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Iona Opie; Peter Opie; Marina Warner First published in 1959, Iona and Peter Opie's The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and enduring work of literature... | Richard Dawkins; Dave McKean What is stuff made of? How old is the universe? What causes tsunamis? Who was the first man, or woman? This book elucidates the wonders of the natural world. |
Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm Collects tales such as: "The Frog Prince"; "Hansel and Grettel"; "Ashputtel"; and, the original "Cinderella". | Boria Sax Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings... |
Richard Dawkins Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Or what about the great catfish that carries the world on its back? Has anyone... | Terry Breverton A fascinating cornucopia of monsters and fabulous creatures from all corners of the world. |
Sophia Kingshill; Jennifer Westwood Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen's prayers and sailors' rituals - the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs... | Roger Luckhurst A quirky history that offers a new way of understanding the myth of the mummy's curse. Roger Luckhurst provides a startling path through the cultural history of Victorian England and... |
Russ Willey The legends, lore, locals, localities and lingo of London | Sara Maitland A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A... |
Richard Dawkins; Dave McKean What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the... | Adrienne Mayor Griffins, Cyclopes, Monsters, and Giants - these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from... |
Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm; Noel... Brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms' fairy tales, including all the classics, such as "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Hansel and Gretel". This book... | Kalinke, Marianne E.; 13-14c Norse versions of French narratives of Arthur's knights, with modern prose translations... |
Kalinke, Marianne E.; Williams,... Final volume in three-volume set of translations of Arthurian romances from medieval Scandinavia... | Andrea di Robilant In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a... |