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Suffolk Folk Tales
The History Press 2013; US$ 14.57These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by Kirsty Hartsiotis. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Suffolk reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Suffolk has a rich and diverse collection of tales, from stories of the Orford... more...
The Blind Man and the Loon
UNP - Nebraska 2013; US$ 50.00The story of the Blind Man and the Loon is a living Native folktale about a blind man who is betrayed by his mother or wife but whose vision is magically restored by a kind loon. Variations of this tale are told by Native storytellers all across Alaska, arctic Canada, Greenland, the Northwest Coast, and even into the Great Basin and the Great Plains.... more...
Latino American Folktales
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 70.00Assembles a wide range of Latino American folktales, each introduced by an explanatory headnote. more...
Legends of Japan
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99These twenty-two tales open to Western readers the world of fantasy in the legendary literature of Japana world of ogres, monkeys, goblins, and priests, of spell-casting and rescuing people. Rich in variety, Legends of Japan includes tales of the supernatural, magic, and deities, as well as tales of romance and intrigue. The vividness and esthetic... more...
The Seven Swabians, and Other German Folktales
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 56.00Using primary German-language sources, Altmann has gleaned a wonderful assortment of authentic tales to enchant and educate audiences of all ages. The stories are organized in four sections: Animal stories, Comic tales, Fairy tales, and Local legends. Background information on the stories, a description of German life during the 19th century, color... more...
Why Ostriches Don't Fly and Other Tales from the African Bush
ABC-CLIO 1997; US$ 56.00Ancestors of the nomadic group called San (or Bushmen) once roamed the northern territories of Africa and the Mediterranean. Now inhabiting the Kalahari desert (the place that dried up long ago) in South Africa, these fascinating people are known for their astonishing memory, extraordinary talents for hunting and tracking, superior abilities for finding... more...
The Snow Maiden and Other Russian Tales
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 56.00In this delightful collection, you'll find more than 30 Russian talesanimal tales, fairy tales, tales of everyday life, and tales of spirits and the supernatural. You'll discover new renditions of familiar and beloved tales, as well as a number of obscure spirit tales, which were officially ignored by the Soviets. There are tales for... more...
Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends
Touchstone 2010; US$ 17.95These stories offer us an introduction to the complex oral traditions of the varied civilizations of one of the world's most fascinating regions. Exotic, clever, and poignant, Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends invites you into a magically distinctive world. Originating from the far corners of the globe?China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines,... more...
Ninja
Random House Group Ltd 2012; US$ 12.00The Ninjas today are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. But once they were real, the medieval equivalent of the SAS: spies, saboteurs, assassins. In their secrecy, under-cover skills and determination to survive, they were the opposite of the overt, self destructive samurai. Could they fly? Make themselves invisible?... more...
Korean Folk Tales
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Just over half a century agoin 1911, to be exact James S. Gale had the good fortune to acquire an old manuscript copy of the stories of Im Bang , one of Korea's greatest tellers of tales. During the same year there appeared a reprint of old Korean writings that contained a number of stories by Yi Ryuk , another famous recorder of Korean... more...









