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Tales of Fairies and of the Ghost World by Jeremiah Curtin "A fairy (also fey or fae or faerie; collectively, wee folk, good folk, people of peace, and other euphemisms) is the name given to an alleged metaphysical spirit or supernatural being. The fairy is based on the fae of medieval...

Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignácz Kúnos, Illustrations by Willy Pogany A rich sampler of Turkish oral story-telling tradition, lavishly illustrated. "This book draws on the rich folklore of Turkey. Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales is long out of print, for reasons which will...

From the Upanishads by Charles Johnston This short book contains translations from three crucial Upanishads, the Katha, Prasna and Chhandogya (Khandogya in SBE). The elegant, lucid translation makes this a delight to read.

The Phynodderre And Other Legends Of The Isle Of Man by Edward Callow To rescue from oblivion some of the legends that delighted Mr. Callow's early years, and present them in an entertaining shape before the reader, had long been his wish; and if, by reading them, and interest in, and a desire...

Legends of Maui by W. D. Westervelt This is a collection of tales of Maui, the culture-hero of the Polynesian people. Retold by W. D. Westervelt at the turn of the 20th century, the lore is authentic, and this is a very readable and enjoyable introduction to the deep mythology of the islands.

Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend by Donald Alexander Mackenzie The myths and legends of Scotland are full of what is called "local colour". They afford us not only glimpses of ancient times and of old habits of thought and life, but also of the country itself at different...

Hawaiian Legends Of Volcanoes by W. D. Westervelt Read about the powerful Hawaiian Fire Goddess Pele, who lives in a volcano and surfs on lava. A old Hawaiian saying: "never mistreat an old woman, she might be Pele in disguise". Polynesian. Still popular nearly a century after...

More Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs "A fairy (also fey or fae or faerie; collectively, wee folk, good folk, people of peace, and other euphemisms) is the name given to an alleged metaphysical spirit or supernatural being. The fairy is based on the fae of medieval Western European...

The Authoress of the Odyssey by Samuel Butler "Today it is obvious to all but the most tradition-bound that women can achieve anything that men can. This was not so obvious in the last decade of the 19th century when Samuel Butler, a maverick classicist, proposed this unique theory that...

Traces of the Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man by P.M.C. Kermode "Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples, including those who settled on Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse...

THE BURDEN OF ISIS BY JAMES TEACKLE DENNIS A part of the Wisdom of the East series, this work discusses the burden of Isis, being the laments of Isis and Nephthys. The two papyri which these chants are found were both discovered in Luxor, Egypt and that relating particularly to Osiris is written...

EGYPTIAN IDEAS OF THE FUTURE LIFE By Sir Wallis Budge A prolific Victorian Egyptologist explores, in this class book first published in 1899, the position of Ra, Osiris, Set, and Isis among the diverse pantheon of numerous deities of ancient Egypt, as well as their domination of the collective...

The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. Reeve This book "The Poisoned Pen" is part of series of 12 books of "Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective Series" This is a collection of twelve short Craig Kennedy stories. It involves just the elements one expects from Arthur B. Reeve:...

Collection Of William Shakespeare Volume 3 Arguably the greatest writer the English language has ever seen, and perhaps the most quoted, William Shakespeare's 37 plays and 154 sonnets and other poems are here collected in this neat, easy navigable digital edition. Conveniently divided...