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Books on Fiction > Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
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Roger Lancelyn Green
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2008]
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Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure--"The Quest for the Round Table", "The First Quest of Sir Lancelot", "How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot", and so forth--part of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does... more
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Adele Geras
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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A wonderful bind-up of Adele Geras' three fabulous retellings of classic fairy tales set in the modern day. Readership level: 12+. The Tower Room: Loosely based on Rapunzel, this is the story of a sudden, unexpected, passionate relationship and the unforessen yet inevitable results of defying convention. When Megan glimpses... more
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J Jacobs
[Ebook, Adobe pdf]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: Who says that English folk have no fairy-tales of their own? The present volume contains only a selection out of... more
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Homer
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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When Helen, the most beautiful woman in Mycenaean Greece, is taken away from her husband, Menelaus, Greek princes send out a thousand ships to bring her home from Troy. The Trojan War breaks out, resulting in an epic poem crowned with heroic military action, sensual romance, and vengeful gods. Also... more
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Homer
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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A vivid adventure on the Aegean waters spurts out pure poetry. Travel with the cunning Odysseus around the world. Along the way, the courageous Greek will face the wrath of gods and monsters in this epic mythological work. Also look for the Barnes & Noble World Digital Library Edition of... more
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By
James Matthew Barrie
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Peter Pan was visiting the Darling household to hear the bedtime stories Mrs. Darling told her children Wendy, John, and Michael when Peter lost his shadow. After Mrs. Darling went to bed, Wendy reattached Peter's shadow. Peter taught the children how to fly and asked them if they wanted to... more
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Alexandre Dumas
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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2 reissues of Dumas classic novels of adventure and intrigue, published to tie in with the publication of the recently rediscovered lost Dumas novel, }The Last Cavalier{. 'Dumas is a master of ripping yarns' }The Guardian{ Three musketeers. Two enemies. One major battle.? ?All for one and one for all!?... more
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R L Stevenson
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about... more
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J Buchan
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: I returned from the City about three o'clock on that May afternoon pretty well disgusted with life. I had been... more
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Rudyard Kipling
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2011]
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Kim is Kimball O'Hara, a white Irish boy, whose father was a soldier in the Irish regiment stationed in Lahore, India. Kim was orphaned and grew up on the streets of Lahore. He is being looked after by a half-caste woman who is, in all probability, a prostitute. His skin... more
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Jeanette Winterson
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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Myths are universal and timeless stories that reflect and shape our livesthey explore our desires, our fears, our longings, and provide narratives that remind us what it means to be human. The Myths series brings together some of the worlds finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in... more
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Kimberly Cutter
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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It is the early part of the fifteenth century and the tumultuous Hundred Years War rages on. The French city of Orleans is under siege, English soldiers tear through the countryside wreaking destruction on all who cross their path, and Charles VII, the uncrowned king, has neither the strength nor... more
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Ali Smith
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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Ali Smith's first book since }The Accidental{ is a retelling of the myth of Iphis - raised as a boy to protect her from her father who only wants a son, who falls in love with another girl, Ianthe, and is transformed into a man by the goddess, Isis. Part... more
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Dave Eggers
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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Seven-year-old Max likes to make noise, get dirty, ride his bike without a helmet, and howl like a wolf. In any other era, he would be considered a boy. In 2007, he is considered willful and deranged. His home life is problematic. His parents are divorced; his father, immature and... more
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Jack London
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but... more
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Anonymous ,
R K Narayan
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2005]
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About the Book: For centuries, Indians have held Rama to be the perfect man: unfailingly noble, utterly poised, fearless and strong, wise, compassionate and free from anger, a just ruler and an implacable foe of all wrongdoers. Countless others worship Rama as an avatar, a human incarnation of Lord Vishnu... more
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Aesop
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find... more
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Carlo Collodi ,
C Collodi
[Ebook, Adobe epub 1990]
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Combines in a single volume the complete text of the definitive two-volume classic, citing all the ancient myths. @GoldenFarce Good, the gals stand outside my house all the time. The constant chanting is creepy, but all agree: Jason crossing the line When he gets home we'll talk. I'm sure we... more
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By
Arthur Conan Conan Doyle
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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The companion to the PBS series of the same name, which will be broadcast in seven episodes starting February 5, 1987, and continuing through March 19 on "Mystery!". The companion to the PBS series of the same name, which will be broadcast in seven episodes starting February 5, 1987, and... more
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Kevin Crossley Holland
[Ebook, Adobe epub 1996]
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The Scandinavian myths form a linked chain of stories, creating a mighty, fantastical world teeming with gods and goddesses, master-smiths and magicians. Battles between gods and giants exist alongside unexpected love matches until the final days of destruction dawn, with their promise of rebirth. Using his talents as poet, translator... more