Violet ist Prophetin und Lügnerin, die den königlichen Hof mit ihren raffiniert formulierten – und nicht immer zutreffenden – Weissagungen beeinflusst.
Flora, la diosa romana de las flores y la primavera, nos guía en este recorrido por todos los continentes en busca de leyendas que tengan como protagonista las plantas.
Ces contes sans queue ni tête laissent deviner une forte présence de judicieuse fantaisie chez leur auteur, une jeune écrivaine cubaine, qui est toute sensibilité et imagination.
Bernard Capes was celebrated as one of the most prolific authors of the late Victorian period, producing dozens of short stories, articles, and more than forty novels across multiple genres, culminating in the first original crime novel published by Collins, The Skeleton Key.
Written in Kashmir around 400 CE, Haribhatta's Jatakamala is a remarkable example of classical Sanskrit literature in a mixture of prose and verse that for centuries was known only in its Tibetan translation.
A compelling account of Christianity’s Jewish beginnings, from one of the world’s leading scholars of ancient religion How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God’s promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church?
An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against the colourful chivalric backdrop of Arthurian legend.
A collection of ghostly encounters from Michigans Thumb and Upper Peninsula include the following: a haunted hunting camp, a spirit who is damned to perdition, a residual haunting in the ghost town of Fayette, wet footprints left by a waterlogged spirit, a fishing pier whose ghosts are not camera shy, and a young spirit searching for a playmate for eternity.
Legends of abandoned old graveyards and some not so abandoned abound-the crying dog in the cemetary well, the wandering ghost of Long Tom March, who carries a deck of cards and won't rest until he finds a winning poker hand.
"e;A beautifully spun fantasy"e; of love, war, rebirth, and magical destiny, based on the haunting folklore of England, Ireland, and Scotland (Andre Norton).
Jim Gramon, a native Texas storyteller, introduces you to some of his friends: John Henry Faulk, Cactus Pryor, Allen Damron,Mason Brewer, Mody Boatright, and Ben King Green.
Headstrong heroines and hot-tempered chieftains, loch monsters and hill fairies, cattle raids and clan feuds, wise animals and foolish saints: the Scottish Highlands' folktales date back centuries and preserve the history and beliefs of a people deeply rooted in their land and culture.
After the death of wise old Mangan, the Regent of Esphania, many of the regent's skills and qualities seem to have been transferred to his beautiful and intelligent cat, Niffy, who at once attaches herself to the new ruler, Prince Jamas.
Der Aargau um das Jahr 1000: Gespalten in zwei Königreiche und gepeinigt durch eine Familienfehde, erleben die Ländereien von Graf Radbot von Altenburg unruhige und qualvolle Jahre.
This volume proposes new insights into the uses of classical mythology by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, focusing on interweaving processes in early modern appropriations of myth.
