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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

(Newly revised, third edition) Perhaps no stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. In this new, expanded third edition, renowned...

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Scandinavian Ghost Stories and Other Tales of the Supernatural

Do you know how to rid your neighborhood of trolls? This book contains centuries-old stories of sorcery, monsters, and demons from the imaginations of the Scandinavian people, and reflect the fear of...

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Norwegian Troll Tales

In the days now long departed, so far back that no one can quite say when, the trolls came to the land of Norway, and they have been trouble ever since! This book features stories and poems by...

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The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology

Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman...

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Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe

Many of the plots, motifs, and structural elements in these Slavic tales are found in other stories told around the world. In “The Three Golden Hairs,” for example, we see the Soudiche, the eastern...

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Weird Tales from Northern Seas: Norwegian Legends

Weird tales, wild seas…second printing of this classic collection of legends transports the reader to a strange, salty world of maelstroms and maleficent spirits, boat builders, and dream-wreckers....

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Legends of the Rhine

Selected and edited by Joanne Asala. Once again, Eberhardt Reichmann helped with the production of this title, finding wonderful historic illustrations from 19th-century books. These legends have...

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Norwegian Folk Tales of Anthon and Gurina Johnson

Retold by Jean Russell Larson. Illustrations by Penny Follows Frischkorn. Jean Russell Larson presents eight delightful “chimney-corner” tales that have been passed down in her Norwegian family. The...

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Norwegian Folktales

WITH BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT Long a treasure in Norway, the folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, fullness of...

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Polish Folklore and Myth

This book of engaging folk stories includes such tales as “The Violin,” “The Headache Cure,” “Midsummer’s Eve,” “The Flower Queen’s Daughter,” “The Legend of the North Wind,” “The Flaming Castle,” “The...

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The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales

These readable, interesting, and classic tales were collected by a Czech professor in the late nineteenth century and first printed in London. The title was used in a college class in the Pacific...

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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

(Newly revised, third edition) Perhaps no stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. In this new, expanded third edition, renowned...

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Scandinavian Ghost Stories and Other Tales of the Supernatural

Do you know how to rid your neighborhood of trolls? This book contains centuries-old stories of sorcery, monsters, and demons from the imaginations of the Scandinavian people, and reflect the fear of...

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Norwegian Troll Tales

In the days now long departed, so far back that no one can quite say when, the trolls came to the land of Norway, and they have been trouble ever since! This book features stories and poems by...

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