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
- Read free
Credulities Past and Present: Including the Sea and Seamen, Miners, Amulets and Talismans, Rings ..
William Jones, William F. S. A Jones
1880
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Das Märchen in den Göttersagen der Edda
Friedrich von der Leyen
1899German
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Fairy legends of the French provinces
Martha Ward Carey
1887
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Grimm's goblins
George Cruikshank, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Edgar Taylor
1867
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Les fables égyptiennes et grecques dévoilées & réduites au même principe
Antoine-Joseph Pernety
1758French
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Rheinlands sagen, geschichten und legenden
Alfred von Reumont
1837German
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The floating prince, and other fairy tales
Frank Richard Stockton
1881
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Thierorakel und orakelthiere in alter und neuer zeit
Ludwig Hopf
1888German
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Venusmärchen
Edna Fern
1899German
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Affinités de quelques légendes américaines avec celles de l'Ancien monde
Charencey, Charles Félix Hyacinthe Gouhier comte de, Charles Félix Hyacinthe Gouhier Charencey
1868French
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C. Ivlii Hygini, Avgvsti liberti, Fabvlarvm liber ...
C. Julius Hyginus, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Mythographus Hyginus
1570Latin
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Götternamen
Hermann Usener
1896German
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Studien zur semitischen Religionsgeschichte
Wolf Wilhelm Graf von Baudissin, Wolf Wilhelm Baudissin
1876German
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Altnordischer Sagenschatz in neun Büchern
Ernst Moritz Ludwig Ettmüller, Ettmüller, Ludwig
1870German
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Fables and folk stories
Horace Elisha Scudder
1890
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Geschichte des Heidenthums im nördlichen Europa
Franz Joseph Mone
1822German
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Princess Splendor
E. Rothesay Miller
1889
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Circulaire au clergé du diocèse de Montréal sur la lettre pastorale concernant les tables tournantes
Église catholique. Diocèse de Montréal. Évêque
1853French
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Crackers for Christmas
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen Lord Brabourne, Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen Brabourne
1874
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Dictionnaire de la fable
François Noel, Noël, Fr., François Joseph Michel Noël
1801French
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Folk-lore
Th. de comte Puymaigre, Th. de Puymaigre
1885French
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Kakerlak, oder, Geschichte eines Rosenkreuzers aus dem vorigen Jahrhunderte
Johann Karl Wezel, J Michau, Johann Carl Wezel
1784German
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Notes on folk-tales
William Ralston Shedden Ralston
1878
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The works of Thomas M'Crie, D.D.
Thomas M'Crie
1855