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  • A HUNDRED VERSES FROM OLD JAPAN - 100 verses with notes from the Hyaku-nin-isshiu

    'Single Verses by a Hundred People'

    by Various Unknown ...
    The Hyaku-nin-isshiu, or 'Single Verses by a Hundred People', were collected together in Japan during A.D. 1235. These have been penned in the Tanka style, which has five lines and thirty-one syllables, arranged 5-7-5-7-7 which is an unusual metre for Western ears. They range from about the year A.D. 670, and have been placed in approximate chronological order.The Collection consists almost ... Read more

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  • A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS - Victorian Christmas Childrens Stories and Poems

    by Various Unknown ...
    Herein are 32 Victorian Christmas poems and stories for children compiled from various sources by John Halsted of Abela Publishing. The 16 stories are drawn from that bountiful library of French, Spanish and English authors - stories like: THE CHRISTMAS CUCKOO, THE LOUIS-D'OR, THE PRINCESS AND THE RAGAMUFFIN, THE YULE LOG and more. There are even three relatively unknown Christmas stories from the ... Read more

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  • THE KOLBRIN BIBLE

    by Various Unknown ...
    The Kolbrin incorporates a body of enlightened teachings that are a treasure of the centuries, a light on the path of Truth, and as relevant to the world today as they were in the past. The majority of what is presented here was actually salvaged from a pile of discarded manuscripts that had been partially burned and weathered.The Kolbrin is concerned with goodness and virtue, courage and ... Read more

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  • PHILIPPINE FOLKLORE STORIES - 14 children's stories from the Philippines

    by Various Unknown, Retold by J M Miller ...
    It is said that Filipinos have always been awed by the fairy tales and epics from other lands. This is to be expected as the Philippines has been a cross-roads on the fabled Spice Route for hundreds of years. It is also to be expected that traders brought wonderful tales of far-off lands. From the west tales of Egypt, Arabia and India and from the North and East, tales of Siam, Sind and Nippon. It ... Read more

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  • Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland

    20 Irish and Celtic Myths and Legends

    by Various Unknown ...
    Myths and Folklore of Irelandis the first of many works published by the renowned American translator Jeremiah Curtin. The volume is comprised of 23 Irish myths, in which the legends of Fin MacCumhail feature prominently.While the collection includes tales of Kings, Queens, princes, and princesses, it also tells stories of tailors’ sons, fishermen, and many other normal folks who make good in the ... Read more

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  • YORUBA LEGENDS - 40 myths, legends, fairy tales and folklore stories from the Yoruba of West Africa

    by Various Unknown ...
    The 40 legends, fairy tales and folklore stories in this book belong to the Yoruba. They relate the adventures of men and animals, and try to explain the mysteries of Nature—Why Women have Long Hair, How the Leopard got his Spots, the Three Magicians, the Boa-Constrictor, How the Elephant got his Trunk and more. These stories grew from the imagination of the people. We read these folk-tales for ... Read more

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  • EASTERN TALES by MANY STORY TELLERS - 14 Tales from Eastern Lands

    by Various Unknown, Compiled by Laura Valentine ...
    "Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers" by Various Authors compiled by Laura Valentine.In compiling this volume of Eastern Tales, the Editor, Laura Valentine, has been careful to select only those best suited to youthful readers. Herein are 14 ancient, children’s tales taken from the Eastern Lands from Syria, Baghdad in Persia to the Land of the Pharaohs to India, land of the Moghuls, and over the ... Read more

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  • CELTIC WONDER TALES - 12 wonderous Celtic children's stories

    by Various Unknown, Retold by Ella Young ...
    From childhood we listen to tales of ghosts, banshees, haunted castles and mischievous sprites. But it is not until you immerse yourself in Gaelic literature that you realise what a heritage awaits, for Celtic folklore overflows with vivid stories that fire imaginations in young and old alike.This is a wonderful, enchanting collection of 13 Celtic and magical tales from Ella Young. Children aged 7 ... Read more

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  • THE WORLD-WIDE BOOK OF NURSERY TALES - 8 illustrated Fairy Tales plus a host of Nursery Rhymes

    Nursery Tales, Rhymes, Poems and Ditties

    by Various, Unknown Illustrator ...
    The Publishers offer in this volume well known and long loved and extremely well illustrated stories to their young readers. These tales have had delighted the children of many generations and will be equally welcome in the nurseries of the present day, which, with the popularity and antiquity of the contents of the volume, justify them in styling it The World-Wide Nursery Book.But why a "World ... Read more

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  • Stories From Marthas Vineyard - 23 stories, myths and legends from Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island and Cape Cod

    by Various Unknown, Compiled By John Halsted ...
    VINLAND, Claudia and Cabo de la Arenas have been but a few of the names given previously to Cape Cod. As far back as 985AD the Cape had been visited by the likes of Leif Eiriksson, although this is disputed, Giovanni da Verrazzano (1524AD), Estêvão Gomes (1525AD), Samuel de Champlain (1606AD), Bartholomew Gosnold (1602AD), Henry Hudson (1609AD) and Captain John Smith (1614AD). It was Gosnold who ... Read more

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  • Folklore and Tales from Lesotho - 10 tales and stories from Basutoland

    by Various Unknown ...
    Within this little volume you will find 10 unique folk tales and children's stories from the African mountain Kingdom of Lesotho. Here you will find the story of Takane, who, despite having an arranged marriage, became a happy and devoted wife. The tale of how Khosi chooses Polomahache (Crocodile Child) to be his wife and of Mokete and Morongoe the Snake and many more.Included in these tales are ... Read more

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  • Australian Legendary Tales - 31 Children's Aboriginal Stories from the Outback

    Folklore, Fairy Tale, Myths and Legends from Around the World #41

    by Various Unknown ...
    Here you will find the Jungle Book of Australia with 31 stories like the galah and oolah the lizard, bahloo the moon and the daens, the origin of the narran lake, weedah the mocking bird, the gwineeboos the redbreasts, meamei the seven sisters, the cookooburrahs and the goolahgool, the mayamah and many, many more.This first book by K. Langloh Parker is still one of the best available collections ... Read more

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