English Fairy Tales - formato ePub

From 1899-1900 he edited the journal Folklore, and from 1890 to 1916 he edited multiple collections of fairy tales - English Fairy Tales (1890), Celtic Fairy Tales (1892 anthology), More Celtic Fairy...

I was crossing one morning the Xystus Bridge on my way to the Temple, when I saw issuing from the nearest gate a herd of beasts of sacrifice. Fearing that something untoward had occurred, I hurried to...

In 'The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known' by Joseph Jacobs, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the history of global exploration. Jacobs skillfully weaves together...

English Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs - Joseph Jacobs He published his English fairy tale collections: English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairy Tales in 1893.From the Preface:'WHO says that English...

Joseph Jacobs' 'As Others Saw Him: A Retrospect, A.D. 54' offers a unique perspective on the life and times of Jesus Christ through the eyes of historical figures from the year 54 AD. Jacobs presents...

The book contains 29 fairy tales from the Jatakas, or birth stories of Buddha, the fables of Bidpai and from other Sanskrit sources. The stories are humorous and imaginative and preserve the best nursery...

In 'The Book of Wonder Voyages' by Joseph Jacobs, readers are immersed in a collection of fantastical tales filled with adventure and imagination. Jacobs showcases his talent for storytelling through...

In Joseph Jacobs' 'Europa's Fairy Book,' readers are treated to a delightful collection of European fairy tales that offer a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of the region. Jacobs' storytelling...

In 'The Book of Wonder Voyages' by Joseph Jacobs, readers are transported to a world filled with fantastical adventures and magical escapades. The book is a collection of traditional folk tales from various...

I have endeavoured to include in this volume the best and most typical stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic folk-tale, Campbell, Kennedy, Hyde, and Curtin, and to these I have added the best...

Joseph Jacobs' 'Europa's Fairy Book' is a collection of fairy tales that draws from various European folklore traditions. Written in a captivating and engaging style, the book provides a glimpse into...

A tradução consagrada dos Clássicos Zahar Três porquinhos e um lobo mau são os personagens principais dessa fábula. Ao decidirem sair da casa de sua mãe, os porquinhos construíram cada um a sua própria...

A tradução consagrada dos Clássicos Zahar João fica sabendo por uma fada que seu pai foi fraudado e assassinado pelo gigante lá do alto do pé de feijão, e que ele estaria destinado a vingar a morte do...

As tradições de diversas culturas estão presentes neste box do autor Joseph Jacobs, que recontou mitos, lendas e contos de fadas de várias regiões em compilações encantadoras que tentam reter pelo menos...

Traducteur et éditeur: Nicolae SfetcuCe livre est une collection représentative des contes de fées de l'Inde. La majorité des contes de ce livre ont été connus en Occident sous une forme ou une autre,...

Bilingual English/French Book (Livre bilingue anglais/français), Translator and editor (Traducteur et éditeur): Nicolae SfetcuThis book is a representative collection of the Fairy Tales of India. The...

The perfect neighborhood hides the most dangerous secrets.Sarah thought her new neighbors, Emily and Ryan, had it all: charm, kindness, and a flawless marriage. But beneath their polished smiles lurks...

When high-ranking official Henry Caldwell is found brutally murdered in his opulent estate, Detective Paul Johnson is called to the scene of what appears to be a straightforward case of political retribution....

This captivating narrative blends stunning descriptions, powerful dialogues, and profound storytelling to bring a fresh totally unexplored perspective to the ancient legend. Encounter unknown characters...

Emmaline has been in a coma for two crucial years of her teenage life. Waking life is almost as disorienting, but finally she is reunited with her sister and father. Now she must make up for lost time,...

Children are not brought up in society to focus on politics. They are often encouraged to enjoy their life and their childhood. It is often said that kids should just be kids. But when there is a political...

Aidan Black left the Marine Corps to skip the red tape, but it's a woman from his past he's now trying to avoid… one who believes him capable of murder. Briar Sutton is the last person I expect to see...

This is a collection of ten horror microfiction tales, sometimes called bite-sized fiction or 'drabbles'. These stories are limited to precisely one-hundred words and aim to pack a punch, all the while...

The Stygian Lepus Magazine is a thrilling foray into dark speculative fiction. In each new edition, readers explore the depths of imagination, where fear and fascination intertwine.Offering diverse genres...

The "Love on the Ice" series delivers a pulse-pounding journey through five heart-stopping books that redefine love on and off the hockey rink!Book #1: Melting the Ice Between Us (Novella)I'm not sticking...

"Hast thou seen that lordly castle,That castle by the sea?Golden and red above itThe clouds float gorgeously."Do you remember GratianGratian Conyfer, the godson of the four winds, the boy who lived at...

The stories begin with those which children like bestthe old Blue Beard, Puss in Boots, Hop o my Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty, and Toads and Pearls. These were first collected, written,...

"Eugene Witla, wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour her, and keep her in sickness...

Quite aside from its natural characteristics, there is an atmosphere about a college town, especially a New England college town, that is unmistakable. It is not so much actively intellectual as passively...

Jaime Febrer arose at nine o'clock. Old Antonia, the faithful servant who cherished the memory of the past glories of the family, and who had attended upon Jaime from the day of his birth, had been bustling...

SAMSARA'S DEAD HAVE CHOSEN NEL. AND THE CACOPHONY CALLED FOR JUSTICE. Archaeologist Dr. Nel Bently has never been farther from home. With a tenuous ceasefire from Lin's rebellion force and genocidal Harris...

Dangerously good-looking. Dangerously breathtaking. This dangerously sinful cowboy is going to steal her heart. When the outback's bare-knuckle champion, Dex Riggs, arrives in Sophie's emergency room,...

Nina Rosethorn, a university student, survives a lightning strike and returns home to Vancouver. But the incident triggers a haunting ability: premonitions manifest in her nightmares. Determined to prevent...

Star Maker, regarded as one of the true classics of science fiction, Star Maker is a poetic and deeply philosophical work. The story details the mental journey of an unnamed narrator who is transported...

The contents of the work which gave such pleasure to this learned antiquary are as follows:I. IntroductionSimilarity of Arts and CustomsSimilarity of NamesOrigin of the WorkImitationCasual CoincidenceMiltonDante.II....

Agatha-nominated series! A madcap mystery set in the off, off, OFF Broadway world of theater (#4 in the Ivy Meadows Mystery series)There's a new sheriff in town—and she can sing! When Gold Bug Gulch's...

Have you ever felt that itch in the back of your brain you just can't scratch? A particular gnawing on your mind biting away your best thoughts? Meet Wormy: the literal brain worm residing inside the...

In Sister Carrie, Dreiser portrayed a changing society, writing about a young woman who flees rural life for the city (Chicago) and struggles with poverty, complex relationships with men, and prostitution....

The first question to be proposed by a rational being is, not what is profitable, but what is Right. Duty must be primary, prominent, most conspicuous, among the objects of human thought and pursuit....

Tales of Space and Time, A collection of short stories: "The Crystal Egg", "The Star", "A Story of the Stone Age", "A Story of the Days to Come" & "The Man who could Work Miracles" Some Books of...

The "Times.""For its rapid action, in fact, we have seldom read a better story, or one which is more full of incidents, sanguinary, trenchant, and robust."The "Daily Telegraph.""A true and a wonderfully...

This book, re-edited and illustrated by e-kitap projesi and published again in ebook format. In this book, telling that Cooterells adventures, and so was a treasure adventure, Naturally then Ben felt...

The SCENE is the Exterior of a Cottage in West Issacshire on a desperately Arcadian afternoon in August. MR. ICKY, quaintly dressed in the costume of an Elizabethan peasant, is pottering and doddering...

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little...

The day that Henry Smix met and embraced Gasoline Power and went up Main Street hand in hand with it is not yet forgotten. It was a hasty marriage, so to speak, and the results of it were truly deplorable....

COMMON opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury. Then he would have become an...