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More Wild Camp Tales

di Mike Blakely

A lighthearted look at some of the stories Texans have been improving on since their first telling around the glow of a campfire.

Resonance

di J.A. Belfield

Guilt is a heavy burden for the one carrying it. Jem Stonehouse is no exception to this rule. What if she'd acted sooner? What if she'd fully recognised the threat? What if she hadn't allowed the male pack members...

The Brothers Grimm Volume 2: 110 Grimmer Fairy Tales

di Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm & Margaret Hunt

We all know the stories — or do we? We know who Snow White is, but what about Rose Red? And what happens to an all-too willful child? Learn more intriguing stories about "Wise Folks," "The King's Son Who Feared...

Folk Tales of Scotland: The Well at the World's End and Other Stories

di William Montgomerie & Norah Montgomerie

The classic folk tales of Scotland were passed down from storyteller to storyteller, and from the first sentence they held the attention of the listeners and readers as though a spell had been cast over them,...

Psyche

di Louis Couperus, Lucius Apuleius & B.S. Berrington

In the original myth of Cupid and Psyche, the goddess Venus becomes jealous of Psyche’s celebrated beauty and instructs her son, Cupid, to make her fall in love with a monstrous creature. However, when Cupid...

Jack the Giant Killer (Illustrated)

di Joseph Jacobs & Hugh Thomson

Jack the Giant Killer is the famous English fairy tale about a brave lad slaying hideous giants. Color illustrations by Hugh Thomson.

The Legend of King Arthur and His Knights

di Sir James Knowles

King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early sixth century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly...

The Book of Were-Wolves

di Sabine Baring-Gould

The Book of Were-Wolves by Sabine Baring-Gould was originally published in 1865 and remains the most important and most often cited book on Lycanthropy. It is as compelling today as it was more than one hundred...

Silicon Tales

di Ella Price

This book is the 'always there' book for your bedside table. It's ideal to dip into as a late night distraction from your day's stresses, or to break the monotony of a morning commute. And it's likely to spark...

AZLANDER -

di Gabriel Brunsdon

Puck falls in love with a mortal girl as she lay dying. He follows her soul into the Heavens and beyond. The tale winds its way back to a dark past in the forests of Nottingham, and yet further back to the time...

Tales

di Hans Christian Andersen

Illustrazioni di Ilaria Mattia. La giovane mano di Ilaria Mattia rappresenta alcune delle più famose fiabe di Andersen mostrando con immagini fresche e variopinte le magiche finzioni di storie ancora oggi tra...

The Arabian Nights

di Richard Burton & Kenneth C. Mondschein

They are ancient stories, but they still enchant our imaginations today: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves—Sinbad the Sailor—Aladdin. These and the other Middle Eastern stories collected in Arabian Nights are...

The Golden Key: And Other Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (A Penguin Special from Viking)

di Philip Pullman

The perfect Halloween literary treat: three Brothers Grimm fairy tales retold by Philip Pullman, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Compass

Here are three enchanting Brothers Grimm fairy...

What the Emperor Cannot Do: Tales and Legends of the Orient

di Vlas Doroshevich, Rowen Glie & Ronald Landau

Rediscovery of a brilliant writer from the early 20th century banned under Soviets. These anti-establishment tales are universal and timeless.

The Shaman's Quest

di Nevill Drury

This book is for anyone who wishes to undertake an inspirational and visionary journey of the spirit. By exploring universal themes of spiritual renewal, "The Shaman’s Quest" shows us how we can all find the...

Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Illustrated)

di Hans Christian Andersen & Arthur Rackham

The collection consists of more than 20 stories by Hans Christian Andersen, including such favorites as The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Emperor's New Clothes,...

Famous Scots and the Supernatural: How the Supernatural Changed History

di Ron Halliday

Scotland is often seen as a land of mystery, a place where reality collides with the world of spirits and phantoms. But what effect does that have on the individuals who call it their home? And, in particular,...

Bird Blood Snow

di Cynan Jones

Hoping to give him a better start in life, Peredur's mother takes him from the estates. But when local kids cycle into his life he heads off after them, accompained by the notion of finding Arthur - an absent,...

See How They Run

di Lloyd Jones

Small-minded academic Dr Llwyd Mcnamara has a grant to research Wales' biggest here, rugby star Dylan Manawydan Jones - Big M. But as he plays with USB sticks in his office, the gods have other plans… Lloyd...

The Painted Alphabet: A Mythical Story of Bali

di Diana Darling

Magic, depravity, spiritual ambition, sensuality, and love — The Painted Alphabet binds mythic and modern time together in a rich, slyly suggestive novel based on an old Balinese poem. In a fresh and startling...