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African Folk & Fairy Tales: Ancient Wisdom, Fables & Folkore by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Delightful and ingenious stories from throughout the continent of Africa.A Gorgeous Collector's Edition of folk and fairy tales from the continent of Africa, with stories from regions now marked as modern nations such as Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, w ...Show more
Aztec Myths and Tales - Epic Tales by Anthony F. Aveni (Foreword by); J. K. Jackson (General Editor)
$59.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
Delve into the great myths of the Mesoamerican powerhouse civilizations in this fine new addition to the gorgeous Flame Tree Epic tales series. This fascinating collection explores the history, culture, gods, calendar, myths and tales of the Aztec people, the Incas, the Mayans and other Mesoamerican ...Show more
Central African Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$24.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
From the beating heart of Central Africa comes a collection to join East African, West African and Southern African Folktales Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon, The Dog Came to Live with Man, and The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Crane, tales from Cent ...Show more
Chinese Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$24.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Chinese Folklore is drawn from over three thousand years of storytelling, with early legends of the gods and heroes, weird mysteries of sorcery and elemental forces, tales of the land and the animals within, and delightful sketches of love. Fantasy and philosophy often play important roles as the young ...Show more
Irish Folk & Fairy Tales: Ancient Wisdom, Fables & Folkore by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Fairy stories, especially from the fertile landscape of Ireland where the supernatural grew from the legends of the Celts, are the magic stories of everyday folk seeking solutions to the challenges of the day. This spritely new collection brings together the fables and stories of banshees, kings, trembl ...Show more
Norse Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the origins of Thor and Loki, Odin and Freya, the gods and giants of the Vikings, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable. Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From the legends of Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya and all the gods of Asgard come the 'The ...Show more
Persian Myths and Legends - Tales of Heroes, Gods and Monsters by Sahba Shayani (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$29.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From such texts as the Shah Nameh(the Persian Book of Kings), Masnavi-e Ma'navi, the Anvar-i Suhaylifables and works by the great poet Nizāmī, come ancient tales of a civilization that once stretched across the known world. Find here the wonderful stories of the magical bir ...Show more
Polynesian Island Myths by J. K. Jackson
$21.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend
The Polynesian triangle covers Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand and the many isles in between. The legends of the region are based on the creation of land, fish, sea, valleys and the volcanic outcrops scattered across the long stretches of the Pacific.The beautiful myths of the ancient Polynesians are ...Show more
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales: Ancient Wisdom, Fables & Folkore by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Scottish folk and fairy tales are full of mischief and malevolence, with spirits and goblins, bogies, witches, kelpies and mer-folk lurking in every corner of the land, behind every tree and craggy rock at midnight. In these pages lurk the Fairy queen, and the Sith, or silent folk, who mingle with anima ...Show more
Serbian Folktales by J. K. Jackson (General Editor)
$24.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Stories of the Serbian people are both poetic and strident, reflecting their proud heritage as Southern Slavs, who, in the years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, swept South, taking over the lands of the once great Ancient Greeks, the Latins and the Thracians. Their folk tales echo the beauti ...Show more
Slavic Myths (PB) by Ema Lakinska (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$21.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Slavic mythology brought together with the legends, folkore and fairy tales of Eastern Europe in this intriguing new collection. With a new introduction, this collection of Slavic tales is based on the oral storytelling traditions of the peoples of Eastern Europe, from the Polish and the Slovaks to the ...Show more
Turkish Folktales by Nathan Young (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$21.99 NZD
Category: Myth and legend | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. Entertaining and exuberant, they shame the more prosaic fairy stories of other tradit ...Show more
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