PDF Books in Legends & Mythology
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
by Joseph BedierThe Romance of Tristan and Iseult is romantic tragedy tale originated from French Medieval poetry which narrates the romance of Cornish knight Tristan and he Irish princess Iseult. Influenced by the Arthurian romance characters Lancelot and Guinevere, this tale greatly influenced the Western Art & romance literarture and has been na..
Vikram and the Vampire
by Richard F. BurtonVikram and the Vampire is a famous legendary tale of indian origin written in Sanskrit and has been translated by the British writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. The theme of the story is the conversation between Vikram the King and Vetala the Vampire. Vikram promises a tantric that he would bring the Vetala to the Tantric. Vetala agrees to co..
The Coming of the Fairies
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Coming of the Fairies is a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. This book contains reproductions of the famous Cottingley photographs, and gives the whole of the evidence in connection with them. The diligent reader is in almost as good a position as I am to form a judgment upon the authenticity of the pictures. This nar..
Sundara Kanda Hanuman's Odysey
by BS MurthyIf Mahabharata's Bhagvad-Gita is taken as a philosophical guide, Ramayana's Sundara Kãnda is sought for spiritual solace; many believe that reading Sundara Kãnda or hearing it recited would remove all hurdles and usher in good tidings! Miracles apart, it's in the nature of Sundara Kãnda to inculcate fortitude and generate hope in one and all. After..
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
by Nathaniel HawthorneA Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851) is a children's book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in which he retells several Greek myths. It was followed by a sequel, Tanglewood Tales. The stories in A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling ..
Tanglewood Tales
by Nathaniel HawthorneTanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls (1853) is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children.Hawthorne wrote introduction, titled "The Wayside", referring to The Wayside in Concord, where he lived from 1852 until his death. In the int..
The Gorgon's Head
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe author has long been of opinion that many of the classical myths were capable of being rendered into very capital reading for children.In the little volume here offered to the public, he has worked up half a dozen of them, with this end in view. A great freedom of treatment was necessary to his plan; but it will be observed by every one who att..
The Three Golden Apples
by Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the exploits of Hercules. In search of three golden apples, Hercules encounters the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas. For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. From A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls...