian martyr and legendary soldier. St George is the patron saint of England and a figure associated with the Islamic hero Al Khidr and the Green Man of pre-Christian myth. Und...
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EDITED BY BRITTAIN BOUCHARD Book Number: 89395 |
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The chivalric ideals of knighthood have been celebrated for almost 1000 years, from the medieval stories of King Arthur to Victorian paintings where handsome warriors woo gorgeous maidens with luxu...
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BHAKTISIDDHANTA Book Number: 89506 |
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'Arjuna to single combat. At that moment dark rainclouds and flashes of lightning appeared in the sky, along with the rainbow of Indra. When Surya saw how Indra had appeared there out of affection ...
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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Book Number: 23958 |
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright...
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SIR THOMAS MALORY Book Number: 25244 |
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The legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is one of the most enduring in world literature. Its scenes of love, war, religion, treachery and family loyalty are timeless as are the...
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EDITED BY ROALD DOCTER ET AL Book Number: 89826 |
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A rare 2015 Dutch publication which has used a vast array of objects on loan from exhibitions throughout Europe including the British Museum and the National Carthage Museum at the Louvre, the Engl...
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NILA AYE Book Number: 89886 |
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Includes 150 colourful stickers, drawing steps and scenes to decorate in a unique activity big book in which you tell the story. Each page features a story prompt and a colourful scene to complete...
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PATRICIA MOFFETT Book Number: 89898 |
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From Arachne to Amarok, Baku to Basilisk and Griffin to Gogmagog, more than 90 fantastic creatures are ready to bring to life. Find balance through the mindful application of pen, pencil, crayon o...
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New AESOP'S FABLES |
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Aesop's celebrated collection of fables has always been popular with both adults and children. These simple tales embody truths so powerful, the titles of the individual fables - the fox and the gr...
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ARCHIE MILES Book Number: 90093 |
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Fifty lovingly described tree profiles are at the heart of this lavishly produced book, describing ancient giants of our landscape such as the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, which according to folkl...
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EDITED BY JAKE JACKSON Book Number: 89195 |
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Myths are stories which are known, or half-known, by those who hear them, and every generation brings a new emphasis as mythology helps us to navigate the world and its challenges. This collection ...
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SIMON HOLLAND Book Number: 90258 |
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A spectacular gatefold double page folds out to a watery underground lair of European dragons where human prisoners are kept. Meet the Merpeople who appear in the tales of sea-going nations and wh...
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EDITED BY. JOSHUA PERRY Book Number: 90274 |
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Classic literary writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Guy de Maupassant found an outlet for their imagination in their terrifying tales. Here is a superb collection from several leading purveyors of...
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CHRISTOPHER HADLEY Book Number: 90537 |
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The tombstone of dragon-slayer Piers Shonks in the wall of the church at Brent Pelham in Hertfordshire is the starting-point for a delightful historical detective investigation to find out about th...
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ILLUS. BY ARTHUR RACKHAM Book Number: 23992 |
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This book contains over 40 of the best-loved fairy stories, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three...
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DAVID DAY Book Number: 89100 |
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Tolkien scholar and bestselling author David Day for over four decades has had an enduring fascination with complex mythologies which led him to J. R. R. Tolkien. Here he describes the history and...
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JEAN COOPER Book Number: 90783 |
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Chinese alchemy was nourished by Taoism with its two distinct branches: the classical Tao Chia, grounded in mysticism, and the popular Tao Chiao, with its magical, alchemical bias, arising traditio...
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HUBERT KRIVINE Book Number: 91459 |
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To understand the Universe we must first comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed, the language of mathematics. The book is not merely a history of scientific learning ...
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JOHN DICKIE Book Number: 91471 |
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'Though more sober than most lodge meetings, it is, like its subject, ingenious and frequently bizarre...' - Spectator. Insiders call it 'The Craft'. To the rest of us, Freemasonry is mysterious ...
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ANDREW BEATTIE Book Number: 91577 |
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From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, King Arthur's reputed place of birth, to Slaughterbridge in the same county, one of the contenders for the location of his final battle against the Saxons, and fro...
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TONY SULLIVAN Book Number: 91583 |
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Beginning in Roman Britain, evidence is laid out in chronological order: the Venerable Bede, the Historia Brittonum, the Welsh Annals, the Anglo-Saxons, Saints' Lives, the History of the Kings of B...
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GUSTAV SCHWAB Book Number: 91536 |
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The Greek myths are timeless classics, whose scenes and figures have captivated us since ancient times. The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human condition, embodying unive...
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TRANS BY SEBASTIAN EVANS Book Number: 91755 |
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First published in 1898, this was translated from a 13th century manuscript written in Old French, but the original author is unknown. This is the story of Sir Perceval and the Holy 'Graal', the st...
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