"Japanese Fairy Tales" by Grace James is a collection of traditional Japanese stories that have been passed down through generations. The book includes tales of heroes and villains, talking animals, magic, and love. The stories are filled with valuable lessons about life, such as the importance of loyalty, perseverance, and the consequences of greed.

Some of the well-known tales included in the book are "The Tongue-cut Sparrow," "The Story of Urashima Taro," "The Serpent with Eight Heads," an...

Step into the enchanting world of chivalry, honor, and legendary quests with "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" by Sir Thomas Malory. This timeless classic weaves a captivating tapestry of medieval adventures, valor, and the enduring ideals of knighthood.

Join the noble King Arthur as he unites a band of valiant knights at the fabled Round Table, a symbol of equality and justice. Witness the epic quests of Sir Lancelot, the gallant champion whose love for Queen Guinevere tests h...

Oude overleveringen en documenten zoals sprookjes, mythen, sagen en de Bijbel vertellen waarheden in beelden. Wij moeten weer leren deze beelden te vertalen en te lezen.

Het Finse epos de Kalevala beschrijft de schepping en de noodzakelijke uiteenzettingen van de mens met goed en kwaad. In die zin is het epos te vergelijken met het Oude Testament. In de Kalevala is echter de boodschap voor de toekomst verweven in de beelden en omvat zo ook het Nieuwe Testament.

Het magische voorwerp dat ce...

Multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire brings us the enchanting second novel in the series Another Day, returning to the world he first created in Wicked. The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba’s green-skinned granddaughter, Rain.

A magical new stand-alone novel with an entrancing fairy-tale feel, from the author of the highly acclaimed The Sisters of the Winter Wood

The first of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s epic tale of war.

When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this fierce, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse myth.

A delightfully witty and mordant modern classic from Finland: the story of a journalist who befriends an injured hare and embarks into the Finnish wilderness

Dive into centuries of mermaid lore with these captivating tales from around the world.

A Penguin Classic

Among the oldest and most popular mythical beings, mermaids and other merfolk have captured the imagination since long before Ariel sold her voice to a sea witch in the beloved Disney film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." As far back as the eighth century B.C., sailors in Homer's Odyssey stuffed wax in their ears to resist the Sirens, who lur...

'Shimmeringly intelligent and elegiacally intimate' YIYUN LIA radiant novel of longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer-about family, desire, and what we inherit-from celebrated author Tash Aw.