Chinese Fairy Tales And Fantasies
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Author | : Moss Roberts |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2011-09-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307760421 |
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This collection of tales opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Ghost stories, romances, fables, and heroic sagas: the forms are familiar, but the characters we meet surprise us at every turn. For those who know and love the tales of the Grimms and Andersen, the universal themes of fairy tale literature emerge in these classic stories, but with a sophistication that is uniquely Chinese and altogether entrancing. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Author | : Moss Roberts |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 1980-07-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0394739949 |
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This collection of tales opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Ghost stories, romances, fables, and heroic sagas: the forms are familiar, but the characters we meet surprise us at every turn. For those who know and love the tales of the Grimms and Andersen, the universal themes of fairy tale literature emerge in these classic stories, but with a sophistication that is uniquely Chinese and altogether entrancing. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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Release | : 1984 |
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Author | : Royall Tyler |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2012-08-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307784061 |
Download Japanese Tales Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780192750785 |
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This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts, rain-makers, students and magicians, and a man who is nearly made into fishpaste.
Author | : Marguerite Yourcenar |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1986-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0374519978 |
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This collection includes: How Wand-fo was Saved, Marko's Smile, The Milk of Death, The Last Love of Princess Genji, The Man Who Loved the Nereids, Our Lady of the Swallows, Aphrodissia; the Widow, Kali Beheaded, The End of Marko Kraljevic, The Sadness of Cornelius Berg, and a Postscript by the Author. "From China to Japan, the Balkans to India, Oriental Tales addresses love, conquest, betrayal, murder, religion, and passion in an eloquent and exquisite telling."--Kirkus Reviews.
Author | : Gwyneth Rees |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2008-09-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0330470779 |
Download Fairy Dreams Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Evie gets a wonderful surprise when she goes to stay at her grandma's house. Fairies appear in the night. They are dream fairies and they live at the bottom of Evie's bed. Even better, Evie can go and have magical adventures with them in fairyland! Soon Evie discovers that Grandma can see the fairies too. But will they still be there when Grandma returns from hospital - and how can Evie make sure that their special brand of fairy magic will stay with Grandma forever?
Author | : Mary S. Gagnon |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2013-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781494443771 |
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This children's book is a lyrical story about a little girl finding a fairy in her backyard garden. When Jackie's family moves into the Victorian farmhouse, her mother can't wait to start digging in the gardens. However, there's a problem with one of the small gardens. Every day Jackie's mother plants roses and the next morning they are pulled up, Could it have anything to do with the tiny white stones that were discarded when the flower garden was planted? Jackie sees that the stones are something special, even though her mother doesn't, or can't. Just like she can't see the blue light flitting over the garden at night. But Jackie can. Is it possible it's a fairy, looking for the circle of stones?
Author | : Suzannah Rowntree |
Publisher | : Bocfodder Press |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2017-11-30 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
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What if Sleeping Beauty was a martial artist? For a hundred years, Princess Morning Light has meditated in a hidden temple surrounded by ten thousand thorns. Could her long-lost sword skill be the key to stopping the Vastly Martial Emperor? Rebel leader Clouded Sky doesn't believe in the old legends of Ten Thousand Thorns Temple. But as bounty hunters and imperial guards close in, the martial princess may be Clouded Sky's last hope. Who can he trust - and who is planning to betray him? If you liked the martial arts and fierce female characters of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you'll love this action-packed retelling of Sleeping Beauty! Click now for an adventure you'll never forget.