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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 338 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 — 220,150 ratings — published 1812
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The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 337 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 227,553 ratings — published 2017
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Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 — 129,097 ratings — published -560
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Norse Mythology Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 189 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 340,582 ratings — published 2017
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The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2) The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 161 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 — 109,614 ratings — published 2017
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The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3) The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 138 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.49 — 87,321 ratings — published 2019
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Uprooted Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 259,986 ratings — published 2015
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,888 ratings — published 1888
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 131 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 984,574 ratings — published 2001
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Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2) Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 122 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.40 — 556 ratings — published 2018
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Spinning Silver Spinning Silver (ebook)
by (shelved 112 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.18 — 148,340 ratings — published 2018
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by (shelved 111 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.97 — 196,626 ratings — published 2023
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Thistlefoot Thistlefoot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.94 — 23,797 ratings — published 2022
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The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.03 — 80,803 ratings — published 800
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 — 26,326 ratings — published 1975
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The Complete Fairy Tales The Complete Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.29 — 108,348 ratings — published 1850
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,311,633 ratings — published 2018
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.50 — 341,977 ratings — published 1000
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Italian Folktales Italian Folktales (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,694 ratings — published 1956
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Deathless Deathless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 22,679 ratings — published 2011
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Russian Fairy Tales Russian Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,670 ratings — published 1855
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 90 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 — 130,358 ratings — published 2013
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,327 ratings — published 1893
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The Mabinogion The Mabinogion (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,519 ratings — published 1400
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.32 — 53,653 ratings — published 2009
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Gods of Jade and Shadow Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.88 — 76,146 ratings — published 2019
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The Mitten The Mitten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.28 — 94,194 ratings — published 1989
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 — 18,506 ratings — published 1989
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.11 — 93,069 ratings — published 1992
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,307 ratings — published 1973
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,592 ratings — published 1911
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The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1) The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,686 ratings — published 2017
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American Indian Myths and Legends American Indian Myths and Legends (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,392 ratings — published 1984
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,567 ratings — published 1949
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 — 20,976 ratings — published 1987
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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,995 ratings — published 1904
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 92,133 ratings — published 2022
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 71 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,261 ratings — published 2018
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The Skull The Skull (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,965 ratings — published 2023
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.90 — 64,156 ratings — published 1979
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The Kalevala The Kalevala (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,000 ratings — published 1835
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The Golden Bough The Golden Bough (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,653 ratings — published 1890
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The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,801 ratings — published 2014
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Perrault's Fairy Tales Perrault's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 15,153 ratings — published 1697
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.26 — 53,413 ratings — published 1988
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 — 72,146 ratings — published 1981
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The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 — 24,394 ratings — published 2009
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Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,418 ratings — published 2016
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The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,248 ratings — published 1975
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,919,876 ratings — published 2011
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“So much of the world is still waiting — quietly, patiently — to be uncovered.

Chapter 13 - A World Of Wonder”
Samantha Gower, The Alopex Legacy: Mythological Mysteries - The Haunting of the Black Shuck

Colin Thubron
“Once, at the dreaming dawn of history -- before the world was categorized and regulated by mortal minds, before solid boundaries formed between the mortal world and any other -- fairies roamed freely among men, and the two races knew each other well. Yet the knowing was never straightforward, and the adventures that mortals and fairies had together were fraught with uncertainty, for fairies and humans were alien to each other.”
Colin Thubron, Fairies and Elves

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