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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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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LANG Book Number: 23982 |
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The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares he...
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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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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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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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BEATRIX POTTER Book Number: 91668 |
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For children aged 3-7, this retelling of the story of Red Riding Hood by the legendary children's author Beatrix Potter is a gorgeous read. It is beautifully complemented with full-page colour ill...
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PATTI WIGINGTON Book Number: 91826 |
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Quick, Simple, and Practical Magic for Every Day of the Year, this cheerful, practical book does what it says on the cover: each page is devoted to a day of the year, with instructions for a spell ...
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SHAWN ROBBINS & CHARITY BEDELL Book Number: 91827 |
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Two leading Wiccans combine to provide different perspectives on Wicca in this volume of practical aspects of the craft. Shawn Robbins contributes her psychic gifts and her experiences as a practi...
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MARGRETE LAMOND & H. VALLANCE Book Number: 91910 |
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The exquisite line art and observation of nature in the pencil drawings of Heather Vallance drew us to this beautifully illustrated modern take on the trickster tale. 'Friendship is like a winding...
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BRUCE VIGAR Book Number: 91980 |
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Are the Freemasons the largest charitable organisation in the world, or a secretive society with an ulterior motive? With running time 47 minutes, this colour DVD film delves into a world of age-o...
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JOHN YEOMAN & QUENTIN BLAKE Book Number: 92054 |
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A companion to A Drink of Water code 92063, this 1961 classic is vividly illustrated with Quentin Blake's inimitable drawings, nine in colour and ten in black and white. It is nearly the summer ho...
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GILLY CAMERON COOPER Book Number: 92060 |
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16 origin legends about how the world began, beautifully illustrated in colour by Patricia Ludlow, the stories include The Master of Breath, Old Man's Magic, Five Aztec Worlds, Land of Ice, Order f...
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JOHN YEOMAN & QUENTIN BLAKE Book Number: 92063 |
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Considered now a 20th century children's classic, this charming children's book of animal fables was first published in 1960 and was the first children's book either Quentin Blake the illustrator o...
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ILLUSTRATED BY ISABELLE BRENT Book Number: 92068 |
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With her trademark gold effect borders and touches, the exquisite full page colour paintings of Isabelle Brent decorate these 20 classic tales by the famous German storytellers, the Brothers Grimm....
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HARRY FREEDMAN Book Number: 92019 |
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The tradition of Jewish mysticism known as the Kabbalah has experienced a resurgence in recent years, with celebrities including David Beckham and Madonna promoting the fashionable Kabbalah Centre,...
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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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SABINE FRANKE Book Number: 92153 |
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'When the gods were human' is the beginning of an Old Babylonian tale which refers to a mythical period of time before mankind and the gods had to 'do all chores themselves'. It is just one story i...
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BRIAN FROUD AND ARI BERK Book Number: 92388 |
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Hot off the press, this new and expanded edition of Brian Froud's classic fantasy exposé of the Goblin Universe will delight old fans and captivate new ones with its deep probe into the murky under...
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JULIE ROBINE Book Number: 92300 |
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Follow directions on basic wizard's gear to make party robes, hats and other item including a Chinese wizard's robe, fairy wands and wings or a crystal crown. Learn about dragon wrestling, cabbage...
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DUBLIN TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY Book Number: 92413 |
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A Thames & Hudson quality gift box collection of 16 notecards with bright white envelopes, four each of four designs featuring the exquisitely designed mythological animals from the Book of Kells. ...
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ANDREW LANG Book Number: 82730 |
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Andrew Lang recounts the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical ...
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Anthony Adolph Book Number: 92611 |
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"And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains green?" William Blake's "Jerusalem" is a popular national song, performed at the wedding of the Prince of Wales and the opening of ...
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BERYL DHANJAL Book Number: 92800 |
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Symbolism is all around us whether religious, as insignia, symbols of historic heritage, nationalism in Druidic monuments like Stonehenge, in religious traditions, alchemy, magic and rituals. Rosi...
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LEONORA RUSTAMOVA Book Number: 92860 |
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Yorkshire is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a Dale walking stick at. Home of Robin Hood (born in Barnsdale), Guy Fawkes, Dick Turpin and Dracula (Bram Stoker wrote part of the v...
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John Matthews Book Number: 92516 |
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Among the 20 cards to cut out and keep feature the cat, badger, eagle, horse, bear, blackbird, bee, hawk and stag. The internationally acclaimed expert on Celtic tradition John Matthews has writte...
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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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CAROLYN TURGEON Book Number: 93174 |
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A spellbinding collection of literature, lore, art, recipes and projects in a fanciful anthology to delight unicorn lovers. Unicorns embrace the magic of the forest, living as they do among wild mu...
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CHARLES MOSELEY Book Number: 93291 |
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Part travelogue, part history, part memoir of a life-long affair with the northern lands and seas, traveller and scholar Charles Moseley describes a haunting world where the voices of the past are ...
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