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IN THE MIDDLE AGES, a remarkable tomb was carved to cover the bones of an English hero. For centuries, tales spread about dragons, giants and devils. How and why this happened is the subject of this book.Do you wonder where dragons once lurked and wh…

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.When Paris falls in love with legendary beauty Helen of Troy, the devastating effects of their affair on their families and fellow citizens are unimaginable. Bat…

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This is the story of a girl who lived but was not alive…Carrie Anne is desperately unhappy. Tangled in a web of abuse, she seeks solace in the cemetery that backs onto her garden. But something creeps between the gravestones. Carrie Anne is not alone…

‘A must-read modern fairytale!’ Lisa Dickenson on Perfect MatchSurely fairy tales don’t happen in real life?After being jilted at the altar, high-flying journalist Sam doesn’t believe in love any more – and she certainly doesn’t believe in fairy tale…

Почему горские евреи читают Тору «по-йеменски»? Как по музыке видно, что они пришли на Кавказ из Ирана? Почему у горских евреев с татами-мусульманами общий язык, но ни одной общей песни? Как музыка Дагестана влияет на звуковой ландшафт современного И…

Почему сторож синагоги Бердичева накануне субботы начистил невероятной красоты люстру и повесился на ней? В новом эпизоде подкаста Radio Eshkolot актриса Юлия Ауг читает хасидский рассказ об иссушающем огне, леденящей воде, щедрых графах, столетних с…

Пословиц и поговорок о море, моряках и флотской службе, без всякого преувеличения, море. В изумительных и по содержанию и по форме творениях народного гения отражены буквально все стороны морской деятельности и жизни человека, его взаимоотношений с п…

«Рыбак рыбака видит издалека» – это самая известная и популярная пословица о любителях рыбной ловли. Главный смысл её в том, что во всем мире русский рыбак поймет без переводчика японского собрата, англичанин – якута, стоит им только обратиться к люб…

This is a story about courage, respect, friendship, a fairy tale for young and old that will give a little joy and amazement in its simplicity to all. This is the story of a dragon, or rather a little dragon: the little cloud dragon. A little dragon …

St. Nicholas: A man who has the power to manipulate dreams by travelling in the dreamlike dimension. The story of his heroic adventures and how fate will give him the nickname of Santa Claus. ”Year 336 A.D. and Constantinople is the capital of the Ro…

Друзья, полюбившаяся стоумая староста Павлина Куприяновна, к которой стремились многие за советом, появляется в былицах с приключениями да размышлениями. Но перед вами самое-самое начало. Первая жемчужина в красивом ожерелье женской мудрости и терпен…

‘A fairy-tale romance to warm even the coldest of hearts.’ Chloe’s Chick Lit ReviewsThe Princess Diaries meets Sex and the City in this fun and flirty contemporary romance will make your heart sore!Teresa Adler is the ultimate Ice Princess, with a he…

The Princess Diaries meets Sex and the City in this fun and flirty contemporary romance will make your heart sore!What happens in Vegas…Waking up to the bright lights of Vegas in an unfamiliar penthouse suite, cocktail waitress Phoenix Montgomery fin…

The Princess Diaries meets Sex and the City in this fun and flirty contemporary romance will make your heart sore!Turquoise blue waters. Sandy white beaches. Mojitos…Film location scout Kenzie Cole has found herself in paradise. And working in the Ca…

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘This was the slaying of the Minotaur, which put an end forever to the shameful tribute of seven youths and seven maidens which was exacted from the Athenians ev…

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘It doesn’t matter if you’re born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan’s egg!’ (from ‘The Ugly Duckling’)This collection brings together some of Hans …

What once was curious is now dead.Shortly after her thirteenth birthday, unhappy orphan Alice takes a tumble – off a bridge, and into the Thames. But it seems that her misfortune has only just begun. Because where once was a Wonderland, is now a fest…

Once upon a nightmare…Long ago, in a land where imagination meets the darkest nightmares, they built the asylum. Surrounded by a forest of thorns, it holds the most twisted minds in the fairy tale kingdom: a terrible collection of evil creatures and …

Born in 1960, Olivier Aymar has a PhD in history, specialising in the history of the Kurds and Zazas. In this book, he presents eight traditional folk tales of kindness, goodness, courage, compassion and other such qualities. Eight short initiatory s…