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
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
Era
Hyde Nugent
1827
Jack and the bean stalk
1880
Jack and the bean-stalk
1820
James Forbes
1824
Jessy, or, The rose of Donald's cottage
1818
Justina, or, Religion pure and undefiled
1823
Kachi-Kachi Mountain
1886
Kobutori
1888
Kryptadia
1883
Legends and records
Charles B. Tayler
1858
Little Estella
1860
Little Red Riding Hood
1890
Little Red Riding Hood
1880
Little Red Riding Hood
1870
Little Red Riding-hood
1873
Mahabharata for children
Raghaveshananda Swami
1991
Momotaro
1800
Momotaro
1895
Mother Goose's fairy tales ...
1817
Mythic images and shamanism : a perspective on Kalevala poetry
Anna-Leena Siikala
2002
Mythology; or, A history of the heathen gods and goddesses, demi-gods, and other fabulous ancient deities, affording a moral and comprehensive detail of the different imaginary attributes and idolatrous ceremonies of the pagan world
1818
Natural history of animals
1800
No enthusiasm
1822
Olivia, or, The orphan
1820