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Serie: Gothic fantasy
GebondenEngels9781835621684
25-6-2024
After a lifetime of reading books on chivalry in his library, Don Quixote embarks on a comedic journey through medieval Spain with his servant Sancho Panza, in a series of clumsy adventures rescuing those even more hopeless than himself. Meer
GebondenEngels9781835622544
11-2-2025
New collection of the master of early Victorian gothic, horror and ghost stories. Le Fanu's influence on a later generation of horror writers is clear, from vampire story ‘Carmilla’ informing fellow Irishman Bram Stoker's Dracula some 20 years later to the styling of many of M. Meer
GebondenEngels9781835622902
2-9-2025
Prophecies are a prominent feature of world mythology and folklore. This gripping collection gathers together a wide range of tales of prediction, spoken by oracles, seers and spirits or beheld in visions and dreams; from the Norse Norns weaving the future to the flood prophecy of the Chinese tale 'The Spirits of the Yellow River'. Meer
GebondenEngels9781835622919
2-9-2025
This collection features an abundance of tales from around the world, offering explanations for where the universe, the world, and humans came from ('Chaos and Nyx'), reasons for natural phenomena and the characteristics of animals and plants, and stories of endings ranging from destruction ('Ragnarok') to the journey the spirit makes after death. Meer
GebondenEngels9781835627792
17-2-2026
This gripping collection gathers together imaginative and adventurous folktales from Finland, paired together with the national epic of poetry, the Kalevala. Meer
GebondenEngels9781835627808
17-2-2026
Tales of faeries and nymphs reach across a range of cultures and traditions. This gripping collection gathers together a wide range of myths and tales which centre around these diverse mythical beings. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804177952
16-4-2024
Alongside M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood and Bram Stoker, Arthur Machen wrote powerful, chilling and thought-provokling stories. His supernatural tales draw their power from the long nights and dark lanes of the Welsh countryside that raised him surrounded as he was by the remains of Roman forts and Iron Age archeology. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804177969
16-4-2024
Hodgson, in the company of Algernon Blackwood, Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, Arthur Conan Doyle and many other distinguished authors of the late Victorian era, created the foundations of the modern short story, the weird, the dark and the delightful, the supernatural, the fantastic and the imaginative. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804177976
16-4-2024
A deluxe edition of new writing and tales rooted in ancient culture, this volume explores the deep-seated supernatural element in African storytelling: from the spirits and ancestors of folklore to the vibrantly modern ghosts of today's horror. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804178003
25-6-2024
Titans and giants thread through all the mythologies of the world and capture the imagination still today. In this fabulous new collection you'll find the gigantic creatures of the Greeks, the Titans themselves, the Jötnar giants of the Norse, the Oni ogres of Japan and many more gods, monsters and giants from the Africa, China, the Celts and more. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804178010
25-6-2024
A powerful collection of tales from around the world, you'll find quests and journeys from Norse mythology, Japanese folklore, Maori wisdom, Greek legends and Polynesian gods, with tales of the underworld, great themes of loss, discovery and self-sacrifice, from the search for the Holy Grail, to Jason and the Argonauts. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804178027
25-6-2024
A fascinating collection, from classic sources, of epic tales from one of the earliest civilizations. Undiscovered until 200 years ago, the stories, hymns and ancient King lists of Sumer and Babylon, reveal a rich culture of city states, each with their own gods, and tales of floods and the division between earth, the heavens and the Netherworld. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804178089
12-11-2024
With stories from modern writers and ancient tales of myth, the rising of the sun has fascinated cultures throughout the world since humankind first looked to the stars and wondered about the origins of the world around us. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804178096
12-11-2024
Companion to Sun Rising Short Stories, this thrilling new book brings ancient and modern perceptions of the Moon, as it falls in surrender to the Sun. Meer
GebondenEngels9781804173374
24-1-2023
American writer Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851 but it took decades before finally it was regarded as a great American novel, and worthy of its place amongst the greatest texts of humankind. Meer
GebondenEngels9781839641664
11-8-2020
This anthology gathers together the most iconic and entertaining tales of adventure and daring from around the world. From Perseus the Gorgon-Slayer of Greek mythology, and the exploits of Frithiof the Bold of Norse saga fame, to the tragic tale of Irish heroine Deirdre, these stories vibrate with the heart and soul of age-old narrative. Meer
GebondenEngels9781839644818
13-4-2021
A deluxe edition of terrifying tales, with new stories from modern writers, many published here for the first time, merged with an outstanding collection of classic writers including E. Meer
GebondenEngels9781839641657
11-8-2020
This latest collection celebrates Hans Christian Andersen’s unique literary output and gathers together much-loved tales such as ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’, ‘The Princess and the Pea’ and ‘The Snow Queen’. Meer
GebondenEngels9781839642357
5-11-2020
Expanded with new stories from modern authors, written specially for this collection. H.P. Lovecraft created an evolving universe of cosmic horror with the intention that others would develop it further. Meer
GebondenEngels9781839642364
21-10-2020
Seers, healers, shamans, sorcerers and witches appear in many traditions of the world, from the Baba Yaga of Eastern Europe to Bokwewa, the humpback magician of the Chippewa, from Merlin to the fox witches of Japan. Meer