Classic Fairy

In 1897, at the age of 50, Bram Stoker was touring manager to the actor Henry Irving and was enjoying a modest success as a journalist and writer. Publication in that year of Dracula was to bring him international and lasting fame.

Veelsydige skrywer Marita van der Vyver maak hierin ’n keur van haar mooiste Grimm sprokies – self uit Duits vertaal. Bekende sprokies is Rooikappie, Die wolf en sewe bokkies, Die musikante van Bremen, Klein Duimpie, die Paddaprins, Hansie en Grietjie, Raponsie, Sneeuwitjie, en vele bekende en minder bekende sprokies. Daar is veertig sprokies in die bundel opgeneem. Dit word voorgelees deur drie uitmuntende stemkunstenaars: Susanne Beyers, Roeline Daneel en Deirdre Wolhuter.

Oscar Wilde is most famous for his satirical plays which he wrote at the time of great literary enlightenment, when all Britons were able to embrace literature previously only available to the wealthy and educated. At the height of the prosperity sweeping through London in the Victorian era, Oscar Wilde also wrote many tales offering rich and dramatic portrayals of the human life and condition.

Mimei Ogawa, a prolific author of short stories nearly 100 years ago, is considered to be one of the founding figures of modern Japanese children’s literature. He has also been called the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan because of how his works were influenced by Andersen. This collection contains a fresh, modern translation of one of Mimei Ogawa’s most famous works, "The Mermaid and the Red Candles", as well as several other stories that have never been translated and published in English before.

Three humans are dead, and the search is on for the surviving member from Vee's online group. If he's alive, Seth could hold the key to who's behind the attacks - and why the group are targets. Thanks to their broken alliance with the fae, the Four Horseman and Vee must turn to others for help and are pulled deeper into the supernatural underworld. The danger the world faces is greater than they imagined, and someone is determined the Horsemen will fail.

Who is Vee? Where did she come from? And what is the darkness the fae can see inside her? Xander's reaction to these questions drives a bigger wedge between the fae and the Horsemen. His move isn't popular with the others because right now they need help from the fae more than ever. A bloody message and a series of murders lead to a search for a threat from the past. Instead, the Horsemen encounter something new and dangerous. The race is on to find out what the creatures are and how big a threat they are to an already chaotic world.

Ewan's shock revelation sends Vee's life further into chaos, and she faces an uncertain future in a secret world she never knew existed. The Four Horsemen now have their missing link and will each do anything to protect and support her, but Vee's determined to show them she can be their equal. When Vee joins the Four Horsemen's hunt for those behind the plot to murder a fae queen, she discovers society faces bigger dangers than she realised. One night changes everything and increases Vee's determination to harness her power and step into her new role.

Emberly won’t go anywhere near water. Not since she drowned. She has no memory of her experience, and no idea how breath returned to her body, but the sea spirit who saved her hasn’t forgotten. And when Emberly unknowingly breaks their contract...he leaves the ocean for the first time. The dynamic introduction to an anthology of Fairy Tales for Sun-Kissed Women. Infused with myth and seasoned with whimsy, Emberly, is a fantastical reimagining of a classic story for a modern audience.

El nombre de Esopo se utiliza para abarcar una larga tradición de fábulas que configuran de algún modo el origen del imaginario moral de la cultura europea. El presente volumen recoge todas las fábulas de tradición esópica que, aunque variada procedencia, fueron concebidas en griego. Protagonizados generalmente por animales, estos pequeños y memorables cuentos -que Sócrates se sabía de memoria- nos muestran, hoy como ayer, las tensiones, las miserias, el esplendor, la felicidad y el miedo del alma humana.

An evocative journey into early medieval Britain, where myth and wilderness intertwine – brought to life by Amy Jeffs’ original linocut art. Step into the wilderness of early medieval Britain with Wild, a captivating collection of myths, legends, and reimagined tales from the sixth to...

These tales are told with a rare beauty, rhyme, and rhythm. Richard Burton's translation catches the epic beauty in his unique style. It takes time to get used to Burton's prose poetry, but once you do, the reward is as deep as Shaharazad's story. As a storyteller, it was a joy to narrate these tales and bring the music of the work to life.

Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media.

A 17th-century writer named Charles Perrault was sometimes called Mother Goose, an imaginary author of fairy tales. His early material was inspired and derived from earlier folk tales that he greatly embellished and improved. This collection includes "Cinderella", along with other such known favorites as “Sleeping Beauty", “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Blue Beard”, and “Puss in Boots”, along with such lesser known fairy tales as “The Ridiculous Wishes”, “Little Thumb”, “Ricky of the Tuft", “Griselda,” and “Donkey Skin”.

This enticing ensemble of children’s classic stories with sound effects and original songs features a full cast of voice actors, including multi-award-winning voice talent Barbara Rosenblat and ATC Seneca Award-nominee Georgia Lee Schultz. Included in the collection are Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and International Radio Festival-winner Scourge of the Desert.

A miller's careless boast that his clever daughter can spin gold from straw is forced by the king to deliver on this claim. A little man arrives to help the miller's distraught daughter in exchange for her firstborn child. Later, when the daughter, now the queen, gives birth to her first child, the little man comes to collect. He agrees to release the queen from her promise if she can learn his name.

Phantastes: A faerie romance for men and women is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald, first published in London in 1858. It was later reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as the 14th volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in April 1970.

King Arthur of England is the figure of the Good Ruler at the heart of the Arthurian legends, and the myths surrounding his life have been recounted in endless stories. This collection includes 13 of the best-loved legends of the King and his Knights of the Round Table. It includes the tales of how the young Arthur pulled a sword from a stone.

Die Geschichte von Tristan und Isolde ist eines der berühmtesten Liebesdramen, wurde oft verfilmt und von Richard Wagner als Oper vertont. Tristan liebt Isolde, König Markes Frau - und einem jeden ist klar, dass das nicht gut enden kann.

Voici les grands héros de la mythologie : ils relèvent des défis fous (Héraclès), bravent les dieux (Prométhée), refusent les lois injustes (Antigone) ou affrontent leur destin (Achille). Contre eux, des monstres redoutables, la chimère, l'Hydre de Lerne, Méduse, s'acharnent ! Après chacune de ces fables, de "petits rebonds" vous invite à réfléchir, questionner... et, pourquoi pas, philosopher ! M.P.

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, narrated by Lauren Maza, is a timeless fairy tale of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams. This enchanting story follows the journey of a young mermaid who longs to leave her underwater kingdom and live in the world above, driven by her love for a human prince and her desire for an immortal soul. As she navigates the challenges of her transformation, she faces difficult choices and learns the true meaning of selflessness and longing.