The Ice-Maiden and Other Tales
10 best books like The Ice-Maiden and Other Tales (Hans Christian Andersen): Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks, The Heroes, or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, Celtic Tales, Told to the Children, Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian, Zen - The Religion of the Samurai, Five Down, Secrets of the Wolf, Waiting at Eros, Beowulf and Other Old English Poems, Red Satin
| Author | William Elliot Griffis |
William Elliot Griffis, D.D., L.H. D. (1843-1928) was an American orientalist, author and Congregational preacher. In September 1870 Griffis was invited to Japan for the purpose of organizing schools along Western lines. He prepared the New Japan Series of reading and spelling books and primers...
"I am Pallas Athena; and I know the thoughts of all men's hearts, and discern their manhood or their baseness. And from the souls of clay I turn away, and they are blessed, but not by me. They fatten at ease, like sheep in the pasture, and eat what they did not sow, like oxen in the stall. They grow and spread,...
Title
Celtic Tales Told to the Children: The Starry-Eyed Deirdre
Author
Louey Chisholm
Illustrator
Catherine Cameron
Category
Traditional and ICDL
Copyright Date
1910
Estimate of age level of interest
Adult
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| Author | Charles John Tibbits |
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Zen was uniquely suited to the Samurai of Japan. The high moral principles of Buddhism, when adopted and adapted by the Japanese warriors who became the Samurai, created an austere philosophy of singular beauty and depth. Its characteristic requirements of strict control over body and mind was exemplified...
The Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella. In this volume are:...
Karen Whiddon spun fanciful tales for her younger brothers as early as the age of eleven. Growing up in the Catskill Mountains of New York, then the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, she found enough magic in the rugged peaks to keep her imagination fueled for years.
Now making her home in North Texas,...
1.5 Stars
english review:
As it says in the description of "Waiting at Eros": blush: (love scenes are not graphic) This is a suggestive romance. Okay, the love scenes are indeed not described in a graphic way, because there are absolutely no love scenes in this story! Unfortunately...
Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
| Author | Unknown |
| ISBN | 0553213474 |
Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient...
This literary interlude takes place in Derbyshire, England in the spring of 1816. Andrew Devon, future Earl of Carlisle travels to the estate of Sir Thomas Foley to make good on a promise to his father. Andrew, a veteran of both the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo, has recently sold his commission...
The Indie Eclective: The Halloween Collection
The Indie Eclective: What is it, who are they, and why can they spell neither “eclectic” nor “collective” correctly? The Indie Eclective is an ensemble of authors operating under the assumption that Readers like Good Books. The Halloween Collection showcases spooky reads from nine very...
Sophie Huntsman’s crush on gorgeous Jake Muscat began when she was a frizzy-haired and flat- chested little twerp. She’s all woman now, and determined to fulfill her fantasy, even if it means following Jake’s rules. Jake’s always been a lone wolf, the type of guy who will never commit, but Sophie...
| Author | Jade Lee |
| ISBN | 0843953934 |
Englishwoman Lydia Smith sailed to the Orient seeking her fiancé. She found treachery instead. In seedy Shanghai, she was drugged, sold, made a slave to a dark-eyed dragon of a man. But while her captor purchased her body, was that what he truly sought? He demanded not her virginity but her yin—the...
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation
Great research
- Quote: "There was a time in which there existed nothing but darkness and an abyss of waters, wherein resided most hideous beings, which were produced on a two-fold principle. There appeared men, some of whom were furnished with two wings, others with four, and with two faces....
Masters of Love and War - Passionate in Both
If you like Hot Men and Hotter Women Kicking Up a Storm - you'll love the Grandmasters.
Sex, violence, and ridding the world of evil? What's not to like?
Struck by Thunder
Lei is determined to be the first woman Kung Fu master...
In the summer of 2068, New Yorker Martin Jacob had a sweet life ahead of him. He had recently graduated from NYU. He spent most of his time with his artist girlfriend, who had a wonderful apartment in Harlem. And in September, he was to begin his career as a History teacher for a private school in Connecticut....
With talking foxes and golden owls, with paths that lead into the land the dead and others into faerie, with battles raging down Fifth Avenue and impossible labyrinths hidden in the depths of New York City, Throne is as much a tale of wonder and dread as it is of the trials of the heart.
Maribel thought...
| Author | Geri Scazzero |
| ISBN | 0310326044 |
Geri Scazzero knew there was something desperately wrong with how they were doing their life and ministry. She finally told her husband, 'I quit,' and left the thriving church he pastored, beginning a journey that transformed her, her marriage, and her church. Geri quit being afraid of what others...
Ava Valentine is a time-traveling bounty hunter from the distant future. She's chased her fugitive back to present-day New York City, where she anticipates an uneventful capture even though she's a little on edge because she's meeting a new contact.
Dexter Stone is a mysterious soldier of...
| Author | Claudia Dain |
| ISBN | 0843948582 |
Book two in a 6 book series.
England. Winter 1155.
Cathryn and Greneforde are as one; to possess the woman is to possess the land. William, a knight under King Henry, has been gifted Greneforde Tower as a reward for his service to the king. Greneforde, and Cathryn, are now William's....
| Author | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro |
Rome is crumbling. The child-emperor, Heliogabalus, diverts the Roman populace with parties, circuses, and celebrations, while his mother and grandmother jockey for power behind the scenes. The government is riddled with scandal and no business is conducted without bribes which grow ever larger....
