Mythology & Folk Tales
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The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre
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Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, thi...
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£8.99
The Black Book of Modern Myths: True Stories of the Unexplained
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The supernatural is everywhere: In your home, on the street, in the countryside, and around the world. In Denmark, ...
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Ramayana: 35th Anniversary Edition
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Retells the story of Prince Rama – with all its nobility of spirit, courtly intrigue, heroic renunciation, fi...
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The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
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Tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. This title e...
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£11.99
Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland
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Icelandic literary culture was one of the richest and most important in the medieval world. This title brings toget...
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£14.99
Grimm’s Household Tales
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A new edition of Peake’s illustrated Houshold Tales, originally published in 1946, and with the original colo...
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£7.99
The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time
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The English see more ghosts than any other nation. From medieval times to the present day, stories have been told a...
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£24.99
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
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Brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms’ fairy tales, including all the classic...
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£15.99
Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion
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The fairy tale is arguably one of the most important cultural and social influences on children’s lives. But ...
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£10.00
The People of the Sea: Celtic Tales of the Seal-Folk
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With an introduction by Seamus Heaney
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£16.99
One Thousand and One Nights
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The Arab world’s greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, publis...
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Thor: From Myth to Marvel
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The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane ...
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Whatever Gets You Through the Night: A Story of Sheherezade and the Arabian Entertainments
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Presents a funny retelling of the Arabian Nights and a inspired exploration of the art of storytelling. This title ...
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