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From the beating heart of Central Africa comes a collection to join East African, West African and Southern African Folktales Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon,...

Capturing the exquisite and the powerful, the wise and innocent stories from Ancient China, each bursting with life and virtue. Chinese Folklore is drawn from over three thousand years of...

Chinese Ghost stories bring the past into the present, with everyday tales, fables and the antics of mischievous gods. A delightful collection of Chinese ghost stories such as The Painted Skin, The...

Tales from the classic era of ghost stories, one of the most popular and enduring fiction categories. A selection of mysterious and intriguing tales from the shadows, featuring M.R. James, Mary E...

The determined and lively Czech people offer their lively perspectives on life through their vivid folk and fairy tales. The Czech people trace their roots through medieval Bohemia and further back...

A delightful collection of chillers and thrillers set among the ghostly ramparts of the haunted house. A finger-tip tingling selection of ghostly capers from E.F. Benson, Algernon Blackwood, Dick...

The perfect companion to Viking Folktales and Norse Myths. Icelandic folktales are the close cousins of Viking fairy stories, although perhaps a little darker in their tone, but they share many of...

A new, lyrical collection of famous stories and the less well-known. A collection of characteristically playful yet philosophical Irish ghost stories from authors such as Oscar Wilde (The Canterville...

Darwin's masterpiece helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. Initially received with muted applause, Darwin's The Origin of...

Bohr and Planck helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now their work is available here in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. A concise, uncluttered edition for the...

A warrior leader and builder of many temples, the Pharaoh Ramses II was the greatest ruler of his Age. Regarded as the greatest of all Pharaohs, Ramses II reigned at the height of Ancient Egypt's...

William James's influential collection of essays demonstrating his clear theories for a pragmatic conception of truth. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. A clear, accessible...

Aristotle's great work that laid the foundations for Galileo, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein's much later discoveries about the natural laws of life and the universe. In the philosophical language...

Plato's dialogues still form the basis of ethical government and justice today. Now read The Republic in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. With a new introduction placing Plato's...

With a new introduction, Northup's memoir reveals the living truth of slavery, poverty and racism in a world set apart from elite metropolitan lifestyles. The 1853 memoir and slave narrative by...

The Victorian era brought an explosion of literature to the minds of the reading public with famous writers lending their talents to ghastly tales set in castles, mansions, lonely streets and long...

A powerful collection of early feminist stories from the activist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Gilman created a world that could be viewed from the feminist gaze. She focused on how women...