Folklore Mythology category: 2054 books
by Chad Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
From the phantom pig at the Minnesota State Fair to the ghostly gangsters of the Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul bristles with haunted history. Let the spectral usher of the Mounds Theatre show you to your seat as Chad Lewis reveals why the bits of St. Paul's past that insist on intruding on the present...
by D.S. Daniels
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Strange encounters and ghostly presences haunt the historic streets of Chestertown and the backcountry roads of Kent County. The centuries-old Kent County Courthouse may be home to the ghost of Esther Anderson, who was sentenced to burn at the stake in 1746. Strange lights float above Caulk's Field,...
by Joyce Tyldesley
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
From Herodotus to The Mummy, Western civilization has long been fascinated with the exotic myths and legends of Ancient Egypt but they have often been misunderstood. Here acclaimed Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley guides us through 3000 years of changing stories and, in retelling them, shows us what they...
The True Image
Gravestone Art and the Culture of Scotch Irish Settlers in the Pennsylvania and Carolina Backcountry
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
A thousand unique gravestones cluster around old Presbyterian churches in the piedmont of the two Carolinas and in central Pennsylvania. Most are the vulnerable legacy of three generations of the Bigham family, Scotch Irish stonecutters whose workshop near Charlotte created the earliest surviving...
by Henry Morley
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2015
This volume of "Mediæval Tales" is in four parts, containing severally, Turpin's "History of Charles the Great and Orlando," which is an old source of Charlemagne romance; Spanish Ballads, relating chiefly to the romance of Charlemagne, these being taken from the spirited translations...
by Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
The legend of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar also known as El Cid is a huge part of the Spanish psyche and the epic tale of his victories against the moors is the subject of the oldest extant Spanish epic poem. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely...
The Holy Grail
The Legend, the History, the Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The existence of the Holy Grail has long been debated, and many of these debates focus on the intellectualized or psychological aspects of it. This work explores the events that gave rise to the legend of the Holy Grail and pays special attention to the texts that form the body of the legend, as well...
Lake Monster Mysteries
Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2006
For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters of Loch Ness and Lake Champlain have gained international...
by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
The Lost Tomb of King Arthur
The Search for Camelot and the Isle of Avalon
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
One man’s journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur
• Pinpoints the exact locations of Arthur’s tomb, the ruins of Camelot, and the sword Excalibur using literary research and the latest geophysics equipment
• Examines previously unknown ancient...
Serious Nonsense
Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Versammlinge—community events filled with songs, performances, speeches, and skits that celebrate Pennsylvania German heritage and culture—are held entirely in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language. Some, the “groundhog lodges,” feature a ceremony honoring the groundhog, while others do...
by Nakae Chomin
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1992
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government takes the form of a debate between a spokesman for Western ideals of democracy and progress, and an advocate for adherence to traditional samurai values. Their discussion is moderated by the imperturbable Master Nankai, who loves nothing more than to drink...
Tracking the Weretiger
Supernatural Man-Eaters of India, China and Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Drawing on dramatic accounts by European colonials, and on detailed studies by folklorists and anthropologists, this work explores intriguing age-old Asian beliefs and claims that man-eating tigers and “little tigers,” or leopards alike, were in various ways supernatural. It is a serious work...
African American Folktales
Stories from Black Traditions in the New World
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
Full of life, wisdom, and humor, these tales range from the earthy comedy of tricksters to accounts of how the world was created and got to be the way it is to moral fables that tell of encounters between masters and slaves. They include stories set down in nineteenth-century travelers' reports and...