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A truly unique novel, The Crock of Gold is a mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the neverending battle of the sexes, written with charm, humour and good grace. It achieved enduring popularity, …

This is an 1881 compilation of Thomas Bulfinch’s previous writings: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855); The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur (1858); and Legends of Charl …

Superb stories, meaningful themes, and powerful effects At the time of his death, the longest manuscript still in William March’s possession was a collection of fables, which he had completed for the …

THE GOLDEN BIRD A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow ripe i …

Born and raised in a Longford, Ireland workhouse, Padraic Colum left at seventeen to become a clerk in the Irish Railway Clearing House in Dublin. This venture was short-lived, however, and with the …

A tale of frustrated love, passion and anger and in London’s East End Cathy Meadow’s return to the East End can only mean one thing: trouble.Barney and Rory have a rivalry that goes back many years; …

Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Illustrated by Hope Dunlap’, originally published in 1912, contains a wonderful collection of 36 of the Grimm’s most loved fairy tales. Tales include: Rapunzel, Little …

‘A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it’ Joanne Harris"One in ten trees comes up sweet…"In the inhospitable Black Swamp of Ohio, the Goodenough family are barely …

A war-torn summer A house fallen into ruin A family broken apart by scandal…Summer 1944: Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last …