Mythology, Legends & Folklore

A Prose English Translation of Harivamsha

The work presented here is an English prose translation of the Harivamsha, a supplemental narrative to the…

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. Second Series

H. C. Andersen

The second volume gathers a selection of Hans Christian Andersen’s shorter tales, chosen for their appeal to…

The sacred dance: A study in comparative folklore

W. O. E. Oesterley

The work is a scholarly survey of the “sacred” dance as a religious rite, written by William O. E.

Don Juan Tenorio

José Zorrilla

Don Juan Tenorio opens as a bustling tavern scene in the inn of Cristófano Buttarelli, where masked revelers,…

Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England:) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-Distributed Localities; Their Eastern Origin and Mythical Significance.

Charles Hardwick

This work is a scholarly survey of Lancashire and northern English folklore, superstitions and customs,…

The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia

Theophilus G. Pinches

The work is a scholarly survey that sets the biblical creation narrative beside the ancient Assyrian and…

Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales

Elias Owen

This volume is a scholarly collection of North‑Welsh folk‑tales and legends compiled by Elias Owen, a school…

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 (of 10)

The volume concludes the famed Arabian compilation with the tale of Ma’aruf the Cobbler and his wife Fatimah,…

The true prophecies or prognostications of Michael Nostradamus, physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best astronomers that ever were. A work full of curiosity and learning. Translated and commented by Theophilus de Garencieres, Doctor in Physick Colleg. Lond.

Nostradamus

The volume presents a 17th‑century English translation and commentary on the prophetic verses of Michel…

The Viking Age. Volume 1 (of 2) The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations

Paul B. Du Chaillu

The work is a scholarly survey of Viking civilization, assembled by the explorer‑author Paul B.

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 (of 10)

The volume is a compendium of Arabian fairy‑tales drawn from the legendary Thousand Nights, and it opens with…

Roman Legends: A collection of the fables and folk-lore of Rome

Rachel Harriette Busk

This volume is a scholarly compilation of Roman folk narratives, gathered by Rachel Harriette Busk after…

Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England

J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps

Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England is a scholarly anthology compiled…

Guernsey Folk Lore a collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar customs, proverbs, weather sayings, etc., of the people of that island

Sir Edgar MacCulloch

Guernsey Folk‑Lore is a scholarly compilation of the island’s popular superstitions, legendary tales,…

Folk-Lore of West and Mid-Wales

Jonathan Ceredig Davies

Jonathan Ceredig Davies’s “Folk‑Lore of West and Mid‑Wales” is a field‑work anthology that records, in…

The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes

Phaedrus

This volume presents the complete body of Phædrus’s fables as rendered into English prose by Henry Thomas…

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1

The Mahabharata of Krishna‑Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated into English prose, opens with the aged king…

Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer

The work presents itself as a practical guide to the art of tea‑cup divination, written by a self‑styled…

Endymion: A Poetic Romance

John Keats

John Keats’s Endymion is a long‑form poem that sets out as a lyrical homage to Greek myth, beginning with a…

Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm

Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm

The history of the damnable life and deserved death of Doctor John Faustus, 1592, together with The second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner, 1594.

This volume presents the earliest surviving English renditions of the Faust legend, drawing on the 1592 Faust…

Irish Fairy Tales

James Stephens

James Stephens’s Irish Fairy Tales gathers the mythic lore of the Emerald Isle, presenting stories that blend…

Hawaiian folk tales: A Collection of Native Legends

This volume is a curated anthology of Hawaiian legends assembled in the early twentieth century, presented as…

English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V

English and Scottish Ballads, Volume V is a scholarly compilation edited by Francis James Child, printed in…