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Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Myths and Legends from Around the World
Author: Mark Daniels Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Since the dawn of communication, humankind has looked around itself and used myths and legends to make sense of the world.Imaginative...
Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire
A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian.Aphrodite was said to have been born from the sea, rising out of a...
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold
The dazzling companion volume to the bestselling MYTHOS. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures,...
The Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales
Author: Professor of Chinese Studies Juwen Zhang Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 A delightful collection of modern Chinese tales. The Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales brings...
The Treasury of Folklore: Waterlands, Wooded Worlds and Starry Skies
An entertaining and enchanting collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding the seas, skies and woodlands that make up our natural world. Enter an enchanting world where the mysteries of...
The Story of Witches: Folklore, History and Superstition
Delve into the beguiling history of witches and uncover a fascinating world laden with myth, magic and superstition. The Story of Witches offers a tantalising insight into the dark past...
Goddess with a Thousand Faces: A one-of-a-kind exploration of
'I loved Goddess with a Thousand Faces. Fascinating, fun and thoughtful and enlightening' JENNIFER SAINT'A beautiful weave of history, myth and storytelling by one of our most exciting new classicists'...
The Book of Eve: A beguiling historical feminist tale - inspired by the undeciphered Voynich manuscript
The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia...
Broken Ghosts: a haunting, gothic coming-of-age story from the
'A beautifully written novel imbued with empathy, spirits and magic' Scottish Daily MailSpring, 1985. Twelve year old Phoebe MacDonald's world is falling apart.She has just buried her parents, a fire...
The Book of Eve: A beguiling historical feminist tale - inspired by
The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia...
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
Author: AnnaMarie Salai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their...
Early Irish Myths and Sagas
A collection of powerful stories - part myth, part legend, part history First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world -...
Modern Magic: Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Contemporary Witches
In this enchanted sibling to the cult classic Modern Tarot , literary and tarot icon Michelle Tea returns to her magical roots, offering stories, little-known history, traditions, rituals, and spells...
The Mabinogion
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Dreamlike Welsh tales from the thirteenth century Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the...
The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition
Definitive, comprehensive and unparalleled - a fresh look for Graves's classic retelling of the Greek Myths Including many of the greatest stories ever told - the labours of Hercules, the...
Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic
Opens a fascinating new window onto medieval and early modern life - a world where it's possible to meet the devil on the road, control the future through stars, and...
The Scary Book of Christmas Lore: 50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen...but do you recall the most petrifying Christmas figures of all? Not all children fear just a lump of coal in their...
Goddess of the River
A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi.A mother...
Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov
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A unique and enchanting collection of Russian folk tales collected over the last two centuries In these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children...
The Book of Eve: A beguiling historical feminist tale - inspired by the undeciphered Voynich manuscript
Author: Meg Clothier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it...
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
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New to Penguin Classics, the international bestseller by one of Europe's pre-eminent literary figures The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a masterful retelling of the ancient myths and fables...
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths
Who was who in the classical world - from the clash of the Titans to the end of the world What were the twelve labours of Herakles? Why did Zeus...
Egyptian Mythology: The Gods, Heroes, Monsters and Legends of Ancient
Immerse yourself in the dark and complex mythology of Ancient Egypt. Alongside the mummies and the great treasure-filled burial chambers of the Pyramids are the many gods, heroes, monsters and...
Storymaker: The Art of Creating and Sharing Stories with Children
Teachers, parents become captivating storytellers! Create new stories from solid foundations and the expertise of master storytellers! Road-tested over millennia! Perhaps it's a long journey, or you want to get...
Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore
From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders and disasters of the natural world. Mythopedia is a fun,...