Mythology

1. The Choking Doberman: And Other Urban Legends

   Jan Harold Brunvand

   "A wonderfully entertaining book of American folklore and humor."—Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore

2. Le Morte Darthur

   Thomas Malory, Stephen H. A. Shepherd

   The text is unabridged, with original spelling and extensive, easy-to-use marginal glosses and footnotes.More

3. Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

   Jan Harold Brunvand

   The definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies.More

4. The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales

   Maria Tatar

   Not since Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment has there been such an illuminating contribution to the world of children's fairy tales.More

5. Beowulf: A Verse Translation

   Daniel Donoghue, Seamus Heaney

   Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaney’s translation "accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right" (New York Times Book Review).More

6. Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth

   Carol Rose

   "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! have nothing on Rose, at home in a thicket of menacing creatures."—Choice More

7. Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends

   Jan Harold Brunvand

   "If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure."—Chicago TribuneMore

8. The Epic of Gilgamesh

   Benjamin R. Foster

   The Epic of Gilgamesh is the world’s oldest epic masterpiece.More

9. The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm

   Jack Zipes

   The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales.More

10. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World

    Kathleen Ragan

    One hundred great folk tales and fairy tales from all over the world about strong, smart, brave heroines.More

11. The Classic Fairy Tales

    Maria Tatar

    Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable.More

12. Beowulf: A Prose Translation

    Nicholas Howe, E. Talbot Donaldson

    Second Edition

    The text of this edition of Beowulf is based on the highly regarded Donaldson prose translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.More

13. Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia

    Carol Rose

    A fabulously entertaining work with over 100 delightful illustrations--Library Journal calls Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins its "favorite work of 1996."More

14. The Baby Train and Other Lusty Urban Legends

    Jan Harold Brunvand

    America's premier folk detective is back on the case, sniffing out those zany but dubious stories that "really happened" to a friend of your sister's boyfriend's accountant's mechanic.More

15. Curses! Broiled Again!

    Jan Harold Brunvand

    From the master folklorist and sly wit, Jan Brunvand, comes a collection of all-new urban legends.More