Folklore, Myths & Legends

Discover the most legendary story ever told in the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller TROY, Stephen Fry's most epic book yet'An inimitable retelling of the si...

Enchanting tales of the gods, kings, and monsters that populated the Anglo-Saxon world.  An atmospheric collection of 30 folk tales exploring stori...

The authors present a number of case studies, from the Middle Age to present time, about how the past has been made meaningful and relevant to peop...

Icelandic folktales are the close cousins of Viking fairy stories, although perhaps a little darker in their tone, but they share many of the same ...

Court Carney's Reckoning with the Devil grapples with the troubled, complex legacy of Nathan Bedford Forrest a slave trader, Confederate general, a...

Expand your bird knowledge with this gorgeous encyclopedia of nearly 400 bird species around the world, unique for its inclusion of both their phys...

'The Merchant and the Genie, The Fisherman and the Genie, The Porter and the Three Ladies, The Three Apples... The folk and fairy tales of Western ...

The Book of Symbols combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all e...

For centuries we have been fascinated with fairies, mythical beings often possessing intriguing magical powers to curse, trick or heal humans. The ...

Spring, 1985. Twelve year old Phoebe MacDonald's world is falling apart. She has just buried her parents, a fire at their family home claiming both...

The perfect introduction to the world of Korean myth and legend. Korean myths are a living and evolving part of society, in both the North and Sou...

Russ Williams was raised on Waless stories, like the one about a mountain that would send you mad or turn you into a gifted poet if you camped out ...

An entrancing new telling of ancient Greek mythsThis book is a triumph! . . . [A] magnificent retelling of the Greek myths.Alexander McCall Smith, ...

During his correspondence with erotic folklore collector Gershon Legman, famed chantey singer and collector Stan Hugill (19061992) shared unexpurga...

During his correspondence with erotic folklore collector Gershon Legman, famed chantey singer and collector Stan Hugill (19061992) shared unexpurga...

Text in Arabic. Available for the first time in Arabic, Scientific American sets out to debunk urban lore and cultural mythology. In this two-part ...

Text in Arabic. Available for the first time in Arabic, Scientific American sets out to debunk urban lore and cultural mythology. In this two-part ...