Folklore, Myths & Legends

A delightful collection of modern Chinese talesThe Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales brings together forty-two magical Chinese tales, m...

The definitive global anthology of writings about dragons, from Ancient Egypt to the modern daySince the earliest moments of human history, drago...

A cornucopia of some of Britain's oldest and most beloved native trees, this book weaves together their rich history, folklore and traditions. ...

The Rigveda is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known. Composed ...

Trick or Treat is the first book to both examine the origins and history of Halloween and explore in depth its current global popularity. Festivals...

This book, a selection of folk tales, true tales, tall tales, myths, gossip, legends and memories, celebrates and honours unique Welsh stories. Som...

Meet mythology’s fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world’s greatest legends.From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses,...

Why does Mulla Nasruddin spoon yoghurt into the river? What is the reason he rides his donkey backwards? Why does he paint a picture that is blank?...

Now available in 23 languages!The Big Bad Wolf is late AGAIN and is ruining stories as he rushes through the forest to Grandma's house. When the Th...

For readers of THE VIRGIN SUICIDES or THE GIRLS, a story of two extraordinary, magnetic women and their disappearances - a hundred years apart -...

This colorfully illustrated multicultural Korean children's book presents Korean fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a vibran...

Gwent teems with stories of magic and strange transformations above and below ground. To tell them afresh, storyteller Christine Watkins has search...

Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-...

The idea of heaven and hell is one of the oldest and most widespread religious beliefs of human civilization. In the history of western literature,...

Arm yourself with garlic, stake and crucifix, for the vampires are back in force - at the top of the best-seller lists, on your TV, on the web and ...

In this profoundly personal journey through British history, Martin Wall traces the influence of Magic and Myth from the earliest times to the pres...

Goddesses - Mythology - InspirationReaders who have enjoyed Warrior Goddess Training or Women Who Run with the Wolves will love Ann Shen's Legendar...

‘Spooky and absorbing. I was gripped from the first page!’ CASS GREEN There’s a stranger in your house… ...

In this booklet Jill Dudley speaks of the light that seems to envelop Delos, the smallest of all the Cycladic islands. She describes Homer's accoun...

In this booklet Jill Dudley describes many of the perilous adventures faced by the great hero Odysseus when returning to his island of Ithaka from ...

Jill Dudley describes Lesbos as lyrical, both in its landscape and its people. It is the birthplace of the poetess Sappho, and the final resting pl...

Jill Dudley writes about St. John the Theologian who lives in exile on this beautiful volcanic island. It was on Patmos that the voice of God was ...

In this booklet Jill Dudley gives a detailed account of the Church of Panagia Evangelistria's miracle-working icon of the Virgin Mary; how it was l...

Central to the legends of King Arthur are the mysterious, sexually alluring enchantresses, those spellcasters and mistresses of magic who wield ext...

All Lando Cooper wants is to be a stand-up comedian and marry his girlfriend in peace. But when you’re the human incarnation of God, The Most High,...