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  • Gender Swapped Greek Myths

    by Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett ...
    'Thought-provoking and charmingly rendered.' GuardianImagine a world where seductive male sirens lure brave heroines to their death, where Icara and her mother fly too close to the sun, and where beautiful men are forced to wed underworld queens...For thousands of years, Greek myths have been told and retold. In these stories, brutality and bravery are reserved for men, while women are wicked ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Gender Swapped Fairy Tales

    by Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett ...
    Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you've read before . . .Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside.People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Gender Swapped Greek Myths

    by Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett ...
    Narrated by Karrie Fransman, Emma Swan, Kenton Thomas ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 20 min

    'Thought-provoking and charmingly rendered.' GuardianImagine a world where seductive male sirens lure brave heroines to their death, where Icara and her mother fly too close to the sun, and where beautiful men are forced to wed underworld queens...For thousands of years, Greek myths have been told and retold. In these stories, brutality and bravery are reserved for men, while women are wicked ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Gender Swapped Fairy Tales

    by Karrie Fransman, Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett, Jonathan Plackett ...
    Narrated by Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett, Adjoa Andoh, Roger Allam ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 47 min

    People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Grimm's Fairy Stories,

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    by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm ...
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    Once upon a time, two brothers wished to preserve their German folklore in a collection of tales that they believed had been handed down for generations. When they began in 1812 they had just 86 stories that rather harshly reflected the difficult life of European peasantry. Subsequent editions would grow to hold over 200 tales. As time passed, the Brothers Grimm found that their collection of ... Read more

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    In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the importance of the poem to his writing, noting that 'there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed ... Read more

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  • Beauty and the Beast and Other Tales

    by Charles Perrault ...
    Series series Children's Classics
    In "Beauty and the Beast and Other Tales," Charles Perrault weaves a magical tapestry of stories that explore themes of bravery, transformation, and love's redemptive power. From the iconic story of Beauty, whose kindness transforms the Beast into a prince, to tales filled with cunning cats and sinister wolves, Perrault's collection spans the spectrum of human emotion and imagination. These tales, ... Read more

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  • Beauty's Daughter

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    The bestselling author of the Young Royals books "delves into Greek mythology with a retelling of the Trojan War from the point of view of Hermione" ( Booklist).What is it like to be the daughter of the most beautiful woman in the world?Hermione knows . . . her mother is Helen of Troy, the famed beauty of Greek myth. Helen is not only beautiful but also impulsive, and when she falls in love with ... Read more

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  • The Charge of the Goddess - The Poetry of Doreen Valiente

    by Doreen Valiente ...
    Doreen Valiente, known as the Mother of Modern Witchcraft, is an acclaimed author of books about folklore, Paganism and Witchcraft. Her work with Gerald Gardner editing and rewriting his Book Of Shadows has made her largely responsible for Britain's "Old Religion", often called "Wicca", becoming the modern world's fastest growing religion. Although the Book Of Shadows owes much to Doreen Valiente ... Read more

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  • The Siege and Fall of Troy

    For Young Readers

    by Robert Graves ...
    The author of I, Claudius reimagines the Trojan War for the young reader. "The writing is clear, straightforward, and, in places, poetic" ( Kirkus Reviews).The Iliad has it all: war, corruption, greed, power, and the passions of both gods and men. In this detailed retelling, Robert Graves draws the major characters of this timeless classic in broad, gritty strokes, making Agamemnon, Paris, ... Read more

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  • The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist

    Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist

    by Pook Press ...
    In celebration of Arthur Rackham’s 150th birthday, this volume features 150 of the Golden Age Illustrator’s most beautiful works.This gorgeous collection showcases a breadth of enchanting images from pioneering illustrator, Arthur Rackham. Featuring artwork from treasured classics such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and Undine, as well as his wondrous 1905 edition of Rip Van ... Read more

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