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The historian, scholar, and anthropologist, Andrew Lang, began publishing collections of fairy tales from around the globe in the late 19th century. His status as one of England's foremost folklorists and his superb literary abilities make his collections unique in the English language. The Grey Fairy Book contains more than 30 stories from Africa, Germany, Greece, France and Lithuania. The overlap in the theme, plot and characters of narratives from across the world is remarkable.

Lilou Adler is a student at the Bastan College for Applied Physics: a magic school focussed on training adult witches and warlocks to become Enforcers. As an Enforcer-in-training, she is one of the many tasked with keeping each generation of fairy tale creatures on track with their fates.

In this (delightfully screwball) fairy tale romp, even the most wicked deserve their happily-ever-after. For almost a thousand years, Wicked Witch Hector West and Good Witch Ida North have maintained the balance of good and evil, preserving a magical Happily-Ever-After that keeps the realm from...

As the King and Queen of the Seelie Court of Delight, Lir and Louisa travel to the prison of Griem Dorcha to hear the cases of the Unseelie Fae that Drosselmeyer freed from his mansion. But when their journey takes an unexpected turn, they are trapped in an icy stronghold and forced to play a twisted game. As the stakes rise higher, Louisa must confront her deepest doubts about her marriage and her worst fears about life in Faerie—as well as some harsh truths about herself.

Es war einmal, vor langer Zeit, als eine bezaubernde Prinzessin das Licht der Welt erblickte. Ihr Haar war schwarz wie tiefstes Ebenholz, ihre Lippen leuchtend rot wie frisches Blut und ihre Haut so zart und weiß wie frisch gefallener Schnee. Nachdem der Jägersmann sie allein im dichten Wald zurückließ und lange bevor sie den Zwergen begegnete, kreuzte ein Dämon ihren Weg - ein Jäger der Einhörner.

A spellbinding dark dystopian fantasy trilogy from hugely popular dark romance author Nicci Harris, where young Aster is sworn to be a servant to the ruthless half-human King Rome, but when the king becomes obsessed with this ordinary girl, it could lead to war. Young Aster is no different. If...

The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series. This audiobook is read by Tony Award–winning actress Sutton Foster “Foster’s evocative and consistent tone throws the reader a lifeline amid a...

Sans cesse, ils meurent et reviennent. Sans cesse, ils vivent et dérivent. Les dieux oubliés de la mythologie grecque existent. Et ce monde leur appartient toujours... Brook peut l’attester : il y a pire que de mourir. Par exemple ? Se réveiller au cœur du désert après que Zeus l’a séquestrée pendant deux mois. Elle n’a plus aucun souvenir de cette période, mais elle est certaine que ça a un rapport avec la pagaille qu’il a semée en révélant l’existence des dieux aux mortels.

Brought to you by Penguin. AUREN'S STORY ISN'T OVER YET. SHE WILL FLY. SHE WILL SOAR. One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind. War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though that’s not the only battle being waged. There’s a fight inside me, and it’s one I’m determined to...

Brought to you by Penguin. The latest novel in the smash-hit Plated Prisoners by Sunday Times bestselling author Raven Kennedy 'Find me in another life. Find me in them all' It all ends now. . . But Every end is also a beginning. I was supposed to die. If it weren’t for Slade, I would have...

Lelek, ptak powszechnie nielubiany z powodu swojej szpetności, pada ofiarą dokuczania ze strony potężnego jastrzębia. Gauche, wiolonczelista w miejscowej orkiestrze, jest najsłabszym muzykiem w grupie, a na dodatek na tydzień przed ważnym występem zaczynają mu składać wizyty niecodzienni goście. Giovanni ciężko pracuje, by utrzymać siebie i chorą matkę, choć jest jeszcze dzieckiem. Pewnego razu, w noc festiwalu Centaura, wraz z przyjacielem trafia do tajemniczego pociągu, który wiezie ich przez nocne niebo ku... dokądkolwiek.

Five years ago, Kellam left to study magic at the big city university. He promised he'd write every day. He never did. But Farryn isn't about to sit around crying her eyes out over the stupid boy who was once her best friend. She's got burgeoning magic of her own, and she's eager to learn how to use it. Surely a witch like Mother Ulla will be the perfect teacher, right? Wrong. Mother Ulla is delighted to have an apprentice around to scrub floors, weed the garden, make meals, and wash her many strange witchly implements. But this apprenticeship is not what Farryn had in mind. 

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman's peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog, to a fugitive hiding in a dark cave and the stoor worm battling with Assipattle, this book celebrates the distinct character of Scotland's different customs, beliefs, and dialects, and is a treat for all who enjoy a well-told story.

Although William Morris is known primarily as a designer, he was also a writer of poetry and prose. The novel News from Nowhere (subtitled An Epoch of Rest Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance) is his best-known prose work and describes a humane socialist future as experienced by William Guest, who is transplanted there from the 19th century. Set in London and Oxfordshire, the novel takes place in 2090, over a century after a revolutionary upheaval. It remains a distinctive literary contribution to the concept of the utopian ideal.

Leo Tolstoy, best known for the novels Anna Karenina and War and Peace, also wrote short stories that expound on Christianity. The Godson is a moving parable about a man finding a way to understand himself, the events around him, and his purpose in life. The story is about a son who was born to a poor peasant who rejoiced and went to a neighbour to ask him to become godfather to the boy.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria takes a look at the ancient history and mythology of Mesopotamia. The audiobook examines the myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria, and how these ancient tales reflect the beliefs and development of early civilization. The audiobook begins with the early Sumerian Age and concludes 30 centuries later with the Greek Empire.

George Brisbane Scott Douglas (1856-1935), the Scottish poet and writer, published the book Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales in 1901. The literary genres of the book include comic, literary, nursery, and animal stories plus fairy tales of mythic creatures like the brownies, bogles, kelpies, and mermaids. Classified, tabulated, and scientifically labelled, these imaginative narratives are related in vernacular language, and have a timeless appeal to adults and children alike. Amongst the most popular stories are "The Fox’s Stratagem", and "The Bee and the Mouse".

Anna Francis lives in a tall old house with her father and her doll Penelope. She is a refugee, a piece of flotsam washed up in England by the tides of the Great War. Once upon a time, she had a mother and a brother, and they all lived together in the most beautiful city in the world. But that...

Herakles oder Herkules „Der, der sich an Hera Ruhm erwarb“, lateinisch Hercules ist ein für seine Stärke berühmter griechischer Heros, dem göttliche Ehren zukamen und der in den Olymp aufgenommen wurde. Er war Heil- und Orakelgott, Beschirmer der Gymnasia (Sportstätten) und Paläste. Er war ein Schützling der Athene (Schutzgöttin von Athen).

Bram Stoker’s masterpiece, in which the instantly recognisable Count Dracula plans to sate his dreadful appetites in England only to be thwarted by an intrepid band of friends, remains an enthralling story. Exploring themes of sexuality, religion, technology and good versus evil, and told through journal entries, letters and telegrams, its cultural and literary significance is undisputed.