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African Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a land of colourful contrasts and diverse cultures. Despite the destructive influences of colonialism and the slave trade and the lack of early written records, Africa has persevered with its powerful tradition of storytelling, with tales of its history passed down in songs and sto ...Show more
Arthurian Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader that was King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was. Some describe him as a great warrior, defending Britain from its enemies, while others ...Show more
Central African Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
From the beating heart of Central Africa comes a collection to join East African, West African and Southern African Folktales Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon, The Dog Came to Live with Man, and The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Crane, tales from Cent ...Show more
Chinese Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Chinese Folklore is drawn from over three thousand years of storytelling, with early legends of the gods and heroes, weird mysteries of sorcery and elemental forces, tales of the land and the animals within, and delightful sketches of love. Fantasy and philosophy often play important roles as the young ...Show more
Czech Folktales by Jake Jackson (Editor); Rajendra Chitnis (Introduction by)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The Czech people trace their roots through medieval Bohemia and further back to the ancient Western Slavs before the start of the Viking Age. Their lively stories are parables and moral fables, rich with satire and the weave of determination in the face of grim reality. With a new introduction this new ...Show more
Gawain and the Green Knight by Alan Lupack (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The classic medieval tale that brings romance, chivalry and adventure to the modern reader, and inspired the powerful 2021 movie, Green Knight A mighty warrior interrupts King Arthur's banquet to challenge the astonished revellers to a binding act of combat. Out of sheer bravado Gawain leaps to the fra ...Show more
Irish Fairy Tales by JAKE JACKSON
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
* Marketing focus on combination of gift production and high content values, delivering a curated read to genre enthusiasts. * Spotlight on submission process for the new stories, promoted online through blogs and social media * Monthly newsletter to increase mailing list of genre special interest reade ...Show more
Japanese Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Japan's mythology is alive with gods, spirits and monsters. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, and the heavenly status of the long line of emperors. The warrior class of the imperial court, and the natural spirits of the countryside repr ...Show more
Korean Folktales by JAKE JACKSON
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Everyday folk and fairy tales from Korea with magicians, magistrates, mischievous creatures and devious sprites. Organized into four sections - Love, Marriage & Family, Powerful Spirits & Mystical Realms, The Magical & the Supernatural, Tales of Animals & Mythical Creatures - this de ...Show more
Serbian Folktales by J. K. Jackson (General Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Stories of the Serbian people are both poetic and strident, reflecting their proud heritage as Southern Slavs, who, in the years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, swept South, taking over the lands of the once great Ancient Greeks, the Latins and the Thracians. Their folk tales echo the beauti ...Show more
The Tale of Beowulf - Epic Stories, Ancient Traditions by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
A foundation stone of European literature, linking Norse, Celtic and Arthurian myth Beowulf is also a terrific read! Beowulf is an epic poem probably written in the 900s CE. It tells of events 600 years before in vivid detail, where the hero Beowulf is entreated to help a king defend his halls against t ...Show more
Turkish Folktales by Nathan Young (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. Entertaining and exuberant, they shame the more prosaic fairy stories of other tradit ...Show more
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