Lang: 1830 books

Andrew Lang was born in Selkirk, Scotland, the eldest of the eight children. After a comprehensive education including St Andrews and Oxford he soon made a reputation as one of the most able and versatile writers of the day. His list of works is extensive and covers everything from biographies to fairy...

Much has been written on how temples are constructed or reconstructed for reviving local religious and communal life or for recycling tradition after the market reforms in China. The dynamics between the state and society that lie behind the revival of temples and religious practices initiated by...

“I need to know why I am here – in this place, at this moment. There has to be more than what I see before me.”It was not the first time I encountered the plea, but it was the first time I had heard the words coming from my own mouth. Being stuck or at least feeling stuck turned me into...

Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales.

Is there any human institution which can be safely called "Totemism"? Is there any possibility of defining, or even describing Totemism? Is it legitimate—is it even possible, with due regard for "methodology" and logic—to seek for the "normal" form of Totemism, and...

The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot by Andrew Lang libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

This delightful collection of tales from the East is an edited version of the classic Arabian Nights stories—made accessible for children. Andrew Lang introduces the magic of these fairy and folk tales with such stories as “The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor,” “Aladdin and the Wonderful...

The third of Lang’s famous twelve Fairy Books, this 1892 volume includes such unforgettable favorites as “The Three Little Pigs,” “The Story of the Three Bears,” “The Little Soldier,” “The Magic Swan,” “The Golden Mermaid,” “The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife,” “The Three Musicians,” and many more.

These groundbreaking essays, assembled in 1885, explore the roots of Greek, Finnish, and other mythologies. The first of Lang’s works applying anthropology to myth, this volume includes “The Method of Folklore,” “The Myth of Cronus,” “Cupid, Psyche, and the ‘Sun-Frog,’” “A Far-Travelled...

Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer best known for collecting folklore, legends, and fairy tales and making a compendium of them to celebrate ethnic heritage.

Andrew Lang’s classic Blue Fairy Book (1889), the first of his Fairy Tale series, contains 37 lovely tales ranging from the well-known “Cinderella” and “Little Red Riding Hood” to lesser know yet equally delightful stories such as “Why the Sea is Salt” and “East of the Sun and West of...

Michele Lang is the author of the acclaimed LADY LAZARUS historical fantasy series from Tor. In this little guide, you will find a window into the historical and metaphysical context for the series – the intense, fascinating café culture of Budapest in the 1930s. A non-fiction collection of information and essays to complement the fantasy series.

The Art of Wellbeing "effectively illustrates that we undermine our wellbeing through fear-based stressors, faulty self-beliefs, and lack of big picture/higher power perspective." Bruce E. Roselle PhD, LP, author of Fearless Leadership The Art of Wellbeing "guides the reader seamlessly...

Jean Lang (1857-1932) was a writer and folklorist. She was interested in ancient mythology and its origins. In her opinion the mythology of the west resembled that of the east as they had the same root: the ancient people of the west and of the east saw and met similar phenomena. 'Latona And The Rustics'...