Myth & legend told as fiction
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Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardcover. Offering reader much more than friendly advice, this collection - closely related to the world-famous "Pancatantra" or "Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom" features numerous animal fables that are interwoven with human stories, all designed to instruct wayward princes. It also contains the compact version of "King Vikrama's Adventures". Translator(s): Torzsok, Judit. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 737 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814783054
- ISBN
- 9780814783054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. *A magnificent and rich historical novel set around the events leading up to the Norman invasion. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003428
- ISBN
- 9780349109435
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. An extravaganza of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and king with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling from the hilarious Three Sillies to the delightfully macabre Sammles ghost. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415286022
- ISBN
- 9780415286022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.17
€ 20.17
Paperback. A giant adolescent puppet becomes self-aware in a dystopian world of love and treachery. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772122961
- ISBN
- 9781772122961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.23
€ 21.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit www.rlpgbooks.com. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765760241
- ISBN
- 9780765760241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.07
€ 89.07
Paperback. Set at the end of the tenth century, this title is about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. It focuses on two families that of Hoskuld, a prominent farmer with several sons, and that of Gudrun, the most beautiful woman ever born in Iceland. Translator(s): Kunz, Keneva. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447750
- ISBN
- 9780140447750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Contains the descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. This title counts the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red and the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447767
- ISBN
- 9780140447767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892391100
- ISBN
- 9781892391100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.99
€ 16.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509837830
- ISBN
- 9781509837830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509837793
- ISBN
- 9781509837793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.20
€ 14.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241299951
- ISBN
- 9780241299951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. The second novel in a stunning trilogy charting the life of the first High King of the Britons, sure to appeal to fans of George R R Martin, Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow. Series: Tintagel. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472215826
- ISBN
- 9781472215826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. The start of a stunning new trilogy charting the life of the first High King of the Britons, sure to appeal to fans of George R R Martin, Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow Series: Tintagel. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472215789
- ISBN
- 9781472215789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
hardcover. Twenty-nine tales provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Editor(s): Bunanta, Murti. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1.
- SKU
- V9781563089091
- ISBN
- 9781563089091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.98
€ 51.99
€ 50.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Cinnamon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910836378
- ISBN
- 9781910836378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Hardcover. Features Balor of the evil eye, whose very glance meant death; the wicked queen Aoife who turned children into swans; and Oisin, who followed his love to her city beneath the waves. Illustrator(s): Lynch, P. J. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 223 x 285 x 16. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571206599
- ISBN
- 9780571206599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 14.87
€ 22.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. A retelling of Irish legends, including the three major pre-Christian sequences - the Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle and the Finn Cycle - as well as more recent tales of the saints Patrick, Brigid and Colmcille. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226 254pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571175185
- ISBN
- 9780571175185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.19
€ 14.99
€ 11.19
Paperback. The Roman grip on their empire was slackening; the Druidic Order - far stronger that the tiny Christian sect - was itself in turmoil. Caught in the centre of the conflict is a young British girl of druidic family, chosen to be a priestess, and a roman tribune, ambitious for power but - as the son of a British mother - torn between two cultures. Num Pages: 576 pages, map. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 38. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140273823
- ISBN
- 9780140273823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. A tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: the devout Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen; Vivane, High priestess of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake; above all, Morgaine, possessor of the sight, the wise, the wise-woman fated to bring ruin on them all. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 43. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140177190
- ISBN
- 9780140177190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. The third in Mary Stewart's magnificent Merlin trilogy after The Crystal Cave and The Hollow Hills Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737523
- ISBN
- 9781444737523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81