Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Eskimomärchen

Der Band „Eskimomärchen“ ist eine Sammlung von Erzählungen, die das Leben der Inuit nach einer urzeitlichen…

The sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald the Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)

Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson’s sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and Harald the Tyrant present a medieval narrative of power,…

Japanische Märchen

Dieses Werk ist eine Sammlung japanischer Märchen, die von Karl Alberti aus Tokio zusammengestellt und mit…

A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D.

Clayton Edwards

This volume is a sweeping compendium of celebrated figures, both historical and legendary, arranged as a…

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights — Volume 5 (of 6)

The volume is the fifth of a six‑part supplemental collection to the classic Arabian Nights, drawn from the…

Jamaica Anansi stories

Martha Warren Beckwith

Martha Warren Beckwith’s Jamaica Anansi Stories is a folkloric anthology that records the oral narratives of…

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 17

Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 17 is a first‑person narrative set in the Scottish…

A classical dictionary containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors with tables of coins, weights, and measures used among the Greeks and Romans and a chronological table

John Lemprière

Lemprière’s Classical Dictionary is a reference work that gathers every proper name found in the Greek and…

The Book of Brave Old Ballads

Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales

Charles B. Cory

Montezuma’s Castle, and Other Weird Tales is a short‑story collection by Charles B.

Aesop, in Rhyme: Old Friends in a New Dress

Marmaduke Aesop; Park

Aesop, in Rhyme: Old Friends in a New Dress gathers a series of familiar Aesopian tales, each recast in verse…

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes 1 and 2)

Songling Pu

Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul

James George Frazer

This volume is the concluding section of James George Frazer’s monumental comparative study of myth, magic…

The Aesop for Children With pictures by Milo Winter

Aesop

The Aesop for Children gathers a selection of Aesop’s fables, each paired with Milo Winter’s graceful…

三國志演義

Guanzhong Luo

Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. A Complete Collection of the Legends, Superstitions, Beliefs, and Ominous Signs Connected with Insects; Together with Their Uses in Medicine, Art, and as Food; and a Summary of Their Remarkable Injuries and Appearances.

Frank Cowan

Frank Cowan’s work is a sprawling compilation of the folklore, superstition and occasional practical uses…

Paisagens da China e do Japão

Wenceslau de Moraes

O livro de Wenceslau de Moraes apresenta‑se como uma coletânea de narrativas e lendas que exploram a…

The Book of Nature Myths

Florence Holbrook

The Book of Nature Myths, compiled by Florence Holbrook, is a collection of folklore that explains the…

Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

H. C. Andersen

The collection gathers the short, often moral‑laden tales that Andersen first published in Denmark and later…

Le chevalier des dames du dolent fortuné

Dolent Fortuné

Ce texte s’inscrit dans la tradition de la poésie française du XVIIᵉ siècle, où l’auteur, Dolent Fortuné,…

La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier

This volume presents an English rendering of the medieval French epic La Chanson de Roland, based on the…

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)

James George Frazer

James George Frazer’s third‑edition volume of The Golden Bough is a scholarly survey of myth, magic and…

韓湘子全傳

Yang, Erzeng, active 17th century

Arabische Nächte: Erzählungen aus Tausend und eine Nacht

Dieses Werk ist eine Sammlung von Erzählungen, die unter dem Titel »Tausend und eine Nacht« zusammengefasst…