The Book Company: New Products - Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:34:53 +0000

This book explores the theological significance of horror elements in the works of Hesiod and in the Homeric Hymns for the characters within these poems, the mortal audience consuming them, and the poet responsible for mythopoesis.

Price: $64.99

Keshava (A Magnificent Obsession)

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:15:27 +0000

Everyone associated with Sri Krishna believes that their relationship with the deity is unique, which explains why every gopika felt that the Lord was dancing with her at the Maharaas. That is Sri Krishna’ s magic and also his power that he becomes the centre of their existence. He ..

Price: $9.99

Japanese Myths Illustrated (Spirits and Creatures of Folklore)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:29:44 +0000

Illustrated with over 130 photographs and artworks, Japanese Myths Illustrated is beautiful gift edition in traditional Chinese-style binding, describing everything from the kami holy spirits venerated in Shinto religion to the divine origins of the Japanese imperial family.

Price: $40.00

Dark Tales from Japan (Japanese Horror Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, and the Supernatural)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:08:57 +0000

Explore the uncanny world of Japan with these chilling tales! Horror meets folklore in this all-new, haunting volume with 30 stories inspired by Japanese folktales as told by award-winning horror writer and host of the Uncanny Japan podcast, Thersa Matsuura.

Explore the storie..

Price: $18.00

Paths in the Snow (A Literary Journey Through C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:12:06 +0000

Step beyond the wardrobe—discover the stories behind Narnia.

"A real delight, and full of illumination." —Rowan Williams, author, The Lion's World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia

"Crammed with beguiling, often surprising, insights.”— Brian Sibley, bestsel..

Price: $19.95

Goddesses and Heroines: A Greek Mythology Coloring Book

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:48:45 +0000

A beautiful coloring book full of scenes from Greek Mythology, from author Caroline Lawrence and illustrator Flora Kirk.

Discover more than 50 beautiful mythological artworks to color in, from the brilliant mind of artist Flora Kirk (@flaroh), accompanied by wor..
Price: $14.99

River Fiction of India (Intersectional Flows of Narratives, Geographies, and Histories)

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:53:21 +0000

This book establishes river fiction as an identifiable genre-fiction. It argues that rivers and riverbeds — through myths and legends, ecological and environmental concerns, geographical and historical realities, politics and economics around them — can provide an underlying framework to unders..
Price: $64.99

Handbuch zu den „Kinder- und Hausmärchen“ der Brüder Grimm (Entstehung - Wirkung - Interpretation) (German Edition)

Wed, 20 May 2026 01:48:48 +0000

Forschungen über die Beiträger der „Kinder- und Hausmärchen“ sowie nunmehr öffentlich zugängliche Verlagskorrespondenzen erbrachten neue Erkenntnisse über die Geschichte der Märchensammlung und machten eine grundlegend überarbeitete und aktualisierte Fassung des Standardwerks zu den „Kinder- un..
Price: $38.99

Children into Swans (Fairy Tales and the Pagan Imagination)

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:55:46 +0000

Fairy tales are alive with the supernatural - elves, dwarfs, fairies, giants, and trolls, as well as witches with magic wands and sorcerers who cast spells and enchantments. Children into Swans examines these motifs in a range of ancient stories.

Moving from the rich period of nin..
Price: $39.95

The Productions of Time (A Study of the Human Imagination)

Fri, 01 May 2026 23:07:55 +0000

Myth criticism flourished in the mid-twentieth century under the powerful influence of Canadian thinker Northrop Frye. It asserted the need to identify common, unifying patterns in literature, arts, and religion. Although it was eclipsed by postmodern theories that asserted difference and confl..
Price: $85.00