Tradition 34 of 35
Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends
Mythic systems, traditional folklore, sacred and supernatural legends, fairy tales, and documented folk beliefs that preserve or contextualize magical, spiritual, anomalous, and otherworldly traditions.
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- Books
- 20,091
- Earliest
- 1000
- to 2026
- Read free
- 72%
- 14,383 with public full text
- With covers
- 72%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match17,236
- Metadata match585
- Query match2,265
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
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Key subjects
- Folklore3.6K
- Legends2.1K
- Fairy tales1.8K
- Tales1.5K
- Fiction1.4K
- History1.1K
- Mythology840
- Early works to 1800760
- Poetry694
- Juvenile fiction684
- Translations into English635
- Social life and customs617
- History and criticism530
- Drama509
- Juvenile literature491
- Religion485
- Greek Mythology475
- Superstition473
- Classical Mythology437
- Short Stories350
- Indians of North America341
- Children's stories334
- Horror tales293
- Biography292
Top languages
- English8,343 · 42%
- German4,162 · 21%
- French1,648 · 8%
- Latin836 · 4%
- NOT738 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- ca. v6. Jh Aesopus135 books
- Hans Christian Andersen102 in this tradition103 books
- Andrew Lang70 in this tradition83 books
- Charles Perrault66 in this tradition76 books
- Nathaniel Hawthorne64 in this tradition74 books
- ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus58 books
- Euripides56 in this tradition59 books
- Jacob Grimm55 books
- Benjamin Blake52 books
- Edgar Allan Poe51 in this tradition63 books
- Jean de La Fontaine50 in this tradition56 books
- Wilhelm Grimm50 in this tradition53 books
20,091 books
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Tord of Hafsborough, and Other Ballads
George Borrow, Thomas James Wise
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Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations
John Francis Arundell Arundell of Wardour
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Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series
William Bottrell
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Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
John Roby
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Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
John Roby
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Traditions of the Arikara
George George Amos Dorsey
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Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1
James Athearn Jones
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Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2
James Athearn Jones
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Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3
James Athearn Jones
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Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore
Fay-Cooper Cole
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Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore
Charles Hardwick
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Tragic Romances
William Sharp
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Trail Tales
James David Gillilan
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Trail-Tales of Western Canada
Frank Alfred Robinson, Ralph Connor
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Trails Through Western Woods
Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
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Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3): Tales by Musæus, Tieck, Richter
Thomas Carlyle, Jean Paul, Johann Karl August Musäus, Ludwig Tieck
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Transylvanian Superstitions
Emily Gerard
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Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine)
Karl May, James D Schoonover
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Travels into Turkey
Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, Pierre Bayle
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True Irish Ghost Stories
St. John St. John Drelincourt Seymour, Harry Neligan
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True Stories about Dogs and Cats
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen
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True Stories of the Great War, Volume 1 (of 6)
Francis Trevelyan Miller
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True Stories of the Great War, Volume 2 (of 6)
Francis Trevelyan Miller
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True Stories of the Great War, Volume 3 (of 6)
Francis Trevelyan Miller
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