Folklore & Mythology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399160400Author Corey O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949227024Author Maegan A StebbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Justin R StebbinsPublisher Justin R StebbinsWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Do You Know...where the legend of a cat's nine lives comes from why "mama" is a word understood in nearly all languageshow the custom of kissing beganwhether there really was a female popewhy Cinderella's glass slipper was so important to the Prince The...

Ogres, giants and bogeymen embody some of our deepest fears, dominating popular storytelling in various media, from classic fairy tales such as 'Puss in Boots' to the cannibal monster Hannibal Lecter, and from Frankenstein to Men in Black. Following her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637480151Author Jeff BelangerFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint New Page Books,USPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

The author of instant New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation Kaikeyi returns to the world of Indian history with this lush and poetic chronicle of the goddess of the Ganges river.About the AuthorVaishnavi Patel is a law student focusing on...

* Describes the arcane rituals, ancient beliefs, and secret rites of the Welsh Marches, including those of the Sin Eaters, Eye Biters, and Spirit Hunters * Includes a Grimoire of the Welsh Marches, a wide collection of spells and magical workings along...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780919123694Author James HollisFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Inner City BooksPublisher Inner City BooksWeight(grams) 204g

A practical guide to the creation of natural wands for magical work. From Moses to Merlin to the power of the royal scepter, the wand has been a key magical device found in nearly every civilization and esoteric tradition throughout history. The...

The first comprehensive edition and translation of Old English writings on health and healing in more than 150 years.Unlike elsewhere in Europe, vernacular writings on health and healing had a major place in early medieval England. These texts-unique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642970517Author Kris SpisakFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Hampton Roads Publishing CoPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

The between days were days of pure white heat.Summer is swelling around the village. Heat is surging, people are whispering about a great hungry wave, and in the garden, Anna is kicking her dying dog on the grass.But someone is watching her. The girl...

Dom Joly sets off round the world, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone - he's monster hunting. Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday Dom has been obsessed with the world of...

The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, and symbols. It offers a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915174062Author James Edward FrostFormat HardbackPage Count 186Imprint Ozaru BooksPublisher Ozaru BooksWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805203516Author Paul RadinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 131mm *...

Step into the enchanting world of faeries, pixies, sprites and more with this beginner's guide to the history and mythology of fae folkPeople have long been mesmerized by the magic and mystery of faeries. From the winged spirits of Persian mythology to...

This classic dictionary brings together over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, lullabies, and rhyming alphabets traditionally handed on to young children. All the items have been arranged alphabetically, from `A was an apple-pie' to `Yankee...

'One of the great mythic poems of Europe' The New York TimesSharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes' - Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of its people, a work rich in magic and myth which tells the story of a nation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823405640Author Janet StevensFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806511269Author Basil CopperFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Citadel PressPublisher Kensington PublishingWeight(grams) 341g

Uncover the fascinating and complex women from mythology and folklore with this collection of stories profiling powerful goddesses, mighty queens, and legendary creatures. Get inspired with 50 fascinating stories of powerful female figures from...

Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. They are the homeless in California; they are comforting or threatening characters in children's books; they are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781797201863Author Stephen FryFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle Books

'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness' Simon SchamaThe marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Olympus...

Take a peek inside the whimsical world of faery and connect with nature on a deep, soul level. Magical Faery Plants goes beyond the usual books about faeries by showing you unique ways to use plants when contacting and working with the fae. This...

Ever wondered how the Zebra got his wonderful coat of stripes. This story adapted from an original African folklore tale will tell you! This paperback book comes complete with stickers for interactive storytelling which your little one can get involved...

A twelfth-century Sanskrit parallel to Hans Christian Andersen's `The Princess and the Pea' is just one of the surprises in this unusual collection of fairy tales from the Indian subcontinent. There are animal fables that recall both Aesop and Uncle...

Storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth brings together stories from the coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, magical green farmland and rolling hills of Fife. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet Scottish Kings and Queens, saints and sinners,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683838487Author Alanna KaivalyaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Mandala Publishing GroupPublisher Mandala Publishing Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892819195Author Paul Rhys MountfortFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and...

Invoking Mnemosyne--Greek goddess of memory and eloquence, daughter of Heaven and Earth, mother of the Muses, and archetypal deity of the Asklepion dream temple tradition--this book initiates you into full dream consciousness, offering a lucid-dreaming...

The bestselling author of 1421: THE YEAR THE CHINESE DISCOVERED THE WORLD uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis. After a chance conversation in Egypt in 2008, bestselling historian Gavin Menzies launched himself on a quest that would reveal...

The Loch Ness Monster: a creature that should have died out with the dinosaurs, or a legend built on hoaxes and wishful thinking?Sir Peter Scott, internationally renowned naturalist and president of the World Wildlife Fund, was convinced that the Monster...

A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every...

First appearing around the mighty River Nile in the fourth millennium BC, Ancient Egypt is one of the great wellsprings of human civilization. Egyptian culture developed around a complex system of religious rituals tied to the agricultural seasons, with...

A masterful introduction to world mythology, shedding light on the impact it has had on cultures past and present and untangling the complex web of deities, monsters and myths.From the signs of the zodiac to literature and art, the influence of world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578638383Format PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g

Rebecca Hurst's debut pamphlet is woven through with fairy tales, folklore and landscape. She uses the natural world, family mythology and the theory of fairy tales to unpack, embroider, and explode traditional tales and tropes, exploring themes of...