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  • Fairies

    A Dangerous History

    by Richard Sugg ...
    How dangerous were fairies? In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from fallen angels, and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on well into the twentieth century.In literature and art fairies often retained this edge of danger. From ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires

    The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians

    by Richard Sugg ...
    Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, which saw kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribe, swallow or wear human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin in an attempt to heal themselves of epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression. In this comprehensive and accessible text, ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Impossible Journeys

    by Richard Sugg ...
    Homeward Bound meets The Hidden Lives of Dogs in a poignant, gift-worthy collection of true canine odysseys of returning home.Over mountains, through deserts, across rivers. For days, months, even years. There are countless stories of dogs journeying home, leading jaw-dropping expeditions, one paw after the other, overcoming treacherous weather, injuries, all to return home to their person, tail ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Impossible Journeys

    by Richard Sugg ...

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    Homeward Bound meets The Hidden Lives of Dogs in a poignant, gift-worthy collection of true canine odysseys of returning home.Over mountains, through deserts, across rivers. For days, months, even years. There are countless stories of dogs journeying home, leading jaw-dropping expeditions, one paw after the other, overcoming treacherous weather, injuries, all to return home to their person, tail ... Read more

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  • Ghostland

    In Search of a Haunted Country

    by Edward Parnell ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE 2020‘A uniquely strange and wonderful work of literature’ Philip Hoare‘An exciting new voice’ Mark Cocker, author of Crow CountryIn his late thirties, Edward Parnell found himself trapped in the recurring nightmare of a family tragedy. For comfort, he turned to his bookshelves, back to the ghost stories that obsessed him as a boy, and to the writers through ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

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  • Selected Poems

    by William Yeats ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    This selection of the works of W B Yeats, includes the final book from the unfairly neglected narrative poem 'The Wanderings of Oisin' and a number of lyrics from Yeats's work as poetic dramatist. It breaks new ground by allowing the reader to engage with a dozen poems in alternative versions; in many other cases it provides significant variants, so that Yeats's struggle to revise his poetry can ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Fairies

    Real Encounters with Little People

    by Janet Bord ...
    Tales of fairies at the bottom of the garden are usually dismissed as fantasy, but many ordinary people claim to have encountered them. Fairy lore has a long history, deeply ingrained in the folk memory of many different peoples and cultures.Janet Bord's fascinating investigation of this unexplored aspect of the supernatural reveals where you might be expected to meet fairies, under what ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • A Writer's House in Wales

    by Jan Morris ...
    Series series Directions
    Through an exploration of her country home in Wales, acclaimed travel writer Jan Morris discovers the heart of her fascinating country and what it means to be Welsh. Trefan Morys, Morris's home between the sea and mountains of the remote northwest corner of Wales, is the 18th-century stable block of her former family house nearby. Surrounding it are the fields and outbuildings, the mud, sheep, and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Unlikely Stories, Mostly

    by Alasdair Gray ...
    Series series Canongate Classics
    In this volume of stories and illustrations, the author of Poor Things "perfected the blend of visual and verbal elements [that] characterized his work" ( Financial Times).In "The Crank that Made the Revolution," an enterprising inventor presents the world with his contribution to the Industrial Revolution: an "improved duck." When a man splits in two, it isn't long before his two selves come to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth

    by William Yeats ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    This collection brings together all of W. B. Yeats’s published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precious stones and Gaelic love songs. Through his researches on Irish folklore, Yeats attempted to create a movement in literature that was enriched by and rooted in a vital native tradition. In this volume ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Green Men & White Swans

    The Folklore of British Pub Names

    by Jacqueline Simpson ...
    Why do British pubs have such curious names? What tales lie behind the Moonrakers, the Hooden Horse, the Derby Tup? And why does the Green Man come in different shapes and sizes?In Green Men & White Swans, leading folklorist Jacqueline Simpson explores the fascinating stories behind pub names, uncovering the myths and legends, euphemisms and wordplays, heroes and even ghosts that have inspired pub ... Read more

    $17.69 USD