Myth & legend told as fiction
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Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback. A collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrates Scotland's enormously rich oral tradition. It offers a chosen combination of old favorites such as Tam Lin, Thomas Rymer and Adam Bell, as well as modern stories by master story-tellers like Andrew Lang, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and John Buchan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442266
- ISBN
- 9780141442266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Inventive, playful, and erudite Greer Gilman is an archeolexicologist rewriting language itself in her long-awaited novel. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 34. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Small Beer Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618731050
- ISBN
- 9781618731050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.13
€ 18.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486273488
- ISBN
- 9780486273488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.38
€ 17.38
Paperback. The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide with the world tour of a magnificent musical and theatrical production directed by Tim Supple Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408827765
- ISBN
- 9781408827765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.49
€ 14.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. Drawing on both Eastern and Western literature, this is an anthology of stories linked by the theme of conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the "Arabian Nights", this theme unfolds in stories from early Hinduism, Irish paganism, the Arthurian cycle and other legends. Editor(s): Campbell, Joseph. Series: Works by Heinrich Zimmer. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017761
- ISBN
- 9780691017761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback. New York, 1899. Two strangers, one destiny. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007480197
- ISBN
- 9780007480197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.37
€ 14.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. A translation that presents Homer's poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268867
- ISBN
- 9780140268867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
paperback. Odysseus survives a storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780061244186
- ISBN
- 9780061244186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.05
€ 13.99
€ 12.05
Paperback. Series: Mabinogion Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854115522
- ISBN
- 9781854115522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.83
€ 20.83
Paperback. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- New Deluxe Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393332469
- ISBN
- 9780393332469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.43
€ 16.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935487906
- ISBN
- 9781935487906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.26
€ 15.26
Paperback. The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father. Editor(s): Flieger, Verlyn. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008131388
- ISBN
- 9780008131388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 8.94
€ 11.99
€ 8.94
Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007590094
- ISBN
- 9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.69
€ 13.99
€ 9.69
Paperback. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrun, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007317240
- ISBN
- 9780007317240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.68
€ 12.99
€ 8.68
Paperback. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007557301
- ISBN
- 9780007557301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.45
€ 12.99
€ 9.45
Hardcover. Unavailable for more than 70 years, this early but important work is published for the first time with Tolkien's 'Corrigan' poems and other supporting material, including a prefatory note by Christopher Tolkien. Editor(s): Flieger, Verlyn. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 b/w illus, 1 col plates. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 253 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008202132
- ISBN
- 9780008202132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 14.25
€ 24.99
€ 14.25
Hardcover. Deluxe collector's edition featuring the first edition text and containing a facsimile page of Tolkien's original manuscript. The book is quarterbound with a gold motif stamped on the front board and is presented in a matching slipcase. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 238 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007489893
- ISBN
- 9780007489893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.73€ 48.87
€ 88.73
€ 48.87
Hardcover. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007489947
- ISBN
- 9780007489947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 16.78
€ 29.99
€ 16.78
Hardcover. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 b/w illus, 3 col plates. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007590070
- ISBN
- 9780007590070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.99€ 42.37
€ 92.99
€ 42.37
Hardcover. Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. Illustrator(s): Lee, Alan. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w illus, 8 col plates, Index. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008214203
- ISBN
- 9780008214203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.99€ 42.11
€ 89.99
€ 42.11
Paperback. River Gods, snake spirits, mountain and Immortals, Chinese mythology is alive with ancient passions. China's unique set of tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless internal wars. This brilliant new book introduces the key themes of Chinese legend before plunging into the fascinating stories themselves. Editor(s): Jackson, Jake. Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783614035
- ISBN
- 9781783614035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. The Algonquins, Iroquois and The Last of the Mohicans - the tribes of North America and their folk tales are deeply fascinating because they are unique amongst the mythologies of the world. The retold tales collected for this new book celebrate the diverse tribal vision of a rich and powerful tradition that still resonates today. Editor(s): Jackson, Jake. Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857758217
- ISBN
- 9780857758217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.63
€ 9.99
€ 8.63
Paperback. The dark forces of the ancient world were held at bay by the resourceful and emerging civilisations of Greece and Rome that formed the basis of Western culture, providing a tradition of fabulous tales that are retold in this new book. Editor(s): Jackson, Jake. Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857758194
- ISBN
- 9780857758194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.82
€ 9.99
€ 8.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857758200
- ISBN
- 9780857758200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.67
€ 9.99
€ 8.67