(Hardback)
By: Martin Arnold
ISBN: 9781780238975
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2018
UK Publication Date: 11th June 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The Dragon traces the history of ideas about dragons and asks what exactly it might be in our imaginations that appears to have necessitated such a creature for thousands of years.
(Paperback)
By: Jack Zipes
ISBN: 9781624660320
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2013
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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(Hardback)
By: Jack Zipes
ISBN: 9781624660337
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2013
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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(Hardback)
By: Natalie Frank
ISBN: 9780691180243
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: David Hunt
ISBN: 9780863564734
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2012
Publisher: Saqi Books
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An incomparable collection, Legends of the Caucasus conveys the poetry and romance of these swiftly vanishing tribes.
(Hardback, 1)
By: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
ISBN: 9781517905248
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2020
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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(Hardback)
By: Mary Grant Bruce
ISBN: 9781513134635
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press
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(Paperback)
By: Mary Grant Bruce
ISBN: 9781513295916
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2021
Publisher: Mint Editions
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(Paperback)
By: Bai She Zhuan English 2009
ISBN: 9780872209954
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake the admirable demon who loves her victim has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. This title opens a window into the variety of pre-modern Chinese popular literature.
(Hardback)
By: Bai She Zhuan English 2009
ISBN: 9780872209961
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake the admirable demon who loves her victim has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. This title opens a window into the variety of pre-modern Chinese popular literature.
(Paperback)
By: Vladimir Propp
ISBN: 9780816611829
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 1984
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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(Paperback)
By: Michael Rosen
ISBN: 9780691175348
Readership/Audience: Primary and Secondary Educational
Publication Date: Jan 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, unique tales inspired by traditional literary forms appeared frequently in socialist-leaning British periodicals. Acclaimed critic and author Rosen collects more than 40 of the best and most enduring examples of these stories in one beautiful volume.
(, 2nd edition)
By: Anne E. Duggan Ph.D.
ISBN: 9781610692533
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present.
(Hardback)
By: National Geographic
ISBN: 9781426203732
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: National Geographic Society
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A collection of myths and creation stories from around the globe.
(Hardback)
By: Heather McNeil
ISBN: 9781563087783
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This collection contains Celtic tales of kelpies, mermaids, selkeis, ghosts, warlords, and fairies. Also included is a brief history of the Celts, a glossary of the Gaelic integrated in the stories and an appendix of superstitions about fairy protection.
(Hardback)
By: Anna E. Altmann
ISBN: 9781563089671
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The stories are organized in four sections: Animal stories (Tiergeschichten, largely fables), Comic tales (Schwanke, which range from the silly to the outrageous), Fairy tales (Zaubermarchen, or wonder tales), Local legends (Sagen, which include stories of ghosts and goblins, and religious legends).
(Paperback)
By: Mark Collins Jenkins
ISBN: 9781426207303
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: National Geographic Society
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In Vampire Forensics, Mark Jenkins probes vampire legend to tease out the historical truths enshrined in the tales of terror
(Hardback)
By: mr Robert Ingpen
ISBN: 9780642278128
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2013
Publisher: National Library of Australia
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(Hardback)
By: Stephen Reid
ISBN: 9781838573928
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2021
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Frank Joseph
ISBN: 9781838574963
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
UK Publication Date: 15th July 2021
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: W. B. Yeats
ISBN: 9781784287702
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2017
UK Publication Date: 15th November 2017
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Paula Morris
ISBN: 9781839649424
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
UK Publication Date: 11th October 2022
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
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First peoples in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. The first migration, the first exploration, the discovery of landscapes without the footprint of humankind. These stories, drawn from submissions from new writers and cast alongside ancient stories and traditions from around the world brings fresh perspectives to the legacy of first nations.
(Hardback)
By: Margaret Baker
ISBN: 9781446315590
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2025
UK Publication Date: 13th May 2025
Publisher: David & Charles
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Discover a collection of the myths, legends, folktales and superstitions that sailors held dear as they travelled across the oceans and made their lives upon the sea.
(Hardback)
By: Stephen Fry
ISBN: 9781797201863
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2020
Publisher: Chronicle Books
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In this continuation of "Mythos," Stephen Fry recounts the stories of the human heroes found in Greek mythology, with illustrations of classical art inspired by the myths.
