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A Prospect Book of the YearAn epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in place today: an extraordinarily challenging geography and environment, formidable infrastructure, a society based on the strict hierarchy of the family, a shared written script of characters, a cuisine founded on rice and millet, a material culture of ceramics, bronze, silk and jade, and a unique concept of the universe, in which ancestors continue to exist alongside the living. Records of these early achievements, and their diverse and unexpected expressions, often lie not in written history, but in how people marked the end of their lives: their dwellings for the afterlife. Tombs, and the treasures within them, are almost the only artefacts to survive from Ancient China; their scale and sophistication rivals their equivalents in Ancient Egypt.Jessica Rawson, one of the most eminent Western scholars of China, explores twelve grand tombs - each from a specific historical moment and place - showing how they reveal wider political, dynastic and cultural developments, culminating in the lavish ambition of the First Emperor's monument, guarded by his army of terracotta warriors. Beautifully illustrated and drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China illuminates a constellation of beliefs about life and death very different from our own and provides a remarkable new perspective on one of the oldest civilisations in the world.

'A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin'Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters. Bold and illuminating' Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta

This handsome hardback edition presents Yeat''s enthralling tales from Ireland''s oral history, with delightful illustrations, gilded page edges and a striking gold-embossed cover design. One of Ireland''s greatest writers, the Nobel-prize winner W. B. Yeats was fascinated by the myths and folklore of his native country. Compiled by Yeats in 1892, these stories were collected around the country by a variety of historians, including Lady Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde. Within these pages, you''ll discover tales of greedy sons who get their comeuppance, canny priests, evil witches and demons alongside legends of heroic kings, giants and, of course, the good folk themselves - the fairies, the leprechauns and the cluricauns. By turns charming and scary, these are yarns that have passed down through generations and which are still as entertaining and magical as when they were first recalled. This cloth-look hardback edition features beautiful illustrations, ivory pages and patterned endpapers, making a wonderful gift or keepsake for any literature lover. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

He was supposed to kill me.Instead...I'm his prisoner.I was supposed to hate him.Instead...I'm falling in love...But neither love nor magic can save me. And time is running out…Curl up with Trina and her twist of Snow White....Curl up with A SWORD OF BLOOD AND ROSES and discover dark delicious fantasy romance.Come on, you know you want to...

The book narrates how spun up stories turns into reality after an expedition into a castle. The castle is haunted by a faceless man who is believed to be a boon as well as curse for the common people. Upon expedition further stories are unveiled by Father Gregon, Jude and Freon.

Takwe A Taamba are no longer animal characters with human features who play tricks distort rules', make the abnormal normal as found in Wimbum trickster tales and in other folktales. Derogatorily Takwe is any person (character) who is cunning, trickish, anyone envious, anyone who uses his wisdom for selfish and egoistic purposes. anyone who works against the communal interest, anyone who wants to succeed alone or reap from where he has not sown. While Taamba in the folktales is not clever, gullible and easily manipulated. The Takwe and Taamba have moved from the fireside stories to our global village today, where our leaders and those in authority (Takwe) can distort and change the rules and manipulate the gullible masses (Taamba) for their selfish and egoistic reasons thus the eternal duel between the unpatriotic, corrupted leaders and the masses, the Wise Vs the Idiots.Though the 'Wise' claim monopoly over wisdom but the 'Idiots' may not be fooled all the time.

With a truly original take on the Robin Hood legends, this series sets Robin the outlaw archer as a queer, chaotic-neutral druid; Marion as pagan queen who is sister but not wife, and their consort a Christian--and thusly conflicted--nobleman.

"Patterns of Orbit spans genres, perspectives, and styles to articulate contemporary uncertainties in a rapidly changing world. Steadily gazing into and across the uncanny valley, Clark examines those jarring or subtle shifts in familiar stories, writing light into dark, and offering slivers of hope despite the longest of odds. Successfully navigating a potent concoction of science fiction, folktale, and horror this collection of literary, character driven stories combines the accumulated forces and darker natures of those genre elements, unleashing the terrors of alien fungi, forest demons, and interplanetary specters upon her characters"--

The Iliad describes the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. The story unfolds during a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. The Iliad alludes to many Greek legends about the siege.

Having spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on his journey back to Ithica. To get there he must deceive a giant Cyclops, face Poseidon's wrath, and sail between a six-headed monster and a raging whirlpool.

American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by the Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Sa in missionary schools. Old Indian Legends is a collection of 14 Sioux stories that she learned as child and had gathered from various tribes.

The Blue Fairy Book includes a wide range of tales including seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales. The Fairy Books are some of Andrew Lang's most notable works.

Grimm's Fairy Tales is a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers. They popularized stories such as The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White.

Paradise Lost concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man. It follows two narrative arcs, one about Satan and the other Adam and Eve. The narrative follows the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.