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BEDSIDE COMPANION TO FOLKLORE AND MAGIC

Step into a world of enchantment with this captivating collection of prose and poetry  fact and
fiction on myth and magic  folklore and faery. Bedside Companion to Folklore and Magic contains
a rich selection of prose and poetry  fiction and fact  with one entry to read every night of
the year. Within the pages of this beautifully designed volume you'll encounter dancing fairies
ferocious dragons  trickster gods  witches and wizards  enchanted islands  shape-shifting
animals  and magic spells. Fantastical delights to peruse include: ¿ Tales from global
folklore: Anansi the spider  Little Tieke the Dancing Thief from Maori legend  and Louise
Erdrich's accounts of North American Ojibwe tradition. ¿ Fiction ranging from classic fairy
tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to exciting modern fantasy such as
Marlon James's Black Leopard  Red Wolf   and poetry including Christina Rosetti's peerless
Goblin Market . ¿ The very best of magical children's literature: excerpts from The Lion  The
Witch and The Wardrobe   Peter Pan   His Dark Materials and  more recently  Katherine Rundell's
Impossible Creatures . ¿ Non-fiction sources: extracts from 18th-century grimoires containing
bloodthirsty revenge spells  lively accounts of enduring folk wisdom  and classic
anthropological texts such as James George Fraser's The Golden Bough . If you're in need of an
escape into otherworldly realms  keep this book by your bedside and end every day with a
fascinating flight of fantasy.

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