Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians

Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians

Author: Woislav M. Petrovitch

Publisher:

Published: 1914

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13:

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A collection of Serbian folk tales preceded by background to the history and cultural traditions of the Slavic people, including short essays on good and evil spirits, vampires, superstition, Christmas Eve, wedding rites, etc.


The Annotated Alice

The Annotated Alice

Author: Lewis Carroll

Publisher: Wings

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780517189207

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A fully annotated and illustrated version of both ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS that contains all of the original John Tenniel illustrations. From "down the rabbit hole" to the Jabberwocky, from the Looking-Glass House to the Lion and the Unicorn, discover the secret meanings hidden in Lewis Carroll's classics. (Orig. $29.95)


Werwolves

Werwolves

Author: Elliott O'Donnell

Publisher: Library of Alexandria

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1465552901

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Grimm Tales Made Gay - With Gay Pictures by Albert Levering

Grimm Tales Made Gay - With Gay Pictures by Albert Levering

Author: Guy Wetmore Carryl

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1473381967

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This edition of Grimm Tales Made Gay, contains parodies of many of the Brothers Grimm’s narratives – as never seen before. It includes the fantastic children’s stories of ‘How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten’, ‘How the Babes in the Wood showed they Couldn’t be Beaten’, ‘How Beauty was waked and her Suitor was Suited’, ‘How Jack found that Beans May go back on a Chap’, ‘How a Cat was Annoyed and a Poet was Booted’ – and many more. They are wonderfully illustrated by Albert Levering (1869 – 1929) – an illustrator and author famed for his light-hearted and comical touches. The Brothers Grimm are perhaps the best known folklorists of all time. Die Brüder Grimm; Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors – who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the nineteenth century. The popularity of their collected tales has endured well; they have been translated into more than 100 languages, and remain in print in the present day. This is a text to be appreciated by young and old alike; extraordinary for its literary as well as artistic significance. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.


The Death of Vishnu

The Death of Vishnu

Author: Manil Suri

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2012-05-07

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1408833255

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An enthralling virtuoso debut that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man 'All the elements of great storytelling are here, the mystic transports of Ben Okri with the intimate charm of Arundhati Roy ... enchanting' Sunday Tribune 'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday Express Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, the lovesick teenagers on the second, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close.


Queens of the Renaissance

Queens of the Renaissance

Author: M. Beresford Ryley

Publisher:

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13:

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Includes : Catherine of Siena ; Beatrice d'Este ; Anne of Brittany ; Lucrezia Borgia ; Margaret d'Angouleme ; Renee, Duchess of Ferrara.