Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe: A Treasury of British Folklore
By: Dee Dee Chainey
3.68
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
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1. Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
By: Arthur Ransome
4.01
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for… read more
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- british literature
"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown."-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
"But the big hills up at the lake helped to make him feel that the houseboat man did not matter. The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforti…"-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
2. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Unknown , Christopher Tolkien
3.76
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Sir Gawain and the Green Knightand Pearlare two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. S… read more
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3. The Mabinogion
By: Unknown , Jeffrey Gantz
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
On the bank of the river he saw a tall tree: from roots to crown one half was aflame and the other … read more
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4. Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
By: Kory Stamper
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
Do you have strong feelings about the word "irregardless"? Have you ever tried to define the word "… read more
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5. The Private Lives of the Tudors
By: Tracy Borman
4.11
Format: 70 pages, Hardcover
'I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth I The Tudor monarchs were cons… read more
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6. The Norse Myths: A Guide to Viking and Scandinavian Gods and Heroes
By: Carolyne Larrington
4.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Norse Mythspresents the Viking gods, from the mighty Asyr, led by O?inn, and the mysterious Van… read more
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7. Butter
By: Asako Yuzuki
3.60
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist inten… read more
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"Dessert was home-made candied chestnuts, chiffon cake baked with amazake and rice flour, and cups of gingery chai. Biting into the cake, Rika discovered that it was perfectly fluffy, with a pleasing …"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
"Soon after, Rika heard the sizzle of butter melting in a hot frying pan. It smelt to her like life itself. Maybe because it was animal fat, there was rough, raw depth and fragrance to its smell, whic…"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
"Milk was originally blood. In that case, was the butter in the Babaji story actually a metaphor for all the carnage that took place under the cover of the jungle? What seemed pure, white and creamy h…"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
"The whipped butter had already started melting across the waffles' latticed brown surface, creating a golden trickling waterfall that pooled in their hollows. Rika bit into the dough, savoring how ju…"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
8. Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
By: Tracy Borman
4.26
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
Anne Boleyn is a subject of enduring fascination. By far the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives,… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
9. The Manningtree Witches
By: A.K. Blakemore
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Wolf Hall meets The Favourite in this beguiling debut novel that brilliantly brings to life the res… read more
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- historical
- british literature
""-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
"I wish freely to embrace the deliciousness of sin.To sin with abandon is, after all, the only prerogative of the damned."-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
"I wish freely to embrace the deliciousness of sin. To sin with abandon is, after all, the only prerogative of the damned."-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
"My imps need no doors, sir, They go where I tell them. Through any crack, be it as narrow as a nun's or wide as your wife's."-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
10. The Witches of Vardø
By: Anya Bergman
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcra… read more
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- historical
- witchcraft
11. The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home
By: Arin Murphy-Hiscock
3.87
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Everything you need to know to create your very own sacred space—perfect for practicing home-based … read more
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- nonfiction
- witchcraft
12. The Dark Between the Trees
By: Fiona Barnett
3.31
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
1643: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern Englan… read more
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- historical
13. What Lies Buried: A forensic psychologist's true stories of madness, the bad and the misunderstood
By: Kerry Daynes
4.35
Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition
Kerry Daynes, leading forensic psychologist, opens up the case files of some of her most perplexing… read more
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- nonfiction
14. Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain
By: Blessin Adams
3.86
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most fou… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
15. Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.85
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Soaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wilde… read more
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- history
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- historical
- short stories
- nonfiction
- folklore
- mythology
16. Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology
By: Richard Wells
3.90
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Damnable Tales is an illustrated collection of classic short stories drawing upon the haunted lands… read more
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- short stories
- anthologies
17. Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females
By: Kate Hodges
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Warriors, Witches, Women is a guide to awe-inspiring mythical female creatures; from feminist fairi… read more
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- historical
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18. The Magnus Archives: Season 5 (Magnus Archive, #5)
By: Jonathan Sims
4.70
Format: 289 pages, ebook
The Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall… read more
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- short stories
"Despite his dread, it takes only a moment for him to make his decision. He reaches out with his other arm and feels it gripped by another hand as slowly, inexorably, he allows himself to be pulled ba…"-Jonathan Sims, The Magnus Archives: Season 5 (Magnus Archive, #5)
19. Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe: A Treasury of British Folklore
By: Dee Dee Chainey
3.68
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
Did you know, in Yorkshire it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon’s feather… read more
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- history
- british literature
- historical
- anthologies
- short stories
- nonfiction
- folklore
- mythology
- witchcraft
20. The Moonlight Market
By: Joanne Harris
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From New York Times bestselling author Joanne Harris comes a richly imagined and captivating novel … read more
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" Love never ends--- but it changes. In some cases, it grows like a tree, stronger and more fruitful. In others, it changes nature, like chrysalis to butterfly. "-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market
"And, at that, picking up his parcel of books, Spider began to walk purposefully down the road, a river of light at his ragged heels, his spindly shadow beside him."-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market
"He was close to her now, close enough to smell her scent, which was like bluebells in the rain, and the aroma of a forest in spring, and the peppery sweetness of petrichor."-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market
"There's daylight names and midnight names. Daylight names are safe enough. A spider brings good luck before midnight, but bad luck after. And you look to me like the kind of young man who needs good …"-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market
21. Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
By: Sharon Jacksties
3.72
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In a time of increasing interest in native wildlife, this collection of British and Irish folk tale… read more
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