Ancient, classical and medieval texts

In the middle ages, there were nobles and knights who performed special roles in society.

Did you know that Neptune has a great underwater empire?

The Medieval History is very interesting, especially for kids, because it details the time that came after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

Do you know who King Midas is?

History may have been started by the people before us but that story has molded our present.

Inject the very wonderful and lively Greek and Roman myths in your children's systems because they have tons to learn from them.

Don't wait until your kids get to school before they learn about who Confucius is.

Schools don't just teach children all facts and real things.

Your child must learn to like history and you are the key to making it happen.

Egypt is one of the really mysterious and very interesting topics in the world of history.

In this educational book, we're going to go over the Roman and Greek gods of Jupiter and Mars.

It's interesting to note that during the middle ages, Europe used a feudal system of government and society.

The Black Plague is depressing read but it's something that's forever embedded in history.

The greatest love stories are created by the most brilliant minds.

Did you know that for the longest time women were considered inferior to men?

Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the "e;cradle of civilization"e; and there's good reason to it.

The mythical medieval beasts are part of Europe's ancient history.

Did you know that in ancient Europe the distribution of power is so great that nobles were very rich while the slaves were very poor?

How was trade and commerce different in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Make ancient history kid-friendly by carefully crafting the texts and then adding relevant images.

In the beginning, everything was fine.

WINNER OF THE SWEDISH ACADEMY'S NORDIC PRIZE 2023Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award'A terrific read.

In the midst of war, can they find a reason to celebrate?

From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the masterpieces of its literature continue to fascinate readers and audiences in a huge variety of media.

Nine-year-old Ira-Abel Rawles lives on Hook Farm in the village of Underwhelem.

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Zen Buddhism, and is probably the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history.

Formed in a time of great unrest in ancient China, The Analects is vital to an understanding of Chinese history and thought, and, 2,500 years on, it remains startlingly relevant to contemporary life.

'Tempest has a gift for shattering and transcending convention.

A timely book for today's world, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations explores how to endure hardship, how to cope with change and how to find something positive out of adversity.

The Aeneid - thrilling, terrifying and poignant in equal measure - has inspired centuries of artists, writers and musicians.

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages.

One of the oldest surviving works of literature widely read to this day, Homer's "e;Odyssey"e; tells the story of Odysseus, Greek hero king of Ithaca and his voyage back home following the cessation of the Trojan War.

This collection includes both of the greatest Greek stories ever told and numbers amongst the most important works of Western literature.

"e;The Iliad"e; is Homer's legendary account of the Trojan War, an epic battle that took place over three thousand years ago and had a significant impact on world history.

Featuring both the original text and a modern, translated version, this fourteenth-century Arthurian poem tells the legendary tale of the mysterious Green Knight and Sir Gawain, a great knight of the Round Table.

The legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is one of the most famous folk tales in history, with Merlin the Wizard and the virtuous Sir Lancelot being known and loved by young and old alike to this day.

Originally published in 1868, 'The Earthly Paradise' is considered William Morris's most popular poem.

One of the most famous examples of classic world literature, Tolstoy's "e;War and Peace"e; is an epic chronicle of France's invasion of Russia and the aftermath of the Napoleonic era on Russian society as experienced by five families belonging to the aristocracy.

In the following grand and ancient lay, dating most probably from the time of heathenism, are set forth, as the utterances of a Vala, or wandering prophetess, as above described, the story of the creation of the world from chaos, of the origin of the giants, the gods, the dwarfs, and the human race, together with other events relating to the mythology of the North, and ending with the destruction of the gods and the world, and their renewal.

Objects of affection recovers the emotional attraction of the medieval book through an engagement with a fifteenth-century literary collection known as Oxford, Bodleian Library Manuscript Ashmole 61.

Objects of affection recovers the emotional attraction of the medieval book through an engagement with a fifteenth-century literary collection known as Oxford, Bodleian Library Manuscript Ashmole 61.

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.

In The sense of Early Modern writing, Mark Robson pursues the relation between the concept of the 'early modern' and modernity, tracing the complex interactions of post-Romantic, philosophical aesthetics and early modern rhetoric and poetics.

Over six hundred years before John Milton's Paradise Lost, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels.

Over six hundred years before John Milton's Paradise Lost, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels.

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.

English Polish bilingual children's book.

English Russian Bilingual children's book.

English Hebrew Bilingual children's book.

English Spanish bilingual children's book.