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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The Battle of the frogs, at Windham, 1758
William L. Weaver, William William Lawton Weaver
1857
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The Metamorphosis of Sona: With a Glossary, Descriptive of the Mythology of the Sastras
John Dudley
1810
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The Norfolk garland
John jr Glyde
1872
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The Pantheon, or, Fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c
Samuel Boyse, William Cooke
1787
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The book of nursery rhymes, tales and fables. ..
Lawrence Lovechild
1847
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The freed spirit, or, Glimpses beyond the border
Mary Kyle Dallas, Harry Houdini Collection DLC
1894
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The history of the heavens, considered according to the notions of the poets and philosophers, compared with the doctrines of Moses
Noël Antoine Pluche
1740
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The monastery of Petschenga
Jens Andreas Friis, Hill Repp
1896
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The myths of the Rhine
Xavier M, Gustave Doré, Maximilian Schele de Vere
1875
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Undine; or, The water-spirit
Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué, Duke University. Library. Jantz Collection. German Americana, La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de
1856
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Zoological sketches
Felix Leopold Oswald
1883
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A book of fairy tales
Sabine Baring-Gould
1894
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A description of the part of Devonshire bordering on the Tamar and the Tavy
Anna Eliza Bray, Mrs. Bray
1836
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Birch bark legends of Niagara, founded on traditions among the Iroquois
Owahyah
1884
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Chrestomatie română =
Moses Gaster
1891French
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Erzählungen aus altdeutschen Handschriften
Adelbert von Keller, Adelbert von 1812-1883 Herausgeber Keller
1855German
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Euripidou Hippolytos
Euripides, George Retaller, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Lodewijk Caspar Valckenaer
1823
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Fabliaux ou contes du XIIe et du XIIIe siècle
Legrand cit, Maire de France, Partonopeus de Blois, George Ellis, Gregory Lewis Way
1779French
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Fairy tales
Skimble Skamble
1869
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Genealogia antiqua
William Berry
1816
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Halimah
Octavius Nash Ogden
1891
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Italian legends and sketches
Jeremiah Williams Cummings
1858
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Legends of the wars in Ireland
Robert Dwyer Joyce
1868
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Life on the Lakes
Chandler Robbins Gilman
1836