Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable / The Legends of Charlemagne / The Age of Chivalry (Laurel Classic)

For almost 150 years, Bulfinch’s Mythology has been the text by which the great tales from classical antiquity, the Norse and Asian traditions, and the age of chivalry have been known. Here are lively versions of the myths of Zeus, Hera, and their cohorts on Mt. Olympus; the legends of the Tr

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The Midnight Panther (A Poonam Mistry Fable)

Poonam Mistry weaves a captivating fable with stunning illustrations about courage and finding your place in the world. Panther loves the rainforest, but sometimes he feels as though he doesn’t belong in the same way the other animals do—especially the other big cats. Panther desperately wishe

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The English Fable: Aesop and Literary Culture, 1651–1740 (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought, Series Number 28)

Between 1651 and 1740 hundreds of fables, fable collections, and biographies of the ancient Greek slave Aesop were published in England. Jayne Elizabeth Lewis decribes the explosion of interest in fable from its origins at the end of the English Civil Wars to its decline, and shows how three Augusta

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Letters from England

Karel Capek's 'Letters from England' have established themselves as masterpieces of observation. The letters and drawings are humorous, insightful and imbued by a profound humanity. They convey a bemused admiration for England and the English. First published in the nineteen twenties in Lidovc Novin

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The Tree: An Environmental Fable

When a family wants to cut down a tree to build a house, what happens to the animals’ nests and burrows? Can a tree be home to everyone? For the rabbits, birds, and squirrels, the big tree is home. But then come two new arrivals with wonderful plans, all ready to create their dream house. What

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A Christmas Carol Trivia: Test Your Knowledge Of Christmas Past With Cracking Journey Into Charles Dickens' Festive Fable

Step into the enchanting world of Charles Dickens' timeless holiday classic with "A Christmas Carol Trivia: Test Your Knowledge Of Christmas Past With Cracking Journey Into Charles Dickens' Festive Fable." This book is your ticket to exploring the rich tapestry of one of the most beloved stories of

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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne

Thomas Bulfinch's classic and authoritative work on great legends and myths. Included in this book are all three parts of Bulfinch's work: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. Myths described include: Roman Divinities, Prometheus and Pandora, Apollo and Daphne, Pyramus

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Quantum Horizons: A Fable of Science and Wonder

Marta and Serge are half-wild children whose parents let them explore. In the woods one day, they find a strange creature who needs their help. He is King of a supernatural, ancient race which has always watched over our planet. They are growing impatient with human behavior, and the King asks them

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Fox and the Crow: A Beginner Reader Fable About Animals from Aesop (Read with Usborne)

A lively retelling of Aesop's fable about not always believing the nice things people say. First Reading Level 1 are real books for beginner readers to tackle with very light support. Featuring the delightful illustrations of Rocio Martinez. Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles. Mairi M

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Stinky's Stories #3: The Three Smelly Goats Gruff: A Funny Illustrated Chapter Book About a Classic Fable Told from the Troll's Perspective for

Stinky’s Stories is the hilarious four-book, highly illustrated chapter book series from New York Times bestselling authors Chris and J.J. Grabenstein. In this third installment in the series, Stinky the skunk tells the story of the Three Smelly Goats Gruff, a reimagining of the classic fable "T

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Pandora: A Beautiful Fable About Friendship and Renewal for Children (Ages 4-7)

Pandora lives alone, in a world of broken things. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky  . . . a bird with a broken wing.       Little by little, Pandora helps the bird grow stronger. Little by little, the bird helps Pando

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Go with Me: A Riveting Modern Fable of Resistance and Terror in a Remote Vermont Town

A young woman recently relocated to a tiny Vermont logging town, Lillian is menaced by a mysterious stalker named Blackway. This one man—who kills her cat, forces her boyfriend to flee the state in terror, and silently threatens her very existence—is a force little understood by the local figure

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The Tale Of Mr. Crocodile Takes Tea/a fable for children and their parents

This is a fantastic, comedic story of how the biggest Crocodile ever learns he is a Person, Mr. Crocodile , and to enjoy High Tea with sandwiches and cream scones, and to treat the local Villagers from Kita and Sarita's village along the SilliBilli River in Africa as Persons as deserving as his own

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Lectures: On the Present Position of Catholics in England

THERE is a well-known fable, of which it is to my purpose to remind you, my Brothers of the Oratory, by way of introducing to you the subject of the Lectures which I am proposing to deliver. I am going to inquire why it is, that, in this intelligent nation and in this rational nineteenth century, we

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The Creature From the Bridgewater Triangle: and Other Odd Tales From New England

Read Bill Russo's story, as seen on National Television on 'Monsters and Mysteries in America', and on 'America's Bermuda Triangle'; as well as in the award winning documentary film, 'The Bridgewater Triangle'. Bill Russo had lived for over 20 years in Southeastern Massachusettss and had no idea of

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The Harvard Classics: Volume 17 - Folk-Lore and Fable, Aesop, Grimm, Andersen (Rogershaven Facsimile Edition)

This is a 100% accurate reproduction of Volume 17 of the landmark Harvard Classics series. This volume contains "Fables" by Aesop; "Children's and Household Tales" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; and "Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen. The Harvard Classics went out of print more than fifty years ago. He

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The Woman and the Ape

An emotional and erotic love affair develops between Madelene, the beautiful, disillusioned wife of Adam Burden, and Erasmus, the intelligent ape brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping animal smugglers. 100,000 first printing. Peter Høeg, author of the international bestseller Smilla's

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The Fifth Child

Doris Lessing's contemporary gothic horror story—centered on the birth of a baby who seems less than human—probes society's unwillingness to recognize its own brutality.Harriet and David Lovatt, parents of four children, have created an idyll of domestic bliss in defiance of the social trends of

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The Summer Wives: A Novel

“ The Summer Wives is an exquisitely rendered novel that tackles two of my favorite topics: love and money. The glorious setting and drama are enriched by Williams’s signature vintage touch. It’s at the top of my picks for the beach this summer.” —Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Perfect

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Explorers Of The New Century: A Darkly Comic Historical Adventure – Rival Teams in a Survival Race

When Magnus Mills gives the world a shake, you never know what might fall out of his pockets," proclaims the Los Angeles Times. In his terse new tour de force of a tale, Mills gives history a shake, and you'll never guess what the fallout is. Set at the dawn of the great age of exploration, the era

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