Hero Tales from the British Isles

Children's Books

PICARD, Barbara Leonie

Action & Adventure

Puffin

Lost John

Oxford University Press

Familiar and little-known fairy tales and legends from France, including tales of the French epic heroes, French country tales of the Middle Ages, and legends from the French provinces.

French Legends, Tales and Fairy Stories (Myths & Legends)

Vintage children's book of German folk tales. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.

german hero-sagas and folk-tales

Henry Z. Walck

Persian legends of valor and heroism taken from the first part of Firdausi's Shah-Nåama, an epic poem covering the history of Persia through the seventh century.

Tales of ancient Persia;

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

France is full of folk tales and fairy stories. From the last stand of the knights, Roland and Oliver, through the legend of how the great stones of Britanny came into being, and on to the fairy story of the Mouse-Princess, there is something here for everyone. Tales of the French epic heroes, courtly tales from the middle ages, and various legends from the French provinces are retold by a distinguished storyteller.

French Legends, Tales and Fairy Stories (Oxford Myths and Legends)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Here are stirring tales of pre-Islamic kings and heroes, and of the conflict between Ormuzd, god of goodness and light, and Ahrim-an, god of darkness and evil. For centuries the Persians waged war against their traditional enemies the Turanians, and from this struggle came inspring stories of valour. This collection includes tales of the legendary heroes, including the great warrior Rustem, who overcame demons and dragons and tragically slew his own son in battle.

Tales of Ancient Persia (Oxford Myths and Legends)

Teen & Young Adult

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Barbara Leonie Picard has chosen her own favourite original fairy tales from her many books to form this collection. Here are Count Bertrand, who refuses to listen even to Death; the faun and the woodcutter's daughter, running away together into their other world; and Little Lady Margaret, whofinds happiness in the end by weaving herself into her own tapestry.

Selected Fairy Tales

Oxford Univ. Pr.

Distinguished author Barbara Leonie Picard says that during World War II she sought to "forget the sad war days by writing fairy tales: simply because I had always liked fairy tales." After the war, she continued to create stories full of adventure and romance and tinged with melancholy in the best tradition of storytellers of old. Now, in this new book, she has chosen her favorites to be gathered together for the first time. The Sea King's Daughter--the first fairy tale Ms. Picard ever wrote--is a concise and masterful tale of a prince, his new bride, and a scorned and powerful maiden from the sea. Promises are made and broken, and the prince learns the price true love demands. In Count Alaric's Lady a young man discovers that his lady is not from his world, but from that of the "fairy people." Only by offering her a perfect love will he keep her by his side. Little Lady Margaret lives a lonely life that promises to get only gloomier until she learns to weave herself into her needlepoint tapestry. These stories and 13 others, full of magic and wonder, are distinguished by Ms. Picard's gracefully simple prose and by the exquisite black and white line drawings of Julia Cobbold. This is a collection that will charm readers of all ages.

Selected Fairy Tales (Oxford Myths and Legends)

Literature & Fiction

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The Odyssey of Homer

HOMER

Classics

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