Magical Beasts

Author	Fergus Fleming
ISBN	0705421716

Generation after generation has passed down the ancient legend of a boy-king named Arthur who pulled a sword from stone, loved the beautiful Guinevere, and presided over the Round Table. And we still celebrate the ancient Celtic holy day of Samhain, only now we call it Halloween. The earth itself has...

Author	Brendan Lehane
ISBN	0809452219

This is almost like reading two different books. I was convinced I was going to give this book a 2-star rating based on the first half. It starts with a collection of legends about an Irish hero named Cuchulain. Many of the legends have tons of internal references, and the text quite often tells you to (see...

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Tristram Potter Coffin

I picked this up by chance in a local market and I'm deeply thrilled that I did.

large range of Fairy legends essentially condensed into a flow of text. Seems to draw mainly from pre-existing collections.

In terms of layout and art - a really fantastic book. Pulls from the history of 19th...

Author	Time-Life Books
ISBN	0809452537

My review for all of these books in this series is the same.

Time-Life has once again done an outstanding job putting together a series. From cover to cover they are thoughtful, beautiful books. I'm starting to sound generic, but it's true.
I'm a DK fan, I like white backgrounds and side notes...

Author	Tim Appenzeller
ISBN	0809452243

This book is similar in appearance, style, and presentation to other volumes in the Time-Life Enchanted World series, but contains content focusing on yet another creature of myth and fantasy: the dwarf. As with other Enchanted World volumes, "Dwarfs" contains numerous color illustrations that...