Reynard the Fox by Anne Louise Avery
$39.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Reynard--a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders--is in trouble. He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors. How will he pit his wits against his accusers--greedy Bruin t ...Show more
LOKI by Melvin Burgess
$32.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Step into the ancient fir-tree forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to legends as epic as those of the Greeks and the Romans. Melvin Burgess revolutionised children's literature with the infamous cult novels Junk and Doing It. In his first adult novel, Loki, he breathes new life into Norse myths. Sta ...Show more
The Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales by Juwen Zhang (Editor, Edited and Translated by); Jack Zipes (Foreword by)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends | Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales Ser.
A delightful collection of modern Chinese tales The Dragon Daughter and Other Lin Lan Fairy Tales brings together forty-two magical Chinese tales, most appearing for the first time in English. These stories have been carefully selected from more than a thousand originally published in the early twen ...Show more
Japanese Legends and Folklore - Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales, Myths and Historical Accounts by A. B. Mitford; Michael Dylan Foster (Foreword by)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford--who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat--present ...Show more
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
$75.00 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
The only edition available that includes all 40 of Warwick Goble's original watercolor-over-ink illustrations, this hardcover collectible is a faithfull facsimile of the classic 1910 Macmillan compilation of Japanese fairy tales. Goble was fascinated by Japanese art, so the Golden Age master is the perf ...Show more
Fantastic Beasts of the Nineteenth Century: Dragons, Birds, and Incredible Sea Creatures by Anton Seder
$34.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Fanciful creatures slither, swim, and soar through this full-color adaptation of a rare 19th-century German portfolio. The colorful images include exotic birds and fishes, dramatic reptiles and amphibians, and scores of ferocious dragons. This new layout of a hard-to-find antique volume presents enlarge ...Show more
Cryptids, Creatures and Critters - A Manual of Monsters and Mythos from Around the World by Rachel Quinney
$29.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
From Mothman to the Mongolian Death Worm, Shellycoat to Simurgh, Nessie to even Ningyo, this charming and creative collection of cryptids will fascinate readers for years to come. Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters and Mythosfrom Around the World features 90 different creatures fr ...Show more
The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
$9.95 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Jack London's own account of a far - reaching voyage, from daily life on the boat to the stories of native encounters and marauder assaults Inspired by the examples of his heroes Melville, Stevenson, and Joshua Slocum, Jack London determined to sail around the world. In April 1907 he sailed from San Fr ...Show more
Mythology by Christopher Dell
$39.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Myths in every culture explain our origins, the earths creation, gods and monsters, demons, the afterlife and the underworld. This compelling account, newly available in paperback, gathers together themes and stories from every culture, showing how myths share many common patterns, and how the human ima ...Show more
Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends - Gift Edition by Frederick H. Martens; Richard Wilhelm; Lucrezia Botti
$37.99 AUD
Category: Myths & Legends
Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots.Although largely unknown in the West, the ...Show more