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Tristan and Isolde J.K. Jackson 9781804178171
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Alongside Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf, Tristan and Isolde's tale of doomed love is a classic medieval story whose themes of love, betrayal, honour and courage have weathered the test of... -
Hannibal of Carthage Lindsay Powell 9781804173305
RRP: €8.39Booksplease Price: €6.65With a new introduction, comes the story of Hannibal, often regarded as a successor to the mantle of Alexander the Great, at a time when Carthage, in North Africa, and Rome were rivals for land and... -
Victorian Ghost Stories Reggie Oliver 9781804172407
RRP: €8.39Booksplease Price: €6.65A fantastic new companion for late-night scares as the nights draw in. Chilling ghost stories from the era of the fireside tale, a series of dark and foreboding missives from the masterful pens of... -
Japanese Ghost Stories by Hiroko Yoda 9781804175927
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14With a new introduction, this collection of Japanese ghost stories brings together fantastic tales of vengeful spirits, mountain-dwelling phantoms, man-eating oni, haunted trees, and child-rearing... -
Aztec Myths by Jake Jackson
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Though the Olmecs (1250-200 bc) were the first civilization in Mexico, the Aztecs (1325-1521) -Mesoamerica's last imperial civilization and the most significant of the militaristic post-Classic... -
North African Folktales J.K. Jackson 9781835622568
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Historically Northern Africa was strongly affected by events and empires around the Mediterranean, from the exploits of the Phoenicians and their power centre Carthage, Alexander the Great, the ebb... -
Czech Folktales by J.K. Jackson 9781804177815
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14The Czech people trace their roots through medieval Bohemia and further back to the ancient Western Slavs before the start of the Viking Age. Their lively stories are parables and moral fables, rich... -
African Myths by Jake Jackson
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Sub-Saharan Africa is a land of colourful contrasts and diverse cultures. Despite the destructive influences of colonialism and the slave trade and the lack of early written records, Africa has... -
Joan of Arc Imogen Corrigan 9781804177174
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Patron saint, visionary, defender of a nation, political symbol, feminist icon, martyr - Joan of Arc is all these things and more. A saviour of France who would be burned at the stake, her gripping... -
Gawain and the Green Knight Alan Lupack 9781804175835
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14A mighty warrior interrupts King Arthur's banquet to challenge the astonished revellers to a binding act of combat. Out of sheer bravado Gawain leaps to the fray and his actions lead to a series of... -
Indian Ghost Stories J.K. Jackson 9781804175941
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14A delightful collection of stories from South Asia, some extending back to early cultures of the Indus river. Include Life's Secret; The Story of Prince Sobur; The Ghost-Brahman; The Origin of... -
Philippines Folk Tales J.K. Jackson 9781835622582
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14The folktales of the Philippines are a unique blend of Asian and Pacific origins, Spanish influences from the long period of colonial occupation, and the islands' position as a seafaring trading post... -
Slavic Myths by Ema Lakinska
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14With a new introduction, this collection of Slavic tales is based on the oral storytelling traditions of the peoples of Eastern Europe, from the Polish and the Slovaks to the Macedonians, Czechs and... -
Turkish Folktales by Nathan Young
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and... -
Hungarian Folktales by Boglárka Klitsie-Szabad 9781804175811
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Hungary nestles in the crossroads of Europe, and so Hungarian culture shares elements from West and East, with a rich tradition of folk beliefs and folktales that have been passed down through the... -
Achilles the Hero: Epic and Legendary Leaders by Eirene Allen, PhD
RRP: €8.39Booksplease Price: €6.65With a new introduction, this life of the warrior leader Achilles focuses on the ten-year siege of Troy, but also gathers accounts of the early life of Achilles as portrayed by authors from classical... -
Chinese Folktales by Xiulu Wang 9781804177822
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Chinese Folklore is drawn from over three thousand years of storytelling, with early legends of the gods and heroes, weird mysteries of sorcery and elemental forces, tales of the land and the animals... -
Central African Folktales by Professor Enongene Mirabeau Sone 9781804177808
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon, How the Squirrel outwitted the Elephant, and The Water-Fairies save a Child, tales from Central Africa share many aspects of... -
Southern African Folktales by Professor Enongene Mirabeau Sone 9781804175828
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14Southern Africa is a region of impressive diversity of landscape, climate and peoples: from forests to deserts, from coasts to mountains, from subtropical to temperate, from the Zulu, Pedi and Venda... -
Scottish Ghost Stories by J.K. Jackson
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14From the misty air of the highlands, to the reekie streets of Edinburgh's underground city, comes an entertaining selection of classic and mysterious Scottish ghost stories, including 'The Screaming... -
Genghis Khan: Epic and Legendary Leaders by J.K. Jackson
RRP: €8.39Booksplease Price: €6.65A new title in the series created for the modern reader, introducing the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of the world. The tale of the legendary Mongol General Genghis Khan is as phenomenal as... -
Twelve Years a Slave (New edition) Solomon Northup 9781804175798
RRP: €10.79Booksplease Price: €8.14The 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, relates his tale, of being tricked to go to... -
Julius Caesar: Epic and Legendary Leaders Lindsay Powell 9781804172346
RRP: €8.39Booksplease Price: €6.65Part of a new series created for the modern reader, introducing the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of the world, this is the epic story of Julius Caesar who was born in 100 BCE, eventually...