Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

The spellbinding series continues in the icy beauty of Norway.

Fairytales with a twist from the Man Booker and Orange prize-shortlisted author of Room.

The fifth novel from award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, named one of Granta's best young British novelists.

The Seven Sisters is the story that began it all.

'Funny, deep, shocking, wry, heartwarming and spine-chilling' - The GuardianMr Fox, by award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, is a beautiful and immersive exploration of the labyrinthine world of imagination, storytelling and love.

This volume contains the complete fairy tales of the legendary Brothers Grimm.

Originally published in 1922, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault is a wonderful collection of some true classics of children's literature.

This early German romance tells the tragic tale of a young water spirit, Undine, who marries a knight in an attempt to gain a soul.

Wondrous Deeds of Bygone Days - Illustrated by Harry Theaker is written by M.

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'.

This collection, Children's Stories From Old British Legends, by M.

My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales is a wonderful collection of classic fairy tales such as 'Cinderella', 'Little Snow White', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Bluebeard', 'Thumbelina', and 'Beauty and the Beast'.

This collection, Legendary Stories of Wales is written by E.

This collection, Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights presents a re-telling of some classic Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales by E.

This early work of poetry is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

A timeless exploration of the rich and colourful world of ancient mythology, offering an accessible and informative introduction to the legendary stories that have shaped Western culture and literature for centuries.

This text contains 'The Prose Edda' - the wellspring of modern knowledge of Norse Mythology.

The stories in this edition of 'Japanese Fairy Tales and Legends' include: 'The Land of the Rising Sun', 'The Old Man who made Withered Trees to Bloom', 'The Marriage of the Rat's Daughter', 'The Story of Raiko and the Deamon', and many more.

The Story of Hansel and Gretel - & Other Tales By The Brothers Grimm is a fantastic collection of stories, decorated with Arthur Rackham's splendid illustrations.

'More English Fairy Tales' is a collection of stories written by Joseph Jacobs, accompanied by the masterful black-and-white illustrations of John D.

Once upon a time in a Middle Eastern land, a fat, sweet-natured little boy grows up as the son of an important ruler.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Die Magie der Elemente: Die Abenteuer einer HüterinTauche ein in die magische Welt von Elaria, wo Eldora, eine talentierte junge Magierin, auf eine Reise voller Geheimnisse und Wunder geht.

After ten years' journeying Odysseus returns, again and again, to Ithaca.

In Great Waters is a fictional history both familiar and alien.

In the Florida Everglades, gator-park Swamplandia!

An international bestseller and sensation: fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton will love this jaw-droppingly captivating and compelling thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy.

Seven-year-old Henry Day is kidnapped by fairy changelings living in the dark forest near his home - ageless beings whose secret community is threatened by encroaching modern life.

An eBook edition of Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula with a new extended introduction on vampire myths and legends by leading vampire expert Dr Tina Rath.

Manchmal sind alte Mythen näher an der Wahrheit, als wir glauben wollen.

Cort s and his small army of Conquistadors enter Tenochtitlan, the island city of the Aztecs, as guests of the psychotic emperor Moctezuma who plans to trap them there and kill them all.

Twelve golden tablets sit in museums around the world, each created by unknown hands and buried in ancient times, and each providing the dead with the route to the afterlife.

I have never written down the answers to the deepest mysteries, nor will I ever.

'Old Time Stories Told by Master Charles Perrault' is translated from the original French by A.

This edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales contains thirty-six tales, selected by Elenore Abbott and decorated with her stunning colour, and black-and-white illustrations.

Old French Fairy Tales is a collection of french folklore and fairytales, penned by Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Segur (1799 - 1874).

This beautiful Asbjornsen and Moe folk tale anthology features wondrous stories from Nordic and Norwegian folklore, accompanied by Kay Nielsen's masterful artwork.

Ancient Greek Religion provides an introduction to the fundamental beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek religion.

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion.

When the beautiful and kind Belle is sent to live in the enchanted palace of the Beast, she is surprised to find a kind and thoughtful creature.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

This is the first book devoted to investigating the scholarly commonplace that Erasmus’ revival of classical learning defines his evangelical humanism.

Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years.

Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years.

Tales of Lights and Shadows offers a fresh approach to the traditional mythology and literature of the afterlife, centering on tensions and polarities in the afterlife concepts: bright vs.

Memory and Urban Religion in the Ancient World brings together scholars and researchers working on memory and religion in ancient urban environments.

Evil, an undeniable yet inexplicable force in human existence, is often defined as that which ought not to be, yet is - so it must be destroyed, or contained, or lived with.