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Nordic Gods and Heroes

The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a common heritage of German, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon peoples. This very readable collection features a rich selection of these time-honored stories, retold in simple dramatic fashion by noted Irish author Padraic Colum.Readers will find themselves drawn into the timeless world of the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, a magical realm reached by a rainbow bridge. Here unfold the exciting stories of how Frey won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and how he lost his magic sword; how Thor and Loki fooled Thrym the Giant; the Dwarf’s hoard and the curse that it brought; Baldur’s doom; Sigurd’s youth; Brynhild in the House of Flame; the death of Sigurd; the twilight of the gods; and many more.Enhanced with over 40 atmospheric illustrations by Willy Pogany, this charming volume will delight myth lovers with its rich selection of enduring legends.

Inferno

Данте Алигьери

"Here at last that much suffering reader will find Dante's greatness manifest, and not his greatness only, but his grace, his simplicity, and his affection."—William Dean Howells, The Nation"As a crown to his literary life, Longfellow combines his exquisite scholarship and his poetic skill and experience in the translation of one of the great poems of the world."—Harper's MonthlyEnter the unforgettable world of The Inferno and travel with a pair of poets through nightmare landscapes of eternal damnation to the very core of Hell. The first of the three major canticles in La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy), this fourteenth-century allegorical poem begins Dante's imaginary journey from Hell to Purgatory to Paradise. His encounters with historical and mythological creatures–each symbolic of a particular vice or crime–blend vivid and shocking imagery with graceful lyricism in one of the monumental works of world literature.This acclaimed translation was rendered by the beloved nineteenth-century poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A skilled linguist who taught modern languages at Harvard, Longfellow was among the first to make Dante’s visionary poem accessible to American readers.

Growth of the Soil

Knut Hamsun

A grand, sweeping saga of sacrifice and struggle, this epic tale recaptures the world of Norwegian homesteaders at the turn of the twentieth century. Isak and Inger, an idealistic young couple, reject modern society to raise their family on a back country farm. Isak's embrace of outdoor life reflects author Knut Hamsun's attitude of rugged individualism and his back-to-nature philosophy. Rich in symbolism, this moving tale of peasant life and the search for spiritual fulfillment in nature continues to resonate with modern readers. First published in Norwegian in 1917, Growth of the Soil created an international sensation and led to the author's 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature. The New Yorker noted that «the list of those who loved [Hamsun's] sly, anarchic voice is long,» naming Ernest Hemingway, Hermann Hesse, and André Gide as fans. «I am not usually lavish with my praise,» remarked H. G. Wells, «but indeed the book impresses me as among the very greatest novels I have ever read.»

The Essential Fables and Fairy Tales Anthology

Aesop

The Essential Fables and Fairy Tales Anthology, the classic collection of folk tales and fairy tales from around the world: Ade's Fables Fables in Slang- George Ade More Fables- George Ade Aesop's Fables Flower Fables- Louisa May Alcott Fantastic Fables- Ambrose Bierce Hymns, Songs, and Fables, for Young People The Fables of La Fontaine Fifty Famous Fables- Lida Brown McMurry Fables- Robert Louis Stevenson Andersen's Fairy Tales- Hans Christian Andersen American Fairy Tales- L. Frank Baum Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore Welsh Fairy Tales Grimms' Fairy Tales English Fairy Tales- Joseph Jacobs More English Fairy Tales- Joseph Jacobs Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children by Charles Kingsley Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know Favorite Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales- Yei Theodora Ozaki Roumanian Fairy Tales Irish Fairy Tales

Seven Books By Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Seven books by fantasy short story writer Hans Christian Andersen, in one book: Andersen's Fairy Tales The Ice-Maiden; and Other Tales O.T., a Danish Romance Pictures of Sweden Sand-Hills of Jutland Stories From Hans Andersen The True Story of My Life

The Essential James Stephens Collection

James Stephens

The essential books and short stories by James Stephens: Table Of Contents The Crock of Gold HERE ARE LADIES The Insurrection in Dublin IRISH FAIRY TALES MARY, MARY

The Essential Legends and Sagas Collection

Bulfinch Thomas

The Essential Legends and Sagas Collection, classics in one book: The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights- James Knowles Four Arthurian Romances- Chretien DeTroyes Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut- Wace Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome- E.M. Berens Legends of Charlemagne- Thomas Bulfinch The Canterbury Tales- Geoffrey Chaucer Legends of the Middle Ages- H.A. Guerber Legends That Every Child Should Know- Hamilton Wright Mabie Beowulf LaxdÃ¦la Saga- Translated from the Icelandic The story of Burnt Njal- From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga Myths of the Norsemen- H. A. Guerber Grettir The Strong, Grettir's Saga The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald

The Essential European Folklore Collection

Edmund Dulac

The essential collection of classic books about folklore in Europe: Table Of Contents ENGLISH FAIRY TALES FOLK-LORE FOLK-LORE AND LEGENDS SCOTLAND FAIRIES AND FOLK OF IRELAND THE LAUGHING PRINCE DUTCH FAIRY TALES FOR FOLK LORE TALES OF FOLK AND FAIRIES Russian Fairy Tales. FOLK-LORE AND LEGENDS SCANDINAVIAN EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY-BOOK WELSH FOLK-LORE

The Essential Fantasy Collection

Lord Dunsany

The Essential Fantasy Collection, a collection of classic fantasy fiction in one book: Four Arthurian Romances The Book of Wonder The Gods of Pegana Tales of Wonder Unhappy Far Off Things Robin Hood Legends of King Arthur Irish Fairy Tales

The Essential Asian Folklore Collection

Yei Ozaki

The Essential Asian Folklore Collection of classic folk tales and short stories from Asia: Chinese Folklore Tales Japanese Fairy-Tales Philippine Folk Tales Philippine Folklore Stories A Chinese Wonder Book Stories by English Authors: Orient Indian Fairy Tales Indian Ghost Stories Tales of Old Japan