Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

Some stories are universal.

Hoffmann's classic Christmas fairy tale, immortalised by Tchaikovsky's ballet, is brought to life by the gorgeous contemporary artwork of Finnish illustrator, Sanna Annuka.

'I was completely spellbound' - Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'Setterfield is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe Some say the river drowned her.

Discover the real story behind Disney s latest blockbuster adaptation The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, and the iconic Nutcracker Christmas ballet, as told by Alexandre Dumas How could you imagine, silly child, that this toy, which is made of cloth and wood, could possibly be alive?

For thousands of years, epic stories have been passed down from Time Lord to student, generation to generation.

In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child.

'Weird and wild and wonderfully unsettling.

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen.

If you've been gripped by Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls, then For the Most Beautiful is a must-read for you .

Fully illustrated and beautifully designed, this is a unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans.

A flooded world.

Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the GuardianShortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize 'One of the most compelling and unusual novels I've read this year.

An extraordinary epic, brilliantly-imagined, new novel from a world-class writer and author of The Name of the Rose.

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These early works by various authors were originally published in the late 19th century and early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introduction as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Thomas Charles Sloane was originally published in 1907 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

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This early work by Robert Louis Stevenson was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Phil Robinson was originally published in 1881 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by John M.

This early work by Henry Francis was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Hal Grant was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

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This early work by Fletcher Pratt and Irvin Lester was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Eric Stanislaus Stenbock was originally published in 1893 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with brand new introductory biographies as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

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This early work by Arthur Machen was originally published in 1895 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Arthur James Ogilvy was originally published in 1913 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1910 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Algernon Blackwood was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

This early work by Alexander Harvey was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.

Clarimonde' is a short story originally published in French, in 1836, under the title 'La Morte Amoureuse' (in English: 'The Dead Woman in Love').

This vintage volume contains Andrew Lang's 1892 work, "e;The Green Fairy Book"e;.

Eden Phillpotts's classical fantasy will whisk you away to a world where shepherdesses are fair, gods wax philosophical, and where a lesson is always learned in the nick of time.

'Beauty and the Beast and Other Stories - Illustrated by John Hassall' contains three classics of the fairy tale genre: 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Jack the Giant-Killer', and 'The Three Little Pigs.

In a society of anthropomorphised canines, Gissing, a debonair young dog about town, adopts some orphaned puppies and begins to yearn for a more meaningful existence than his pleasant life in suburban Canine Estates.

This early work is William Harrison Ainsworth's novel, "e;The Lancashire Witches"e;.

Open the book, and you will find yourselves in a world of magic.

From the epic adventures of gods and heroes to tales of the world's beginning, this illustrated collection of myths and legends from Greece and Rome is a captivating exploration of the tales that shaped the ancient world.

This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of stories taken from Greek mythology.

Arthur Rackham's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', is one of his finest, and most sought after works of illustration.

Originally published in 1912, Songs of Innocence, was written by the legendary William Blake (1757 - 1827), and illustrated with the stunning drawings of Honor Appleton.

The legends of the Hawaiian Islands are as diverse as those of any other country of the world.