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Europe has produced many beautiful folktales that have survived time and war.

Though magical creatures, their stories are reflective of the belief systems of the people that created them.

The purpose of folktales is to keep cultures and traditions alive.

What are those sounds we hear and how do we hear them?

Here is a complete illustrated edition of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, an immortal masterpiece of world literature that influenced the philosophy, art, and culture of Europe.

In ›Die Erfindung des ADHS-Syndroms‹ wird die faszinierende Geschichte dieser weit verbreiteten neurobiologischen Störung von ihren Anfängen bis zu den aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen beleuchtet.

In this, the first book on English fantasy, Colin Manlove shows that for all its immense diversity, English fantasy can best be understood in terms of its strong national character, rather than as an international genre.

This book grew out of the author's wish to go beyond a formal definition of fantasy to discover a basic urge and interest common to the genre.

After falling down a hole that leads to the center of the earth, a young woman loses her memory but finds herself in the Garden of Eden.

As British ex-pats, author Penny White and her husband, Harry, had been living the Florida dream for several years until, through no fault of their own, they found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Perpetual calendars are a fascinating way to look at time, and can be defined in a variety of ways.

What does it mean to build an authentic platform and transcend the lower matrix?

A hilarious modern fairy-tale mash-up set in a world in which witches are real, magic is real and fairy tales are not only real .

A hilarious modern fairy-tale mash-up set in a world in which witches are real, magic is real and fairy tales are not only real .

The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning author/illustrator team.

The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning author/illustrator team.

This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived .

A contemporary gothic debut with a feminist edge, for fans of Naomi Alderman and Madeline Miller'The simmering menace and mystery kept me absolutely gripped' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne'Rebecca meets The Secret History.

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, January 2022A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC HISTORY MAG BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEARSoaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes.

PRE-ORDER SALTWASH NOW: THE DISTURBING NEW NOVEL FROM ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY'An impeccable work of folk horror' Irish TimesThe worst thing possible has happened.

ONLY ONE CAN BE QUEEN'A feminist fantasy fairy tale not to be missed' BookPage Sixteen-year-old Mina is motherless, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone.

'One of the finest writers of his generation' Financial TimesThousands of islands rise from the rivers' rich silts,crowned with forests of mangrove, rising on stilts.

Two sisters parted.

WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY LGBTQ SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR AWARDThe water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society-and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future in this brilliantly imaginative novella inspired by the Hugo Award-nominated song "e;The Deep"e; from Daveed Diggs's rap group clipping.

'His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches produced by the crossing of cultural and literary borders' Financial Times'Like a child after the Pied Piper I pursued Jubber into a world both human and full of magic.

"Holy Rollers"with this epithet most people dismiss members of the Pentecostal sect as wild religious fanatics.

The figure of the imposter can stir complicated emotions, from intrigue to suspicion and fear.

The figure of the imposter can stir complicated emotions, from intrigue to suspicion and fear.

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

'Written with Burleigh's characteristic brio, with pithy summaries of historical moments (he is brilliant on the Americans in Vietnam, for example) and full of surprising vignettes' - The Times 'Book of the Week'In Day of the Assassins, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as a special category of political violence and asks whether, like a contagious disease, it can be catching.

Welcome to a world in the shadow of our own, a fairytale land where the dangers are very real .

A monumental and systematic study tracing the evolution of the concept of the Devil and demons across all major global mythologies and religions.

"e;The Story of Ireland"e; is a 1887 work by Emily Lawless that offers the reader a fantastic overview of Irish history.

"e;The Study of Imagination"e; is a brand new collection of classic essays written by various authors on the subject of fairy tales, mythology, and folk-Lore.

"e;The Fantastic Imagination"e; is a 1893 essay by Scottish writer George MacDonald (1824-1905).

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"e;The Vampire - His Kith and Kin"e; is a 1928 work by English clergyman and author Montague Summers.

This vintage book contains a charming collection of short stories written by American author Louisa May Alcott.

The first work published by Louisa May Alcott, "e;Flower Fables"e; (1854) is a charming collection of fantastical stories originally written for Ralph Waldo Emerson's daughter, Ellen Emerson.

"e;Myths and Dreams"e; is a fascinating treatise on early belief systems in primitive societies by English writer Edward Clodd.

A little handbook of ancient wisdom, revealing the signs, omens, and portents conveyed by the weather.

This charming early work, first published in 1907, is the eleventh book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.

This charming early work, first published in 1903, is the eighth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.

This charming early work, first published in 1906, is the tenth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.

This charming early work, first published in 1900, is the sixth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910.

Debunking scientific theories with alternative hypotheses, this intriguing examination of the development of astronomy offers non-traditional approaches to history, from Ancient Rome through to the early twentieth century.

"e;Pistis Sophia"e; is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773 and thought to have been written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.

Zetetic Astronomy is a classic 1881 volume on Flat Earth theory that gives a fascinating introduction to zetetic astronomy and the work of Samuel Birley Rowbotham.

"e;The Arabian Nights"e; is a 1910 English-language translation of "e;One Thousand and One Nights"e;, a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age.

Although Stevenson is perhaps most famous for "e;Treasure Island"e;, "e;Kidnapped"e;, and "e;The Strange Case of Dr.