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Celtic mythology and religion, with chapters upon Druid circles and Celtic burial Alexander Macbain · 1885 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Challenging xviii, 252 pages : 22 cm Shares: Celts, Celtic Mythology

The seasons James Thomson · 1771 · 203p · ≈ 6h · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Fore-edge painting, Early works to 1800, Poetry

The magic arts in Celtic Britain Lewis Spence · 1938 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Challenging With a foreword by Iain Sinclair. London is an ancient city, whose foundation dates back literally thousands of years into the legendary prehistory of these islands. Not surprisingly it has accumulated a large number of stories, both historic and mythical, during this period, many of which, though faithfully recorded at the time, have lain almost forgotten in dusty libraries throughout the city.… Shares: Celts, Celtic Mythology, History

The Celtic dragon myth John Francis Campbell · 1911 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Challenging The Scottish folklorist J.F. Campbell pieced together the tale of the Celtic Dragon, an intricate oft-told story involving not just dragons but mermaids, giants, and sidhe (fairies). This story, or portions thereof, is found in many Indo-European folklore traditions, as far afield as India. Campbell includes not only his merged narrative, but original Gaelic texts for two of the episodes.… Shares: Celts, Celtic Mythology

Meditations and contemplations James Hervey · 1748 · ★ 4.8 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Demanding Shares: Fore-edge painting, Early works to 1800, Poetry

The fairy-faith in Celtic countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz · 1911 · 524p · ≈ 17h · Challenging In "The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries," W. Y. Evans-Wentz presents an insightful exploration of Celtic folklore, focusing on the pervasive belief in fairies and supernatural beings across various Gaelic regions. Drawing from a wealth of firsthand accounts, ethnographic research, and field studies, Evans-Wentz meticulously analyzes the cultural significance of fairy mythology within the Celtic… Shares: Celts, Celtic Mythology

Myths and symbols in pagan Europe Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson · 1988 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Most people know of Valhalla, the World-Tree and the gods of Norse mythology, or of the strange hunts and voyages of the ancient Irish tales. Yet few people realise the significance of the similarities and contrasts between the religions of the pre-Christian people of north-western Europe. The Celts and Germans and Scandinavians had much in common in their religious practices and beliefs....… Shares: Celts, Celtic Mythology

The Celtic and Scandinavian religions John Arnott MacCulloch · 1948 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The author compares Celtic mythology and religion with the beliefs of early Scandinavian society. Vikings and Norsemen who raided British shores ruled parts of Britain for centuries. The religion of the Scandinavians was the same as the religious beliefs and practices of their fellow Teutonic and Germanic tribes, and their chief deities and religious rituals were like those of Teutonic people… Shares: Celts, Celtic Mythology

Marmion Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Challenging It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he took Mr. Morritt of Rokeby to see the little dwelling, telling him that, though not worth looking at, ‘it was our first house when newly married, and many a contrivance it had to… Shares: Poetry, History

The prelude William Wordsworth · 1850 · ★ 3.9 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Selected sonnets and poems with bibliography and chronology of the life of Wordsworth. Shares: Authorship, Poetry, History

Av Norges indre historie Olav Stokland · 1969 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Celtic Mythology, History

Historia regum Britanniae Geoffrey of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph · 1585 · ★ 5.0 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae is a sweeping Latin prose chronicle that fashions Britain's past from its Trojan founder Brutus to the seventh-century decline of native rule. Blending annalistic history, classical epic memory, biblical patterning, and Celtic legendary material, it gives enduring literary form to King Lear, Merlin's prophecies, and above all Arthur's imperial… Shares: Celts, Early works to 1800, History

Lalla Rookh Thomas Moore · 1800 · ★ 3.5 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Lalla Rookh is an Oriental romance by Thomas Moore, published in 1817. The title is taken from the name of the heroine, the daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The work consists of four narrative poems with a connecting tale in prose. Wikipedia Shares: Fore-edge painting, Poetry

Les contemplations Victor Hugo · 1856 · ★ 4.0 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Les Contemplations est un recueil de poésie de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus anciens de ce recueil datent de 1830. Les Contemplations est un recueil du souvenir, de l’amour, de la joie mais aussi de la mort, du deuil et même d'une certaine foi mystique. Le… Shares: Poetry

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Charlotte Brontë · 1846 · ★ 3.9 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters,  Charlotte,  Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in poetry), and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Brontë sisters adopted androgynous first names. All three retained the… Shares: Poetry

The Complete Poetical Works Edgar Allan Poe · 1849 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The eerie tales of Edgar Allan Poe remain among the most brilliant, enduring, and influencial works in American literature. But Poe is also the author of some of the most haunting poetry ever written–poems of love, death and loneliness that have lost none of their power to enthrall in this unique Signet Classic edition. Shares: Poetry

Arcadia Sir Philip Sidney · 1598 · ★ 3.7 · 561p · ≈ 18h · Demanding Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of wandering princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all… Shares: Early works to 1800, Poetry

Histoire de Charles XII Voltaire · 1731 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Extrait : "La Suède et la Finlande composent un royaume large d'environ deux cents de nos lieues, et long de trois cents. Il s'étend du midi au nord depuis le cinquante-cinquième degré; ou à peu près, jusqu'au soixante et dixième, sous un climat rigoureux, qui n'a presque ni printemps ni automne."À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de… Shares: Early works to 1800, History

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