Fiction
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The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland [Paperback]
Ernest Walker Marwick(Author); Ernest Marwick(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 9781912476923
Published by : Origin
The two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. In each the grey stone houses and treeless landscapes are scoured in winter by stinging gales, and in summer lie under the endless days of the ‘simmer din’.
Ori... .... Learn More -
The Forest of the Hanged [Hardback]
Liviu Rebreanu(Author)
$49.99ISBN: 9781592110308
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
This classic Romanian novel lends valuable psychological insight into the tragic situation confronting minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I. It is the story of Apostol Bologa, a middle-class Romanian officer... .... Learn More -
Beyond Tomorrow: German Science Fiction and Utopian Thought in the 20th and 21st Centuries [Hardback]
Ingo Cornils(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781640140356
Published by : Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Volume: Volume 214
Since its beginnings, German Science Fiction (or SF) has engaged with social change and technological progress, often drawing from utopian thought. The writer Kurd Lawitz challenged the authoritarian Wilhelmine order; later, film director Fritz La... .... Learn More -
The Native Greenlander: Folktales of Greenland [Paperback]
Heinrich Rink(Editor); Aron of Kangeq(Illustrator)
$20.00ISBN: 9780996748087
Published by : International Polar Institute
The remarkable oral tradition of the Inuit, unaffected by few outside influences, is traced through their history on the land and addresses both spirtual and cultural practices. Many of the stories describe the clashes between the Norse and the In... .... Learn More -
Supernatural Cities: Enchantment, Anxiety and Spectrality [Hardback]
Karl Bell(Editor)
$115.00ISBN: 9781783274413
Published by : Boydell Press
Since the Enlightenment, supernatural beliefs and practices have largely been derided as ignorant and un-modern - even anti-modern - and cities, being the ultimate symbol of progress and rationality, have not been thought to harbour magic. Scholar... .... Learn More -
Old Skye Tales: Traditions, Reflections and Memories [Paperback]
William Mackenzie(Author); Alasdair Maclean(Editor)
$13.95ISBN: 9781912476565
Published by : Origin
In this book he records a world of local legend, folklore and superstition, and charts the changes he saw in his lifetime in agriculture, education, the Church and, of course, emigration. He recounts the history of the leading families of Skye and... .... Learn More -
Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children [Paperback]
Duncan Williamson(Author); Linda Williamson(Editor)
$12.95ISBN: 9781912476480
Published by : Origin
Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveler who went on to become one of Britain’s master storytellers. During his lifetime he was acclaimed ‘the greatest English-speaking storyteller’, ‘the national monument of British story... .... Learn More -
Nuova Antologia - a. CLIV, n. 2289, gennaio-marzo 2019: Rivista di lettere, scienze ed arti. Serie trimestrale fondata da Giovanni Spadolini [Paperback]
$45.00ISBN: 9788859619550
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Tre figure del cattolicesimo liberale lombardo nel ricordo di Spadolini a cura di Gabriele PaoliniGiuliano Amato, Dall’idea di Europa alla costruzione europeaAlberto Quadrio Curzio, Italia ed Europa: economia, ... .... Learn More -
On Their Way [Paperback]
Juaaka Lyberth(Author)
$20.00ISBN: 9780996748049
Published by : International Polar Institute
Paul Erik returns to Nuuk after spending the summer in his hometown of Uummannaq, Greenland. In Nuuk he attends high school where people from all over the country are housed in dormitories. But the school systems are Danish – and not adapted... .... Learn More -
Allah è grande, Firenze arde [Paperback]
David Leone(Author)
$17.00ISBN: 9788856403886
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Le ragioni dell’Occidente
Volume: 38
Jamaal is a young Syrian immigrant living in Florence, Italy, with his cousin Zaahid. While Jamaal, a smart and earnest boy, spends his time working in the artisan workshop of Mr. Morelli, where he takes care of the restoration of antique prints, ... .... Learn More
