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The Celtic Twilight
W.B. Yeats
14 days •
ⓘ 1902 • Take a dive into the fascinating world of Irish folklore. A "handful of dreams" with fairies, ghosts, and spirits.
The Legends and Myths of Hawai'i
David Kalakaua
58 days •
ⓘ 1888 • A collection of Hawaiian history and folklore assembled by King Kalakaua, the penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
The Book of Were-wolves
Sabine Baring-Gould
17 days •
ⓘ 1865 • A study on lycanthropy blending folklore, history, and myth.
Wonders of the Invisible World
Cotton Mather
27 days •
ⓘ 1693 • A defense of Mather's role in the Salem witch hunt, which resulted in the execution of 19 people, and explanation of his belief in witchcraft.
Grimms' Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm
41 days •
ⓘ 1812 • Classic stories and folklore - from Rapunzel to Hansel and Gretel - collected and retold by the Brothers Grimm.
Bulfinch's Mythology
Thomas Bulfinch
99 days •
ⓘ 1855 • A popular collection of classical mythology including Greek and Roman mythology, King Arthur legends, and medieval romances.
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
3 days •
ⓘ 1819 • Kindly Rip Van Winkle wanders off into the Catskill Mountains, takes a nap, then comes back down. But things have drastically changed for poor old Van Winkle in this charming colonial ghost story.
The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria
William Scott-Elliot
14 days •
ⓘ 1925 • The supposed histories of lost continents Lemuria and Atlantis and the remarkable races that lived there.
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
Joseph Bédier
9 days •
ⓘ 1900 • The medieval tragedy of a forbidden romance between Cornish knight Trisan and Iseult, an Irish princess. A likely influence of Arthurian romance.
Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot
62 days •
ⓘ 1835 • Epic poem compiling Finnish oral folklore including the creation of earth. An influence on J.R.R. Tolkien.
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