Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

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.

"e;Beauty and the Beast"e; is an 1841 play in two acts by J.

Joseph's jacobs wonderful collection of original English fairy tales.

The first in a three-book series spun off the iconic Wicked Years from multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire, featuring Elphabas granddaughter, the green-skinned Rain.

Hercules battled gods, men and monsters in a lifetime of violence and destruction.

The Blind Kings Wrath brings the tumultuous Burnt Empire Trilogy to a thrilling end.

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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.

The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance.

Welcome to the creepy, spine-tingling Immortal Tales - a series of dark, sexy fairy-tale retellings from the master of British contemporary gothic horror Sarah Rayne, perfect for fans of TERRI WINDLING, ANGELA CARTER, ANNE RICE, LAIRD BARRON and BROM.

This collection, Tales and Legends from India, features thirteen classic tales from the East - including 'The Noose of Fate', 'The Adventurous Brethren', 'The Flute Player', and 'The Hard-Hearted Princess'.

The New York Times–bestselling portrayal of the life of ancient Greece’s lyric poet.

The beautiful and powerful landscape of Scotland has always inspired awe in any traveller, in this book we look at the superstitions built up around this breath taking scenery.

The #1New York TimesBestsellerThe Silmarillionis the core of J.

Paul Bunyan (1925) is a novel by James Stevens.

Lisez d’étonnantes histoires vécues de rencontres avec le peuple des fées, venant de partout dans le monde.

Olonkho is the general name for the entire Yakut heroic epic that consists of many long legends - one of the longest being 'Nurgun Botur the Swift' consisting of some 36,000 lines of verse, published here.

"e;The Celtic Twilight"e; is a series of stories from Irish folklore by Irish poet W.

This charming early work, first published in 1910, is the fifth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.

Yellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley's gripping and magical thriller following a group of young women as they face the stress of harsh elements, a mysterious monster, and an unraveling of secrets after their yacht is wrecked off the coast of North America.

Tessa Gratton's latest epic adult fantasy, Lady Hotspur, is a sweeping, heart-stopping Shakespearean novel of betrayal and battlefields and destiny.

"e;Crazy entertaining, first rate storytelling-made me laugh and touched my heart, too.

An enchanting collection that introduces the author and activist Naomi Mitchison to a new generation of readersThe Fourth Pig, originally published in 1936, is a wide-ranging and fascinating collection of fairy tales, poems, and ballads.

Wer glaubt, Frauen in Märchen seien nur schön, der hat weit gefehlt.

'Compelling' Sunday TimesA powerful debut exploring the dark side of Cornwall - the wrecking and the drowned sailors - where poverty drove villagers to dark deeds.

This early work by Robert W.

A young girl traces her mother's steps all the way from London to Japan to search for the father she never knew.

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.

Come, Best Beloved, and sit you by my feet.

The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book contains much that is new and revelatory and even several scenes that are not actually in the final television series.

Holy Brotherhood: Romani Music in a Hungarian Pentecostal Church is a musical ethnography of a religious community.

'A terrific, detailed introduction of these wonderful stories and the pantheon of characters in them .

Camelot – die unvergleichliche Welt von Merlin, Lancelot, Sir Gawein, Morded und der schönen und nicht immer treuen Guinevere.

A historical collection of the many wonderful folk tales from the Isle of Man.

"e;The Blue Fairy Book"e; is the first volume in Andrew Lang's famous "e;Coloured"e; Fairy Books series, and as such includes some of the best known stories.

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A delightful collection of fairy stories by Grace C Floyd and others that is charmingly illustrated by black and white plates and line drawings of the cherubic, dimpled toddlers of Attwell.

Eastern Europe was for a long time a land of bears, wolves and dark forbidding forests.

The Fairy Book - The Best Popular Fairy Stories was originally published in 1913.

This collection of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' contains forty-four of their best known stories, beautifully illustrated throughout by Monro Orr.

This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'Thumbelina', first published in May of 1835.

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From the master of subversive humor Christopher Moore comes a quirky, irreverent novel of love, myth, metaphysics, outlaw biking, angst, and outrageous redemption.

From Entertainment Weekly writer Maureen Lee Lenker comes a swoony romantic comedy set in the world of 1930s film.

An introduction to ancient myths and the critical discussions that surround them, this book dives into the stories of pre-modern culture, taking a comparative look at how they have shaped the West and modern storytelling as we have come to understand it today.