童话，神话，传说

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western …

Upon his arrival in Japan in 1890, Lafcadio Hearn found himself enamored with the culture, people, and stories of the country, and would make Japan his home until his death in 1904. His collections …

Before the advent of electricity in many Arochukwu communities, families would gather outside the house of the compound chiefs on the nights of the full moon and tell stories to their children. The …

This collection of Grimms’ Fairy Tales features the original stories by which many popular books, movies, and plays were inspired. With stories such as Snow White, The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, …

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, …

Following his return from his ill-fated trip to Australia, Francis and Siana Matheson have settled into a loving marital relationship. Siana’s main concern is that so far she has been unable to bear …

Two books in one: Irwin Shaw’s bestselling Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief chronicle one family’s struggle with the forces of change after WWII. In Rich Man, Poor Man, siblings Rudy, Tom, and …

‘As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is unputdownable’ Sunday Express. It is 1953 and five very different girls are arriving at the nurses’ home in Lovely Lane, Liverpool, to start …

A very special princess grows up to rule her kingdom well.  An unfortunate unicorn makes a mistake.  He then runs from his problem.  He goes to a friend who tries to help.  A prince gets involved in …

Wry political fairy tales from a nineteenth-century politician that speak to our current timesÉdouard Laboulaye (1811?1883), one of nineteenth-century France?s most prominent politicians and an …