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This illustrated edition retains Willy Pogany's original drawings.Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice capturesall the magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings ofthe adventures of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northernparadise of Asgard before the dawn of history.Here are the matchless tales of All-Father Odin, who crossesthe Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard and sacrifices hisright eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom; of Thor, whose mightyhammer defends Asgard; of Loki, whose mischievous cunning leadshim to treachery against the gods; of giants, dragons, dwarfs and Valkyries;and of the terrible last battle that destroyed their world.These ancient stories from Northern Europe, which make upone of the great myth cycles of Western civilization, spring to life inThe Children of Odin.The late Padraic Colum was a poet, playwright, founder of theIrish Review and a leader of the Irish Renaissance, but he is perhapsbest known today for his outstanding books for children. He wasawarded the Regina Medal in 1961 for his "distinguished contributionto children's literature," honoring works like The Children's Homer,The Golden Fleece (a Newbery Honor Book), The Arabian Nights,The King of Ireland's Son and Roofs of Gold.

This gem of a book tells the tale of Mr. Lamb, an ordinary man who leads an ordinary life, until a chance encounter leads to him experiencing the world through the eyes of various animals. Thorne Smith again shows his mastery of the comic fantasy tale as Lamb lurches from one mishap to another, reeling from his wife's abandonment and the actions of his headstrong daughter and reveling in the new opportunities that his excursions into animal form provide.

Sir Albert Howard presents a summary of his life's work in this book. Howard states "This law is true for soil, plant, animal, and man: the health of these four is one connected chain. Any weakness or defect in the health of any earlier link in the chain is carried on to the next and succeeding links, until it reaches the last, namely, man." Howard's work, decades ahead of its time, provides an insight into how he realized the value of organic methods though he went to India intending to teach the use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pest control.This text has been published under the title "The Soil and Health" and also under the title "Farming and Gardening for Health or Disease".

Almost 300 years of fascinating history of Australian exploration from early 17th Century to 19th Century.

First published in 1861, this book is one the the few accounts of southern slavery written by a woman, and has its origin in a series of letters written by Jacobs between 1853 and 1861.

The Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales is complete with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions.

Gordon Daviot's 'Richard of Bordeaux' was a sensation when it was first produced in 1932. It ran for over a year in London and catapulted its star and producer, John Gielgud, into super-stardom. Audiences loved it for its accessible language, dramatic scenes and the sensitivity with which it dealt with Richard II's relationship with his Queen, Anne of Bohemia. Gordon Daviot was a pseudonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh, better known for her detective novels written as Josephine Tey. This is a completely new edition - not a scan - based on the original 1933 version, from Oxford City Press.

A classic English translation - archaic in tone but never obscure - of Dante's famous poem by the pre-eminent poet of nineteenth century America, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The third from The Bounty Trilogy, Pitcairn's Island chronicles the fate of Christian, the mutineers, and a handful of Tahitians, who together take refuge on the loneliest island in the Pacific.

The last book in the Scarlet Pimpernel series.

"Dwellers in the Mirage" is a science fantasy novel by Abraham Merritt, in which a war between two races is begun by an evil spirit.

"Creep, Shadow!" is a wonderful horror tale, a perfect sequel, and one of Merritt's last and finest accomplishments.

One of Edith Wharton's unjustly neglected novels, Hudson River Bracketed features two strong protagonists - Vance Weston and Halo Spear. The former is an undereducated young man who arrives in New York with a keen desire to write. Halo Spear is a brilliant, accomplished young woman who introduces Vance to literature and they form a deep bond, which flourishes and endures despite the hardships of Vance's life, the disappointments of Halo's - and their respective marriages.

A wonderful collection of poems--some well-known, others not. Mary Burt's brief introductions to each poem heighten ones enjoyment. Children, parents and grandparents will love dipping into this book. Printed on acid free paper and sturdily bound for generations of pleasure.

Perhaps the most complete single volume Greek-English Lexicon. The essential intermediate reference for ancient Greek. This abridgement of the world's most authoritative dictionary of ancient Greek is perhaps the most complete single volume Greek-English lexicon. It has been used and loved by generations of students of ancient Greek, and will be invaluable to those reading Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, Polybius, Strabo, Lucian, the New Testament, and the Church Fathers. A must-have for serious students. Henry George Liddell (1811 - 1898) was dean of Christ Church, Oxford and later Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. His daughter Alice was the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Robert Scott (1811 - 1887) was a professor of Greek at Oxford for over thirty years and Master of Balliol College, Oxford.

Sherwood Anderson's short stories, beautifully crafted and evocative of time and place, were hugely influential in their day. The title story in this collection, 'Death in the Woods', is widely regarded as a masterpiece - the narrator looks back at an incident in his childhood where an old woman dies in the cold - in life she was destined to feed those around her, after her death, he feeds from her too.

John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. In this classic work, first published in 1916, Dewey sought to at once synthesize, criticize, and expand upon the democratic educational philosophies of Rousseau and Plato.