Travel back to a magical world of colorful myth and legend as you explore this collection of folktales from Sweden. Over eighty stories are told, with more than forty illustrations of trolls, ghosts, giants and other denizens of the Swedish folkscape. There are tales of lost treasure, encounters with the devil, meetings with the tomte, the spirits of the home, and of the beautiful wood nymphs, whose true nature is often betrayed by a fox tail peeking below the hem of a skirt. Swedish Fairy Tales, originally published in 1890, will dazzle a new generation of readers with legends from Sweden's early storytelling tradition.

Swedish Fairy Tales: Legends of Trolls, Elves, Fairies and Giants

Literature & Fiction

Hofberg, Herman

Mythology & Folk Tales

Kalevala Books

Originally published in 1890, Turf Fire Stories and Fairy Tales of Ireland is a delightful collection of tales not found anywhere else. Stories include "The Four Leaved Shamrock," "Blarney Castle," "Murder Will Out," "Smuggled Poteen," "The Irish Whistle," "The Fairy's Purse," "The Magic Clover," "The Wishing Stone," and many more. With fifty-six tales in all, there's something to please every fan of Irish myth and legend. Woodcut illustrations throughout.

Turf Fire Stories and Fairy Tales of Ireland: A Collection of Irish Myth and Legend

Politics & Social Sciences

O'Connor, Barry

Social Sciences

"Tales and Legends of Sweden and Norway" is not your average folktale collection. Originally published in 1867 as part of the Fonthill Recreations series, it is full of descriptions of characters, customs, costumes, and occupations of the Scandinavian people, along with a great deal of myth, songs, legends and history. The storytelling takes the form of a conversation between a well-travelled uncle, who lives at Fonthill, and his nephews and nieces. These conversations and stories are written down from the perspective of the eldest child, a school-girl of sixteen, who intersperses them with descriptions of the family recreations, the walks, drives, visits, guests, and plays, and also with the spicy stories told at various periods for the entertainment of the home-circle, either by its own members, or by the visitors at the house.

Tales and Legends of Sweden and Norway

Sleeper, M G

Brittany (Breizh) occupies a large peninsula in the northwest corner of France, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. It is one of the six Celtic Nations, the others being Cornwall (Kernow), Ireland (Éire), Isle of Man (Mannin), Scotland (Alba), and Wales (Cymru). In each of these regions the Celtic languages and cultural traits have survived to this day. In 1917, noted folklorist Lewis Spence first published this amazing collection of fairy tales and legends of the Breton people. Chapters include: The Land, The People, and Their Story; Menhirs and Dolmens; The Fairies of Brittany; Sprites and Demons of Brittany; World Tales in Brittany; Breton Folk Tales; Popular Legends of Brittany; Hero-Tales of Brittany; The Black Art and Its Ministers; Arthurian Romance in Brittany; The Breton Lays of Marie de France; The Saints of Brittany; and Costumes and Customs of Brittany. Myths and Folk Tales of Celtic France will surely delight fans of Celtic myth, magic, and tradition, as well as anyone who likes a good folk story.

Myths and Folk Tales of Celtic France: Legends and Romances of Brittany

SPENCE, LEWIS

Excerpt from "The Magic Drum Calls You": BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BEAT! BEAT! BEAT! In Lapland when the Arctic Storm Wind roars down from the mountains and blows through the valleys and over the tundra, comes the call of the Magic Drum. Do you hear it on the wind? Do you hear its beat! beat! beat! and the grinding of the Wizard's teeth as he beats! beats! beats! Long, long ago, with chanting and magic and drum-beating came the Great Wizard Nischergurje down from the mountains. Tree-tall, tree-straight was he, clad in the softest skins of the white reindeer. He was girded with the Wizard Belt of Might, and on his feet were soft-soled shoes. From his right wrist hung his gold drum-hammer, and his left hand held the Magic Drum... In Lapland, four great wizards join Nischergurje for a night of storytelling. There is Kauko, Red-Haired Wizard of Finland; Sarvik, with woolly white hair, come from Estonia's rocky coast; yellow-eyed Kurbads from Latvia of the crystal streams; and Jakamas of Lithuania, with bushy golden head, pointed eyes, and apple-red cheeks. And each wizard carries his own Magic Drum. Beat! Beat! Beat!

Wonder Tales from Baltic Wizards: Pagan Mythology, Shamanism, and Magic from Finland, Lapland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

Olcott, Frances Jenkins

While some stories were recorded early on, the bulk of Welsh folk tales, myths, and legends have survived through the tellings and retellings of the common people. Whether sung to a baby in its crib or shared at a nosweithiau llawen ("merry evening," similar to a céilidh, filled with music, dancing and storytelling), the folk tales of Wales reflect the creative spirit, traditions, and culture of the Cymry, as the Welsh people are known. In 1920, Bernard Henderson and Stephen Jones published a number of such stories in Wonder Tales of Ancient Wales, many of which were transcribed into English for the first time.

Wonder Tales of Ancient Wales: Celtic Myth and Welsh Fairy Folklore

Henderson, Bernard

JONES, STEPHEN

Abbie Farwell Brown has gathered a number of anecdotes and legends of the friendship between saints and animals, and woven them into a delightful collection of tales that cannot fail to engage fans of folklore and Christian storytelling alike. Tales include "Saint Bridget and the King's Wolf," "Saint Gerasimus and the Lion," "Saint Keneth of the Gulls," "Saint Launomar's Cow," "Saint Werburgh and Her Goose," "The Ballad of Saint Athracta's Stags," "Saint Kentigern and the Robin," "Saint Blaise and His Beasts," "Saint Cuthbert's Peace," "The Ballad of Saint Felix," "Saint Fronto's Camels," "The Blind Singer Saint Hervé," "Saint Comgall and the Mice," "The Wonders of Saint Berach," "Saint Prisca," "The Fish Who Helped Saint Gudwall," "The Ballad of Saint Giles and the Deer," "The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe," "Saint Rigobert's Dinner," and "Saint Francis of Assisi." "In point of manner they are original; the legends which form their ground-work have been expanded with much skill, and they are told in good 'story-telling' style. The illustrations are done in a very happy manner, and add great interest to the text." -The School Journal "The idea is a good one, and has been developed with imagination and skill." - The American Monthly Review of Reviews

The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts: Saint Francis of Assisi and Other Saints Who Loved Animals (Folktales and Legends of the Christian Saints)

Brown, Abbie Farwell

Originally published by the Highland Association as The Feill Cookery Book in 1907, Recipes of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland is a delightful collection of Gaelic recipes passed down through generations of Scottish families-most are even identified with the name of the original contributor. From soup to nuts, you'll be sure to find a new favorite recipe within the pages of this facsimile edition. All of the original vintage advertisements for old Scottish businesses are included.

Recipes of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A Classic Scottish Cookbook (The Feill Cookery Book)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

An Comunn Gaidhealach

Regional & International

The Swedish cook is a culinary artist-and thrifty, too! Here's a choice collection of 300 tested recipes for everyday meals and party menus. It is a complete guide to all the favorites-and many new dishes too-with an infinite variety of little hot and cold snacks for the cocktail party and numerous original ideas for the Smörgasbord. There are chapters on marvelously seasoned Swedish soups (try Apple or Arter Med Fläsk), a complete section on fish preparation (there's a real taste thrill in Kabiljo Pudding)-and of course the meats! There is Royal Pot Roast made with cream, Swedish Beefsteak, Lamb with Dill, Swedish Christmas Ham, Swedish Meat Balls (excellent as appetizers too), Beef à la Lindström, and also dozens of new ways with vegetables. The potato Eclairs are unusually good. And because the Swedish cook believes that "it is the sauce that lends character to a dish," you'll find 28 recipes in this section. Puddings and Sweets, wonderfully crisp thin pancakes, Swedish buns, rusks, and saffron bread, delectable Uppakra Cookies and Swedish Ginger Cake, with exciting party drinks-Swedish Punsch and Glögg. If you have never tasted good Swedish cooking, there is a treat in store for you! And if you have enjoyed it, you will find new ways with old favorites in Recipes of Sweden. "Recipes of Sweden: A Classic Swedish Cookbook" is a faithful reproduction of Inga Norberg's "Good Food from Sweden." It is the second book published by Kalevala Books as part of the Historic Cookbooks of the World series. Look for our other titles, including "Recipes of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A Classic Scottish Cookbook."

Recipes of Sweden: A Classic Swedish Cookbook (Good Food from Sweden)

Norberg, Inga

This tasty collection of classic cocktails was first published by J. A. Grohusko in the early days of the twentieth century as Jack's Manual on the Vintage and Production, Care and Handling of Wines, Liquors, Etc. — A Handbook of Information for Home, Club, or Hotel: Recipes for Fancy Mixed Drinks and When and How to Serve. In this facsimile reprint, you'll find early versions of such classics as the Absinthe Drip and the Mint Julep, as well as less-common drinks, including Gin and Molasses and the Hot Brandy Sling. Try them all — you'll be sure to find a new favorite recipe within these pages. Jack's Manual is part of the Classic Cocktail Guides and Retro Bartender Books series published by Kalevala Books.

Jack’s Manual of Recipes for Fancy Mixed Drinks and How to Serve Them: A Pre-Prohibition Cocktail Book

Grohusko, J. A.

Beverages & Wine

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