Edited by Anna Alice Chapin (1880 - 1920), the Now A Days Fairy Book contains such classic stories as: the Brothers Grimm's 'Snow White' and 'Little Red Riding Hood', Charles Perrault's 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Sleeping Beauty', alongside Mme D'Aulnoy's 'The Three Bears' and other less well-known tales such as 'The Mist Island' and 'Fairy Talk.
"e;Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses"e; is a collection of amusing real-life stories relating to supposed ghost encounters and supernatural experiences.
Old, Old Fairy Tales contains several of the best loved fairy-tales by true masters of the genre, including the Brother's Grimm's 'Briar Rose', 'The Frog Prince' and 'Rumplestiltskin', Charles Perrault's 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Blue Beard' and 'Puss in Boots' as well as Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid.
Originally published in 1914, this fascinating volume in the Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series presents a psychological interpretation of characters from classical mythology, from Oedipus to Perseus, and Hercules to Jesus.
A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story AwardLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE'That rare thing: genuinely unique' OBSERVER'Will win you over .
This advanced exploration of tarot cards includes an in-depth analysis of the 22 Major Arcana cards and explains their symbology and astrological science.
Scientific proof validating the legends and myths of ancient floods, fires, and weather extremes*; Presents scientific evidence revealing the cause of the end of the last ice age and the cycles of geological events and species extinctions that followed*; Connects physical data to the dramatic earth changes recounted in oral traditions around the world *; Describes the impending danger from a continuing cycle of catastrophes and extinctionsThere are a number of puzzling mysteries in the history of Earth that have yet to be satisfactorily explained by mainstream science: the extinction of the dinosaurs, the vanishing of ancient Indian tribes, the formation of the mysterious Carolina Bays, the disappearance of the mammoths, the sudden ending of the last Ice Age, and the cause of huge underwater landslides that sent massive tsunamis racing across the oceans millennia ago.
An investigation into the ancient technologically advanced artifacts amassed by Father Carlo Crespi and how they offer proof of Atlantis in South America *; Includes photos and descriptions of the strange machines and beautiful artifacts that once comprised the ';Crespi Treasure' *; Connects Crespi's treasures to readings by Edgar Cayce and Annie Besant's descriptions of Atlantean colonies in Ecuador *; Reveals the nuclear war between the Atlanteans and the Aryans and the radioactive evidence left behind in the Bahamas and Pakistan In 1923 an Italian priest, Father Carlo Crespi, came to Ecuador as a missionary.
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.
Grimm's Fairy Tales - Illustrated by Hope Dunlap', originally published in 1912, contains a wonderful collection of 36 of the Grimm's most loved fairy tales.
In the time of the Troubles, when bombs blew through the night and soldiers prowled down the roads, Henry Glassie came to the Irish borderland to learn how country people endure through history.
A cornerstone of Welsh folklore, this new edition of the Mabinogion features Lady Charlotte Guest's original English translation of the medieval collection of Arthurian legends and Celtic myths.
An investigation of how Moses was deceived and murdered by his father-in-law, Reuel *; Shows how the magician Reuel staged the Burning Bush that spoke to Moses and assumed Moses' identity after his murder *; Explains how early scribes edited the Exodus story to cover Moses' assassination and replacement and fabricated Moses' origin story *; Builds upon the Moses research of Goethe, Christopher Marlowe, and Sigmund Freud--who spent the last 40 years of his life obsessed with solving Moses' murder The life of Moses, the greatest prophet of the Old Testament, has always been shrouded in mystery.
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.
A hilarious collection of the very best 'OK Boomer' moments of the internet covering all aspects of modern life - the climate crisis to technology, customer service to pop culture, money to working life.
First published in 1911, this fantastic volume contains English-language retellings of stories from "e;One Thousand and One Nights"e;, a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age.
This vintage book contains Joseph Jacobs' 1916 collection of fairy tales, "e;European Folk and Fairy Tales"e;, features over two dozen stories taken from popular oral tradition united with John D.
From the primordial gods who shaped the cosmos to the legendary heroes whose exploits have inspired countless generations, this introduction to the captivating world of classical mythology defines the tales of Ancient Greece and Rome.
Filled with cool cocktail-party tidbits, Matt Kaplan considers how things that were once the stuff of legends could one day become reality (The Atlantic) in this fun scientific inquiry into the mystical places and magical objects of ancient and contemporary lorefrom the fountain of youth, to love potions, to Super Marios mushrooms.
