The Secret Commonwealth: Of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies (New York Review Books)
by Robert Kirk


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"The legendary chronicle of the supernatural that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Walter Scott." <BR>"The Secret Commonwealth" is a guide to fairies, doppelgangers, wraiths, and other beings that its author Robert Kirk, an unusually... (read more)

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Discoveries: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Discoveries)
by Anne Berthelot


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Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more)

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Mesoamerican Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America
by Kay Almere Read


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Mesoamerican Mythology introduces readers to the mythology of Mexico and Central America, with its primary focus on Mexican Highland and Maya areas based upon their importance to Mesoamerican history. An extensive and edifying introduction defines... (read more)

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Penguin Epics #19: King Arthur's Last Battle
by Thomas Malory


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From the moment he draws the sword Excalibur from a magic stone, King Arthur is hailed as the savior of England.JWith his loyal band of brothers, the Knights of the Round Table, he reigns over a golden age of chivalry and enchantment.J But dark forces... (read more)

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A World Treasury of Myths, Legends and Folktales: Stories from Six Continents
by Renata Bini


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More than 30 stories collected from folklore of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the British Isles, Scandinavia, and other countries are accompanied by vibrant, full-color illustrations and brief text that make them ideal for bedtime.... (read more)

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The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays
by Anthony F Aveni


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An enlightening and entertaining look at the origins and meanings of modern... (read more)

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Books of the Dead Manuals for Living & D
by Stanislav Grof


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The art of dying and the posthumous journey of the soul have been the subject of extensive literature in many cultures. This book considers some of these most important works: the ancient Egyptian funerary texts; the Tibetan Bardo Thodol; and the Maya... (read more)

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Fables of the East: Selected Tales 1662-1785
by Ros Ballaster


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Fables of the East is the first anthology to provide textual examples of representations of oriental cultures in the early modern period drawn from a variety of genres: travel writing, histories, and fiction. Organized according to genre in order to... (read more)

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Indaba My Children: African Folktales
by Vusamazulu Cr Mutwa


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As a young man, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, a Zulu from the South African province of Natal, was determined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become a tribal historian in order to keep the rich oral tradition of his culture alive. In this... (read more)

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The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (Literary Classics)
by Lily Owens


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Here are all 159 tales written by Hans Christian Anderson, the master Danish storyteller, accompanied by illustrations from Arthur Rackham, Hans Richter, and other. These cherished tales include: - The Little Mermaid - Thumbelina - The Emperor's New... (read more)

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The Greek Myths: Volume 1
by Robert Graves


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In a work that has become a classic reference book for both the serious scholar and the casual inquirer, Graves retells the adventures of the important gods and heroes worshipped by the ancient Greeks. Each entry provides a full commentary which examines... (read more)

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Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night
by Nicholas Rogers


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Boasting a rich, complex history rooted in Celtic and Christian ritual, Halloween has evolved from ethnic celebration to a blend of street festival, fright night, and vast commercial enterprise. In this colorful history, Nicholas Rogers takes a lively... (read more)

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A Dictionary of Superstitions (Oxford Paperback Reference)
by Iona Opie


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Is it good or bad luck to mention a pig to a fisherman? What does it portend when you break a double-yolked egg? Or when you witness a headless shadow? How many frogs do you need to cure whooping cough? And what's all this about black cats?<BR>... (read more)

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The Stories We Tell: An Anthology of Oregon Folk Literature (Oregon Literature)
by Suzi Jones


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These traditional stories, songs, tales, and sayings -- from Native American creation myths to spotted owl jokes -- reveal the richness of Oregon's oral traditions.... (read more)

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Don't Know Much about Mythology: Everything You Need to Know about the Greatest Stories in Human History But Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)
by Kenneth C. Davis


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Since the beginning of time, people have crafted imaginative stories that have served as both religion and science, philosophy and psychology, astronomy and biology. Now, popular historian Kenneth C. Davis explores the world of myth.... (read more)

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Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real
by Nigel Spivey


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A vivid, uninhibited retelling of the classic Greek stories Songs on Bronze is the first major retelling of Greek mythology in half a century; a set of lively, racy, dramatic versions of the great myths, which, in a multicultural society, are recognized... (read more)

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In the Forest Fey
by Kerry Gaye


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While photographing a ramshackle cottage deep in the forest, student architect Cathryn Thomlinson stumbles upon a 17th-century manuscript hidden beneath crumbling floorboards. While intrigued by its references to "faeries," Cathryn dismisses it as the... (read more)

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Discoveries: Celts (Discoveries)
by Christiane Eluere


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The story of the Celtic people begins with their expansion throughout Europe in the 4th century B.C. Because they left no written record, their culture has been reconstructed entirely from archaeological finds and accounts left by Roman historians... (read more)

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