Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Hypolympia; Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy

Edmund Gosse

Hypolympia is an ironic fantasy that stages the Olympian pantheon on a desolate island, far from the familiar…

The Odyssey

Homer

The work before you is a translation of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, presented alongside a scholarly essay…

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom

Richard Folkard

Richard Folkard’s Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics is a scholarly compendium that gathers the myths,…

Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp

The work is a scholarly essay that situates the famous “Aladdin” story within the complex transmission…

Idylls of the King

Alfred Tennyson

The work is Alfred, Baron Tennyson’s poetic retelling of the Arthurian saga, beginning with a bleak portrait…

西湖二集

Zhou, Qingyuan, active 16th century-17th century

Household Tales by Brothers Grimm

Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm

The volume is a collection of German folk narratives compiled by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known for gathering…

La Ilíada

Homer

Esta obra es la traducción al castellano en prosa de la famosa Ilíada de Homero, centrada en el noveno año de…

An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

Jastrow, Morris; Clay, Albert Tobias

This volume presents an academic edition of an early Babylonian fragment of the Gilgamesh Epic, prepared…

The Oxford Book of Ballads

The Oxford Book of Ballads is an anthology that gathers what its editor regards as the finest specimens from…

The Arabian Nights Entertainments

Andrew Lang

The Arabian Nights Entertainments is a collection of folk narratives drawn from the rich storytelling…

豔異編

Shizhen Wang

Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts

Herbert Silberer

Herbert Silberer’s work is a scholarly exploration that treats the symbols of alchemy, Rosicrucian tradition,…

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

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights – Volume 5 is a scholarly edition of a…

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes

Aeschylus

The work before you is a scholarly translation of Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, rendered into English rhyming verse…

The Fables of Aesop Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced

Aesop

The volume presents a scholarly edition of the fables traditionally ascribed to Aesop, beginning with a…

The legend of Perseus, Volume 1 (of 3): The supernatural birth

Edwin Sidney Hartland

Hartland’s work is a scholarly treatment of the Perseus myth that blends narrative retelling with comparative…

閱微草堂筆記

Yun Ji

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

Knowles, James, Sir; Malory, Thomas, Sir

The work is a Victorian‑era compilation that brings together the full range of Thomas Malory’s Arthurian…

封神演義

Xixing Lu

Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 1 (of 2)

Angelo De Gubernatis

De Gubernatis’s Zoological Mythology is a scholarly survey of animal legends drawn from ancient Indo‑European…

The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2 of 4 The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy

H. P. Blavatsky

The Secret Doctrine, Volume 2 of 4, is Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s expansive synthesis of science, religion,…

Pagan Passions

Garrett, Randall; Janifer, Laurence M.

Pagan Passions is a science‑fiction novella that thrusts the reader straight into a bizarre, almost…

Legendary Islands of the Atlantic: A Study of Medieval Geography

William Henry Babcock

The work is a scholarly survey of medieval conceptions of the Atlantic’s far‑off islands, tracing how ancient…