Folklore, Myths & Legends

Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures  Aveni skillfully gu...

A lone man wanders from swamp to swamp searching for himself, a wolf-girl visits Wales and eats the sheep, a Welsh criminal marries an 'Indian Prin...

This volume explores a dimension of reality usually scoffed at by rational-thinking individuals living in modern industrialized societies, but stil...

The Knotsman does not exist, you will not find him in history books or collections of 'bygone' skills. But Math Jones has created him, and his fell...

Nestled within our green and pleasant land lies pockets of emerald trees. Their roots search deep into the ground and the branches reach high towar...

Religion and magic have played important roles within Eastern European societies where social reality and socio-political balance may differ greatl...

On every street there is a story. Roll up, roll up for a circus adventure in Edwardian Yarmouth, merry-go-race through Kings Lynn history with fabu...

A magical, captivating tale of adventure set in imperial Russia. St Petersburg, Russia 1725. Katinka Dashkova is running for her life because every...

A treasury of astonishing mythic marvelsand the surprising truths behind themAdrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, scien...

Arthur: mythical hero, legendary king. But was he, as the legends claimed, an actual Dark-Age Briton? From Glastonbury and Tintagel to the supposed...

This book is a compendium of material, in English and Irish, on the festival of Christmas from the manuscripts of the National Folklore Collection ...

In Folkd, Irish mythology meets urban fantasy: the result is a funny, gripping and unique novel that you wont be able to put down. Things havent g...

How did a spider change the course of history? What would a body in the chimney want with a lonely old woman? And what terrible deed could make a C...

Folk Tales and lore are woven into the ancient landscape of Devon: swimming in the rivers, soaring with the buzzards over farms and moors and makin...

After centuries of mystery, the mythical Magical Unicorn Society has published its official handbook. These learned lovers of unicorns have created...

For the first time, these enchanting folk tales, the origins of which lie in the oral tradition, have been gathered together in book form. The char...