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Swedish Folk Tales
Av Anna Maria Vilhelmina Hellberg Moberg
Inbunden, 2024
205 kr
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Humorous tales, cautionary tales, tall tales, fairy tales, heroic tales – the depths of Swedish folklore hold all of the above and more besides.From cunning folk and helpful Tomtar, to sinister Näcken and the Stallos of Sami legend (and with plenty of romance and derring-do in-between), this book …
Folk Tales from the Garden
Av Donald Smith
Häftad, 2021
179 kr
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The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from …
Scottish Folk Tales of Love
Av Tom Muir
Inbunden, 2026
201 kr
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Scotland is a land steeped in romance – often these stories end happily but, inevitably, they must sometimes end in tragedy too. The tale of love, faith and heartbreak has been told across the ages, a story that humanity never tires of reading. Such timeless magic weaves through the folk tales of …
Bedfordshire Folk Tales
Av Jen Foley
Häftad, 2015
121 kr
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Storyteller and author Jen Foley brings together stories from the dark forests, ruined castles and magical green pastureland of Bedfordshire. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet Anglo-Saxon heroines and lascivious monks, as well as restless ghosts, conniving highwaymen, demons and witches …
Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Av Tom Muir
Inbunden, 2024
205 kr
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‘Tom’s new anthology contains a “wide pantheon of supernatural beings, from the dangerous Blue Men of the Minth and the jealous mermaid of Caithness to the gentle selkie folk who live between two worlds” in stories harvested from the coastlines, lochs and islands of his native lead.’ - Coast …
Orkney Folk Tales
Av Tom Muir
Inbunden, 2026
205 kr
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The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows.Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk, mermaids and seals that are often far more than …
Goldilocks and the Three Bears in Urdu and English
Av Kate Clynes
Häftad, 2003, 3-6 år
170 kr
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Scottish Borders Folk Tales
Häftad, 2015
155 kr
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This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the Scottish Borders is rich in stories both tall and true, ancient and more recent, dark and funny, fantastical and powerful. Here you will find the Lochmaben Harper, Tam Linn, Thomas the Rhymer, Muckle Mou’d Meg and Michael Scot the …
Folk Tales for Bold Girls
Inbunden, 2019
121 kr
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Do you think that legends are all about princes and princesses, knights and heroes, giants and monsters? Well, they aren’t always. The stories in this book are about girls like you and girls you might know: clever, strong, brave and resourceful. Here you can read the story of Vasilisa, who wasn’t …
Caribbean Folk Tales
Stories from the Islands and from the Windrush Generation
Inbunden, 2022
205 kr
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Cric! Crac! Prepare to be enchanted by La Diablesse from Haiti, outsmarted by the trickster Anansi, or terrified by the shapeshifting Old Higue in Guyana.Professional storyteller Wendy Shearer has gathered together stories from many Caribbean islands and countries, drawing on oral history and …
Folk Tales of Song and Dance
Av Pete Castle
Inbunden, 2021
160 kr
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The life of the travelling musician hasn't changed much over the millennia. For a prehistoric harper, a medieval fiddler or a modern guitar player, the experience is pretty much the same: there are times when everything goes well and others when nothing does.But it's not just performing that can go …
River Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
Häftad, 2022
179 kr
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Rivers and streams sculpt our landscape, and have connected our communities throughout history, from mountain to estuary and to the wide sea beyond. They give us water and food, trade and transport – yet they have a life-force all of their own.In this collection of traditional folk tales from wild …
Cumbrian Folk Tales
Av Taffy Thomas
Häftad, 2012
155 kr
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These engaging folk tales from Cumbria were collected as fragments that the author has brought back to life. Shaped by the natural world, local customs and generations of chattering, these traditional tales reflect the unique Cumbrian wit and wisdom. Herein you will find intriguing accounts of …
Norfolk Folk Tales
Av Hugh Lupton
Häftad, 2013
155 kr
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Norfolk is steeped in story. Whether we are treading fields, fens, beaches or streets, the landscape is pregnant with secret histories. The collective imagination of countless generations has populated the county with ghosts, saints, witches, pharisees, giants and supernatural beasts. Stories have …
Western Isles Folk Tales
Av Ian Stephen
Häftad, 2014
152 kr
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Western Isles Folk Tales is a representative collection of stories from the geographical span of the long chain of islands known as the Outer Hebrides. Some are well-known tales and others have been sought out by the author, but all are retold in the natural voice of a local man. You will find …
Folk Tales of the Land
Av Taffy Thomas
Inbunden, 2026
179 kr
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Folk Tales of the Land is the third in a trilogy of nature-inspired volumes of folk tales by well-loved storyteller Taffy Thomas. Collected over many years spent travelling the length and breadth of the British Isles as a professional storyteller, and told in his well-honed style, these traditional …
Danish Folk Tales
Inbunden, 2023
205 kr
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A collection of tales that grew out of the sprawling flatlands, the oozing fjords, the dark forests and the waves that crash on the shores of Denmark.How a Viking ship carried a future king into Roskilde Fjord, how a mermaid’s laughter brought fortunes to her fisherman host, how the people of …
Folk Tales of the Cosmos
Inbunden, 2023
205 kr
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'Janet Dowling is magic and her stories bring the wonders of the night sky onto the page. She has journeyed from Polar ice to Pacific islands in search of tales which will re-enchant the heavens under which we all live and which so many of us forget.' - Jeremy Harte, The Folklore SocietyDiscover …
English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Inbunden, 2024
205 kr
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‘This delightful book is filled with fascinating and enchanting folklore and histories of both coast and sea. Even if you are not a coastal dweller, you will find magic and wonder in some of England's oldest and strangest tales. A lovely read.’ - Annie WorsleyEngland is a maritime nation. Our …
Pixie Folk Tales
Inbunden, 2025
205 kr
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Pixies are recognised around the world as mischievous members of the fairy race, but their traditional stories dwell in South West England. Across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, they have been loved and revered, avoided and feared for centuries.Within these pages, you will find the collected tales …
Welsh Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Inbunden, 2025
201 kr
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Just ask those mountains over there.They have heard these stories before.They have witnessed the floods.Through the travels of a Mesolithic Marsh Girl, Peter Stevenson tells the folk tales of the sea along the Welsh Coast Path. From bridge-dwelling bwbach and drunken mermaids, to swan girls, salmon …
Man Who Talked to the Wind
And other Rathlin Folk Tales from the Tommy Cecil Archive
Av Colin Urwin
Häftad, 2024
206 kr
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Swept by strong ocean currents and ferocious storms, Rathlin Island is mysterious and hauntingly beautiful. Lying just six miles off the north coast of County Antrim, it is the most northerly inhabited island of Ireland. Once home to prehistoric hunter-gatherers, its inhabitants have endured Viking …
Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales: Volume II
Volume II
Inbunden, 2025
205 kr
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'For fans of folklore this is a must read.' - Scottish Field magazineThis spellbinding collection of stories once again gathers together legends and lore from across Scotland in one special volume.Drawn from The History Press’ popular Folk Tales series, this second selection features further tales …
Bulgarian Folk Tales
Av Nana Tomova
Inbunden, 2026
232 kr
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BULGARIAN-born oral storyteller, Nana Tomova, carries in her bones old tales of golden maidens and winged serpents, wise women and wild nature stretching back to ancient Thracian times, when the Great Goddess was revered. Spirits of forest and water cure and curse, the Three Fates determine …
Anthology of Irish Folk Tales: Volume II
Volume II
Inbunden, 2025
210 kr
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This enchanting collection of stories once again gathers together legends and lore from across Ireland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press’ popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a second treasure trove of tales from a wealth of authentic Irish storytellers.From fairies, mermaids …
Jewish Folk Tales in Britain and Ireland
Av Liz Berg
Häftad, 2025
179 kr
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In this book of folk tales, Liz Berg shares Jewish memories: tales, songs and jokes of Jews told by Jews in Britain and Ireland. Some stories moved from place to place, changing and adapting to new landscapes and taking on different texture, but the essence of the tales stay the same, preserved …
Three Ravens Folk Tales
New tellings of half-forgotten stories from England's 39 Historic Counties
Av Eleanor Conlon, Martin Vaux
Inbunden, 2025
251 kr
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‘Delightfully offbeat and always engaging, this collection of folk tales offers new perspectives on both familiar and forgotten stories. Perfect for folklore fans and anyone who wants to add a bit of magic to their day.’ - Heather Fawcett, Sunday Times best-selling author of Emily Wilde's …
Feline Folk Tales
Av Anna Maria Vilhelmina Hellberg Moberg
Inbunden, 2026
199 kr
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Cuddly and cute, fierce and ferocious, cunning and conniving, worshipped and feared – felines appear in many forms in the humble folk tale.The cats in this collection of 57 stories are often heroic, witty and, at times, scheming or downright terrifying. Kitties big and small, from every corner of …
Dál Riada Folk Tales
Av Colin Urwin
Häftad, 2025
179 kr
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Founded fifteen centuries ago by the legendary Gaelic king Fergus Mór mac Eirc, Dál Riada was a most unusual ancient kingdom. From the Antrim Glens and Rathlin Island up through Kintyre, Argyll and the Inner Hebrides to the Isle of Skye, it was inhabited by Gaelic seafaring warriors and Viking …
Folk Tales of the Wolf
Inbunden, 2025
205 kr
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‘What a wonderful book. Wolves through a prism of love, understanding and fascination.’ – Derek Gow, author and ecologistWolves have been hunted to extinction in many countries, clung on in isolated populations near human communities and thrived in remote wilderness: theirs is a story of adaption …
