7 Best classics books like The Anthology of English Folk Tales by Nicola Guy

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The Anthology of English Folk Tales

By: Nicola Guy

3.80

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B01M15RFKN Carefully selected stori…

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1. Hag-Seed

By: Margaret Atwood

3.80

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

When Felix is deposed as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival by his devious assist… read more

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  • classics
"La grandeza está en la virtud, no en la venganza"

-Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed

"Suddenly revenge is so close he can actually taste it. It tastes like steak, rare."

-Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed

"But once you’ve climbed a ladder, what use is it? You kick it away, if you don’t intend to go down it again."

-Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed

"You always do good ones. We trust you, Mr. Duke," Says Dylan. Foolish lads, thinks Felix: never trust a professional ham."

-Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed

Cover of The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Steve Parkhouse, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Todd Klein

2. The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

By: Clive Barker , Neil Gaiman , Steve Parkhouse , Chris Bachalo , Michael Zulli , Mike Dringenberg , Malcolm Jones III , Todd Klein

4.43

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

A being who has existed since the beginning of the universe, Dream of the Endless rules over the re… read more

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  • mythology
"And Desire smiles, and forgets, for Desire is a creature of the moment."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

"For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

"Chantal is having a relationship with a sentence. Just one of those things. A chance meeting that grew into something important for the both of them."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

"Fictions are merely frozen dreams, linked images with some semblance of structure. They are not to be trusted, no more than the people who create them."

-Clive Barker, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House

Cover of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, William Archer

3. Hedda Gabler

By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of… read more

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  • classics
Cover of The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rackham, Lily Owens, Hans Richter

4. The Complete Fairy Tales

By: Hans Christian Andersen , Arthur Rackham , Lily Owens , Hans Richter

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

Lily Owens, ed. Illustrated edition of 159 cherished tales that have enchanted readers for generati… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of Fables and Reflections (The Sandman #6) by Neil Gaiman, John Watkiss, Bryan Talbot, Kent Williams, P. Craig Russell, Stan Woch, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Duncan Eagleson, Todd Klein

5. Fables and Reflections (The Sandman #6)

By: Neil Gaiman , John Watkiss , Bryan Talbot , Kent Williams , P. Craig Russell , Stan Woch , Jill Thompson , Shawn McManus , Duncan Eagleson , Todd Klein

4.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Fables & Reflections (1993) is the sixth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, The Sandman.… read more

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Cover of Brief Lives (The Sandman #7) by Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, Jill Thompson, Vince Locke

6. Brief Lives (The Sandman #7)

By: Neil Gaiman , Peter Straub , Jill Thompson , Vince Locke

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Dream's youngest sister, the loopy Delirium, convinces him to go on a quest for their missing broth… read more

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Cover of Worlds' End (The Sandman #8) by Stephen        King, Neil Gaiman, John Watkiss, Mike Allred, Bryan Talbot, Michael Zulli, Mark Buckingham, Vince Locke, Steve Leialoha, Todd Klein, Gary Amaro, Tony Harris, None, Alec Stevens, None

7. Worlds' End (The Sandman #8)

By: Stephen King , Neil Gaiman , John Watkiss , Mike Allred , Bryan Talbot , Michael Zulli , Mark Buckingham , Vince Locke , Steve Leialoha , Todd Klein , Gary Amaro , Tony Harris , None , Alec Stevens , None

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A "reality storm" draws an unusual cast of characters together. They take shelter in a tavern, wher… read more

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Cover of A Game of You (The Sandman #5) by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Colleen Doran, Stan Woch, Dick Giordano, Shawn McManus, Todd Klein, George Pratt

8. A Game of You (The Sandman #5)

By: Neil Gaiman , Bryan Talbot , Colleen Doran , Stan Woch , Dick Giordano , Shawn McManus , Todd Klein , George Pratt

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Take an apartment house, mix in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking sev… read more

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9. The World's Wife

By: Carol Ann Duffy

4.42

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Be terrified. It's you I love, perfect man, Greek God, my own; but I know you'll go, betray me,… read more

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  • mythology

10. The Kindly Ones (The Sandman #9)

By: Neil Gaiman , Glyn Dillon , Dean Ormston , Charles Vess , Todd Klein , None , Teddy Kristiansen , Marc Hempel , D'Israeli , Kevin Nowlan , None

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Penultimate volume to the phenomenal Sandman series: distraught by the kidnapping and presumed … read more

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11. Spellslinger (Spellslinger, #1)

By: Sebastien de Castell

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

There are three things that earn you a man's name among the Jan'Tep. The first is to demonstrate th… read more

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12. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By: Ambrose Bierce

3.50

Format: 262 pages, ebook

The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more

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13. The Word for World is Forest

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.36

Format: 189 pages, ebook

Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahit… read more

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14. The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories

By: Tim Burton

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Hardcover

From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burtonhas … read more

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15. Poems and Fragments

By: Sappho , Stanley Lombardo , Pamela Gordon

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

Little remains today of the writings of the archaic Greek poet Sappho (fl. late 7th and early 6th c… read more

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Cover of Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1) by James Norbury

16. Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)

By: James Norbury

4.40

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

Joing Big Panda & Tiny Dragon on their travels. They often get lost and make a lot of mistakes. … read more

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"Time doing nothing is never wasted."

-James Norbury, Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)

"Incluso un árbol herido puede florecer de la forma más bella."

-James Norbury, Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)

"Intenta sacar tiempo para las pequeñas cosas, a menudo son lo más importante."

-James Norbury, Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)

"A cherry tree doesn't compare itself to other trees,' said Big Panda, 'it just blossoms."

-James Norbury, Big Panda & Tiny Dragon (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #1)

Cover of Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan

17. Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

By: Sam Heughan

4.05

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

Two Men. One Country. And a lot of whisky. As stars of "Outlander", Sam and Graham eat, sleep an… read more

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  • history
Cover of Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds by Thomas Halliday

18. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

By: Thomas Halliday

4.13

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more

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  • history
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"

-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"

-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

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19. Dragonfall (Dragon Scales, #1)

By: L.R. Lam

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm in the first in this magical new… read more

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20. You'll Come Back to Yourself

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.85

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

You'll Come Back to Yourself explores themes of lost love, infidelity, depression, body image, and … read more

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"Your roots will always show you the importance of holding on to what grounds you but don't ignore the lessons the leaves are trying to teach you -Michaela Angemeer"

-Michaela Angemeer, You'll Come Back to Yourself

Cover of Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson

21. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

By: Marion Gibson

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told t… read more

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  • history
"James looks like he's waiting to mug old ladies, which of course is one way of looking at a witch trial."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

"Witch trials were not just misogynist festivals of torture and hatred; they also directly facilitated the building of empire."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

"As with later witch trials, like the ones in Salem, flexing normal court processes in response to a powerful authority can lead to mass injustice..."

-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

Cover of Death on the Isle (Astrid Swift #2) by M.H. Eccleston

22. Death on the Isle (Astrid Swift #2)

By: M.H. Eccleston

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Amateur sleuth Astrid Swift faces a maritime mystery in this cosy crime adventure set on the Isle o… read more

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Cover of Love Blooms at the Second Chances Sweet Shop (Holly Berry Sweet Shop #2) by Hannah M. Lynn

23. Love Blooms at the Second Chances Sweet Shop (Holly Berry Sweet Shop #2)

By: Hannah M. Lynn

4.43

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Romance has never been so sweet... While Holly Berry may have finally purchased Just One More an… read more

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24. Icelandic Folk Tales

By: Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson

3.81

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Iceland is a land where stories are as important as history. When Vikings settled the island the… read more

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  • classics
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • mythology
Cover of Charmcaster (Spellslinger, #3) by Sebastien de Castell

25. Charmcaster (Spellslinger, #3)

By: Sebastien de Castell

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The third book in the page-turning Spellslinger fantasy series. 'I was getting almost as good a… read more

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"Ferious offered up a sardonic smile. "Not everybody hates you, kid. There are entire countries full of people who haven't met you yet."

-Sebastien de Castell, Charmcaster (Spellslinger, #3)

Cover of Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas by Sally Morgan

26. Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas

By: Sally Morgan

4.25

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A retelling of Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, accompanied by original concept … read more

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  • classics
Cover of The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales by The History Press

27. The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales

By: The History Press

3.82

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special … read more

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  • classics
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • mythology
Cover of The Anthology of English Folk Tales by Nicola Guy

28. The Anthology of English Folk Tales

By: Nicola Guy

3.80

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B01M15RFKN Carefully selected stori… read more

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  • history
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • mythology
Cover of The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2) by Ben Aaronovitch

29. The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - … read more

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30. Slavonic Fairy Tales

By: John T. Naake

3.99

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Poland, Russia, Bohemia, and Servia have contributed stories to this little collection. It may be s… read more

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  • folklore
  • mythology
Cover of Sussex Roots: Folklore and mythology from Sussex, England (From the Confidential Files of the Untruth Seekers) by The Untruth Seekers

31. Sussex Roots: Folklore and mythology from Sussex, England (From the Confidential Files of the Untruth Seekers)

By: The Untruth Seekers

4.27

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

Every May Day, bundles of branches tied with colourful ribbons appear on Hastings’ shopfronts and s… read more

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4.43

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Carol Ann Duffy

4.42

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3.81

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Amanda Montell

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Natalie Haynes

4.05

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Emma Southon

4.23

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