Wild Folk, Paperback

In this wonderful collection of stories by some of Ireland's finest writers, including Carleton, Yeats and Lady Wilde, a legion of fairy folk - lep...

These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two worlds. saints seek refuge, ancient kings fight for land an...

From magical mistletoe to a bad-tempered stinging nettle, this collection of botanical British folk tales moves through the seasons presenting trad...

An exploration of the wild spirits that once roamed the lands and inhabited the waters and the pagan rites used to gain their good will - Explores ...

Traditional and contemporary tales for children, from the rivers, seas, lakes, canals, sacred wells and waters of IrelandIllustrations: 30 Illustra...

Reducere. Shake off the energy of our frenetic modern-day life and reconnect to the wild magic of your heart. This book is an immersive guide to creating dee...

Reducere. This monograph uses an archaeological approach to decipher folk classification of animals in ancient societies. Ningning Dong collates faunal data ...

An attempt to isolate the 'Britishness' of British music - a wild combination of pagan echoes, spiritual quest, imaginative time-travel, pastoral i...

As autumn begins, Moss and the Hidden Folk friends travel to their former home in Ash Row, to find the rare mortal child who can both see and talk ...

Milman Parry and Albert B. Lord collected singularly important examples of Albanian epic song while conducting fieldwork in the Kingdom of Yugoslav...

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"Neither coy nor restrained, the former Mrs. David Bowie describes in no uncertain terms the torrid 'open marriage' she shared with the singer know...

Reducere. The "flight" of the medieval witches was a rapturous transportation to the distant, ecstatic rite of the Sabbat. As has been established by modern ...

Pick up your needled and create landscapes filled with fanciful flowers and creatures from field, forest, and ocean. Designer Wendy Williams shows ...

Reducere. The Burning Wheel (1916) is a collection of poems by English author Aldous Huxley. Published when the poet was only twenty-two, The Burning Wheel c...

Reducere. "Cuentos Tejanos" is a recounting of stories, legends, and people who helped forge the personality and character of the State of Texas, in particul...

Reducere. Rich Beem became an overnight folk hero with his victory at the 2002 PGA Championship, where he dazzled fans with fearless shotmaking and glib one-...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Annie Oakley, then keep reading...How could Annie Oakley, a woman of barely 110 pounds with a child...

While one would avoid the trouble in the forest, it is the curse that the folk come to fear the most. The disease of the mind will do its best to b...

DescriptionA ghostly message from 1835 and dreams of the Sloane sisters of Buffalo, New York in 1880 send modern day novelist Maude Travers across ...

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When Finn Learson literally stumbles out of a stormy sea into a small village on the Shetland Isles, he steals the villagers' hearts. He's handsome...

Reducere. Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning ...

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Reducere. Gathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection un...

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Reducere. Alfred Kazin has aptly remarked that "the greatest story Jack London ever wrote was the story he lived." Newsboy, factory "work beast, " gang membe...

Reducere. First explored by naturalist William Bartram in the 1760s, the St. Johns River stretches 310 miles along Florida's east coast, making it the longes...

David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 - March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonl...

Reducere. Trails that are more or less traveled. In view of the fact that the borough of Jim Thorpe was named after an Olympic champion, it is fitting that t...

Reducere. Did you know that the tulip gets its name from a kind of headwear? What's the linguistic link between the lovely gladiolus and a fierce gladiator? ...

Reducere. WHEN A GUIDESTAR FALLS Two shining lights hung above, motionless in the night sky as the constellations slowly passed behind them. The common folk ...

Reducere. DescriptionA family legacy in danger. A stranger in their midst. Do they have the strength to survive the gathering storm of secrets?For the Temple...

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Reducere. This delightful collection of short stories from acclaimed writer, Susan Gabriel (The Secret Sense of Wildflower, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 201...

Reducere. First published in 1834, "A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett" is the autobiography of the famous American folk hero Davy Crockett, often ref...

Reducere. "Jack, Thorgil, and the Bard are off on a new quest in this immensely satisfying conclusion of the trilogy that began with The Sea of Trolls and co...

Reducere. David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 - March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonl...

Reducere. From the bestselling author of Lucky--a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick--comes a captivating novel that explores marriage, motherhood, identity, a...

What happens when an old dog sitting at the dinner table with his master slides a whole leg of lamb, a big bowl of posole, a stack of tortillas and...

Reducere. It is for good reason that J. Frank Dobie is known as the Southwest's master storyteller. With his eye for color and detail, his ear for the rhythm...

Storytelling is an art and one I am not sure I have perfected. I learned from a generation long gone as I listened to them spin wild yarns and tell...

Have you ever felt that you were 'different'? That the Otherworld was closer for you than it is for other folk? Have you ever wondered how you can ...