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History
Twenty folk tales representing hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination transport readers to a world where everything is alive and anything can happen! Vivid descriptions of battles with giants, dead men who... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The young man went home sad and weary. The king and queen were outside watching, and when they saw him approaching, they knew great trouble was on him. When he came to where they were, he wouldn't speak, but went straight... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
The Mongols were the superpower of their day, erupting out of Central Asia in 1206 to conquer an empire stretching from Poland to Korea. Their arrival in the Middle East upset the very tenuous balance between Christendom and... See More
Classics
As can be guessed from the title, this book revolves around retelling the myths and folk tales of Ireland in written form. Some of the featured titles include 'The Son of the King of Erin, and the Giant of Loch Léin', 'The... See More
Literature & Fiction
MYTHS AND FOLK TALES OF IRELAND ILLUSTRATED By JEREMIAH CURTIN (1835-1906) Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) THE SON OF THE KING OF ERIN AND THE GIANT OF LOCH LÉIN. 1 ON a time there lived a king and a queen in... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The American creation myths, as far as we know them, form simply a series of accounts of the conflicts, happenings, and various methods by which the first world was changed into the world now existing. This change was... See More
Classics
This book is a captivating collection of Native American myths and legends, centered around the origins of the world. The stories transport readers to a magical realm of gods and spirits, and offer insight into the beliefs... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The boy hung his bundle in the crotch of a tree, then went on, and soon, not far ahead, he saw something of enormous size. When nearer, he found it was a great bear and that it sat up on the trail with its back toward him... See More
Religion & Spirituality
In retelling Native American creation myths, Harvard-educated linguist and ethnographer Jeremiah Curtin (1835-1906) provides readers with compelling narratives of the origin of the earth and its creatures. Accounts of... See More
Classics
The book presents 32 tales are derived from sources in Russia and nearby regions. Here, you will find fascinating characters like talking animals, adventurous young men and maidens, wicked witches, spirits, and other magical... See More
Teen & Young Adult
In "Myths and Folklore of Ireland" Jeremiah Curtin compiles twenty folk tales representing hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination that transport readers to a world where everything is alive and anything can... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Mr. Jeremiah Curtin's book was his first on the unwritten mental productions of primitive America. It contains twenty long myths taken down word for word by him from Indians who knew no religion nor language save their own... See More
History
PREFATORY NOTE JEREMIAH CURTIN took the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Harvard College in 1863, having been a member of the last college class that studied their required mathematics under me as Assistant Professor. I found... See More
History
Once upon a time all of the legends of Fin MacCool, an ancient hero of Gaelic mythology, were written down for posterity. Saint Patrick, however, was obliged to order two-thirds of them destroyed. The tales were so... See More
Religion & Spirituality
This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. • The Book... See More
History
The Mongols; a History (1908) See More
Religion & Spirituality
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, commonly known as Quo Vadis, is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. Roman emperor Nero, the singer of beautiful songs. He killed his mother, wife, brother... See More
Crafts, Hobbies & Home
The Mongols; a history (1908) See More
Religion & Spirituality
The Son of the King of Erin and the Giant of Loch Lein [Loch Léin, former name of one of the Lakes of Killarney] ON a time there lived a king and a queen in Erin, and they had an only son. They were very careful and fond of... See More
Religion & Spirituality
I remember well the feelings roused in my mind at mention or sight of the name Lucifer during the earlier years of my life. It stood for me as the name of a being stupendous, dreadful in moral deformity, lurid, hideous, and... See More
Mythology & Folk Tales
Jeremiah Curtin was an American born translator and folklorist. In "Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland" Curtin turns his attention to the tales of the island nation of Ireland. In this collection you will find the following... See More
Literature & Fiction
Every version of Cinderella in one beautifully formatted e-book with stunning original art. The Cat Cinderella The Little Glass Slipper Aschenputtel The Baba Yaga The Little Glass Slipper Katie Woodencloak... See More
Children's eBooks
"A remarkable anthology... Hands down the best collection of fairy tales in e-book format I have seen to date." *90 original illustrations beautifully formatted for the Kindle. *Links to free audio recordings. *Annotated... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The tales included in this volume, though told in modern speech, relate to heroes and adventures of an ancient time, and contain elements peculiar to early ages of story-telling. The chief actors in most of them are... See More
Literature & Fiction
Once upon a time all of the legends of Fin MacCool, an ancient hero of Gaelic mythology, were written down for posterity. Saint Patrick, however, was obliged to order two-thirds of them destroyed. The tales were so... See More
Jeremiah Curtin, writer, polyglot, ethnographer and folklorist, travelled in 1900 to central Siberia to study the religion and folklore of the Buryat people. The Buryats are one branch of the Mongols, who at one point... See More
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
The Mongols erupted out of Central Asia in 1206 and soon controlled an empire stretching from Poland to Korea; although remembered as a destructive force, they united a great part of the world under one rule, and their... See More
Mythology & Folk Tales
"I will give you a finer dress than either of them has ever seen" More beautiful than her two elder sisters, Trembling is not allowed to go out of the house for fear that she might marry before them. Even after the Prince... See More
History
IN my history of the Mongols we have seen how Hulagu beguiled the Assassins and slaughtered them. We have seen also how he ended the Kalifat at Bagdad, showing no more regard for the heir of Mohammed than for the chief of... See More