Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship ...
Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical roots. The Celtic Twilight ventures into the eerie and puckish world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. «This handful of dreams,» as the author referred to it, first appeared in 1893, and its title refers to the pre-dawn hours, when the Druids performed their r ...
В два раза больше тайн, крутых погонь и головокружительных трюков! Ещё веселее, ещё больше конкурсов, лабиринтов и игр! Две суперистории в одной аудиокниге! В два раза больше тайн, крутых погонь и головокружительных трюков! Ещё веселее, ещё больше конкурсов, лабиринтов и игр! О чём знают все игрушечные машинки? Какие удивительные тайны они скрывают? Куда рано или поздно прикатятся все колёса? Конечно, в самый настоящий мегакрутой пластмас ...
The essential books and short stories by James Stephens:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>The Crock of Gold<br>HERE ARE LADIES<br>The Insurrection in Dublin<br>IRISH FAIRY TALES<br>MARY, MARY ...
The essential collection of classic books about folklore in Europe:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>ENGLISH FAIRY TALES<br>FOLK-LORE<br>FOLK-LORE AND LEGENDS SCOTLAND<br>FAIRIES AND FOLK OF IRELAND<br>THE LAUGHING PRINCE<br>DUTCH FAIRY TALES FOR<br>FOLK LORE<br>TALES OF FOLK AND FAIRIES<br>Russian Fairy Tales.<br>FOLK-LORE AND LEGENDS SCANDINAVIAN<br>EDMUND DULAC'S ...
The Essential Fantasy Collection, a collection of classic fantasy fiction in one book:<br><br>Four Arthurian Romances<br>The Book of Wonder<br>The Gods of Pegana<br>Tales of Wonder<br>Unhappy Far Off Things<br>Robin Hood<br>Legends of King Arthur<br>Irish Fairy Tales ...
In one of the large and rich cities of China, there once lived a tailor named Mustapha. He was very poor. He could hardly, by his daily labour, maintain himself and his family, which consisted only of his wife and a son.<br><br>His son, who was called Aladdin, was a very careless and idle fellow. He was disobedient to his father and mother, and would go out early in the morning and stay out all day, playing in the streets and public ...
The Secret Garden (1911) by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) is a classic children's novel based on a young ten year old rude and spoiled girl named Mary Lennox who is the child of wealthy parents. Her parents end up dying and she is orphaned in her house all alone in India until she is sent to live with her uncle who is based in England. Whilst living in England with her cousins, Mary discovers a key that unlocks a neglected garden a ...
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) is a classic children's novel based on a young boy named Cedric Errol who lives in poverty with his mother in New York City until he receives a message from his Grandfather who is an English aristocrat based in England that he has become Lord Fauntleroy and heir to a large estate. Cedric teaches his grandfather the concept of compassion.<br><br>Mermaids Clas ...
