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.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- 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
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
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
Von Drachen, Yetis und Vampiren
Harald Gebhardt, Mario Ludwig, Monika Rössiger, Claus-Peter Lieckfeld
2004German
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A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Maxfield Parrish
Date unknown
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Perez the Mouse
Luis Coloma, George Howard Vyse, Lady Moreton
Date unknown
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Prince Prigio
Andrew Lang, Gordon Browne
Date unknown
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Holiday House: A Series of Tales
Catherine Sinclair
Date unknown
- Read free
Rewards and Fairies
Rudyard Kipling, Frank Craig
Date unknown
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Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children
Arthur Bowie Chrisman, Else Hasselriis
Date unknown
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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum
Date unknown
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Cautionary Tales for Children
Hilaire Belloc, Basil Temple Blackwood
Date unknown
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Further Adventures of Lad
Albert Payson Terhune
Date unknown
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The Popular Story of Blue Beard
Anonymous, Charles Perrault
Date unknown
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Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Unknown
Date unknown
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The Master Key
L. Frank Baum, Fanny Y Cory
Date unknown
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A Kidnapped Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum
Date unknown
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi, Carol Della Chiesa
Date unknown
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The Popular Story of Blue Beard
Charles Perrault, John H. Hall
Date unknown
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Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet
Carlo Collodi, Alice Carsey
Date unknown
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The Gorgon's Head
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date unknown
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The Paradise of Children
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date unknown
Lemons
Melissa Savage
2017
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The Little Lame Prince
Margaret Waters, Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, Hugo von Hofsten
Date unknown
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The cock, the mouse, and the little red hen
Félicité Lefèvre, Tony Sarg
Date unknown
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Aladdin und die Wunderlampe
Ludwig Fulda
Date unknownGerman
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Alaeddin und die Wunderlampe
Curt Moreck, Ferdinand Staeger
Date unknownGerman