Aborigine: Myths and Legends

Politics & Social Sciences

SMITH, William Ramsay

Social Sciences

Senate

Kahil Gibran's timeless masterpiece, first published in 1923, is a heartfelt expression of man's deepest spiritual desires. Illustrated with the poet's own evocative drawings, its potent message of self-understanding and spiritual growth has proved itself to be universally inspirig.

The Prophet

Self-Help

kahlil-gibran

Personal Transformation

Originally published in 1896, this survey of book illustration is both a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field & important evidence of Victorian taste & the influences which shaped it. Crane begins by describing the artist s role in producing manuscripts & early printed books up to the end of the 16th century, giving an account of Italian, French & German work. He then moves to the beginning of modern illustration -- which he dates from the work of Blake, & takes in most of the major Victorian exponents of the art, including Rossetti, Selwyn Image, Laurence Housman & Howard Pyle. Over 100 drawings.

Decorative Illustration of Books

Arts & Photography

Walter, Crane

Graphic Design

Mexico & Peru: Myths & Legends

Business & Money

Lewis, Spence

Investing

The night sky has fascinated humankind for thousands of years. Over the course of millennia, the movements of the stars have become inextricably entwined with complex systems of belief &amp; of prediction that we have come to call astrology. This is a fascinating guide to the astrological beliefs of several important early civilizations. It traces the way in which shape &amp; meaning has been given to the heavens through the arrangement of the houses of the zodiac which mark the passage of the astronomical year. Draws on the surviving records of the cultures of early Greece, Egypt, Persia, &amp; India. Maps &amp; engravings.

Calendars & Constellations of the Ancient World

Religion & Spirituality

Emmeline Plunket

New Age & Spirituality

Prostitution has been an important part of public & private life from earliest times. Yet it has remained on the fringes, a forbidden aspect of human sexual behavior. This revealing book provides a candid & engrossing history of the oldest profession . Examines the private & working lives of prostitutes from the back streets of ancient Rome to the circumstances of more recent times. More than just a vivid, anecdotal history, it inquires into both the social causes & functions of prostitution. The existence of prostitution, does not carry on in spite of the moral strictures of marriage, but because of them! Illustrated.

A History of Prostitution

george-ryley-scott

Sociology

The romances of the Knights of the Round Table bring to life a rich and mythical age, a time of chivalry and magic long before our times -- an age in which the Vale of Avalon, shrouded in mist, was home to the Ôonce and future king'. The authors retell the Arthurian romances, the legends of Camelot and the Quest for the Holy Grail, and examines their early origins. George Cox's superb introduction provides a fascinating overview of Arthurian England that sets these fabulous romances in their context. Also contains an absorbing collection of tales from this bygone age -- those of Merlin, Sir Tristrem and Roland -- as well as the mythic Beowulf from the celebrated cycle of Norse Sagas.

Arthurian Legends of the Middle Ages

Literature & Fiction

George Cox

Eustace Jones

Mythology & Folk Tales

A werewolf, or lycanthrope, is a man or woman who changes into the form of a wolf to gratify an insatiable desire for the taste of human flesh. According to popular folklore, this change is brought about either by magical means or as a result of harsh judgment from the gods in punishment for a great offense. Baring-Gould (1834-1924) has drawn on these various mythologies & shows the legends to be a way of describing the barely dormant cruelty & bloodlust in humankind lying just below the surface veneer of respectability. This is a facsimile edition of the classic work which was first published in 1865 & remains a standard reference on the subject.

Book of Werewolves

Sabine Baring-Gould

Genre Fiction

Viking

History

Almgren, Bertil

Europe

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1909. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL. Every evening the young Fisherman went out upon the sea, and threw his nets into the water. When the wind blew from the land he caught nothing, or but little at best, for it was a bitter and black-winged wind, and rough waves ross up to meet it. But when the wind blew to the shore, the fish came in from the deep, and swam into the meshes of his nets, and he took them to the market-place and sold them. Every evening he went out upon the sea, and one evening the net was so heavy that hardly could he draw it into the boat. And he laughed, and said to himself, "Surely I have caught all the fish that swim, or snared some dull monster that will be a marvel to men, or some thing of horror that the great Queen will desire," and putting forth all his strength, he tugged at the coarse ropes till, like lines of blue enamel round a vase of bronze, the long veins rose up on his arms. He tugged at the thin ropes, and nearer and nearer came the circle of flat corks, and the net rose at last to the top of the water. But no fish at all was in it, nor any monster or thing of horror, but only a little Mermaid lying fast asleep. Her hair was as a wet fleece of gold, and each separate hair as a thread of fine gold in a cup of glass. Her body was as white ivory, and her tail was of silver and pearl. Silver and pearl was her tail, and the green weeds of the sea coiled round it; and like sea-shells were her ears, and her lips were like sea-coral. The cold waves dashed over her cold breasts, and the salt glistened upon her eyelids. So beautiful was she that when the young Fisherman saw her he was filled with wonder, and he put out his hand and drew the net close to him, and leaning over the side he clasped her in his arms. And when he touched her, she gave a ...

Works of Oscar Wilde

Tim Gaynor

Dramas & Plays

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