Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
London: Cassell, 2003. Sixteenth Edition. Hardcover. Heavy book; please note extra shipping charges. More
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Tales of Troy and Greece
London: Faber and Faber, 2017. Erica Williams (cover art). Trade Paperback. The roars of the hungry Minotaur came nearer and nearer – his feet could be heard thundering along the echoing floor of the labyrinth . . . Meet the original heroes of Greece as they battle the mythical..... More
Dreams of a Toad (蟾蜍夢多)
Hong Kong: Arts and Culture Outreach, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. “A mosquito barges into your sweet dreams, a gecko hides itself at home, a whale sweeps the town, a wild boar intrudes a kid’s wear shop in a mall, a bat feasts on apples in a supermarket…to these underwhelming animals..... More
Gods, Demigods & Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1975. Mass Market Paperback. Reprint. More
The Raven Steals the Light
Vancouver/Toronto, Seattle: Douglas & McIntyre/University of Washington Press, 1996. Bill Reid (illustrations). Second Paperback Edition. Paperback. An elegant reissue of a timeless collection of Haida myths, with a new preface by Claude Levi-Strauss. Ten masterful, complex drawings by Bill Reid are accompanied by ten episodes from Haida mythology told..... More
The Book of Imaginary Beings
London: Penguin Books, 2006. Peter Sis (illustrations). Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Trade Paperback. In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges’s 1957 compilation of 116 “strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination,” from dragons and centaurs..... More
Japanese Ghost Stories
UK: Penguin Classics, 2019. Paul Murray (ed. and intro.). First Penguin Classics Edition. Sixth Printing. Paperback. Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn—whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong’s novel The Sweetest Fruits In this collection..... More
The Rainbow People
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1989. David Wiesner (illustrations). First Edition. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. More
Circe
London: Bloomsbury, 2019. Trade Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019 Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful..... More
The Song of Achilles
London: Bloomsbury, 2012. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE 2012 Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son..... More
The Gawain Poet: Complete Works (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Patience, Cleanness, Pearl, Saint Erkenwald)
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Of the five poems contained in this book, two are acknowledged masterpieces. The plot of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, an Arthurian romance, brilliantly interweaves elements of suspense and high comedy. Pearl, a dream vision, presents its poignant..... More
The Gawain Poet: Complete Works (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Patience, Cleanness, Pearl, Saint Erkenwald)
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Of the five poems contained in this book, two are acknowledged masterpieces. The plot of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, an Arthurian romance, brilliantly interweaves elements of suspense and high comedy. Pearl, a dream vision, presents its poignant..... More
A Brief Guide To Celtic Myths & Legends
London: Robinson, 2013. Paperback. A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis and less critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and significance of the myths. Since all records of..... More
The Bull From The Sea
Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1977. Paperback. A brilliant reconstruction of the legend of Theseus, the valiant youth who slew the Minotaur, became king, and brought prosperity to Attica. This brilliant recreation of the story of the legendary hero Theseus begins with his triumphant return from Crete after slaying the..... More
Greek Gods and Heroes
New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. More
The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century
Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1984. Facsimile Reprint. Trade Paperback. If a serpent swallows the spittle of a fasting man, it dies. Trees felled in the wrong season breed termites. If eels are drowned in wine, those who drink it get a loathing for liquor. These and similar flights..... More
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