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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 334 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.23 — 219,678 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 330 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 226,142 ratings — published 2017
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Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 — 128,852 ratings — published -560
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Norse Mythology Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 339,498 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 157 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.35 — 108,975 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 137 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.49 — 86,807 ratings — published 2019
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Uprooted Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 258,361 ratings — published 2015
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,855 ratings — published 1888
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American Gods American Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 130 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 981,977 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 — 147,198 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 108 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.97 — 189,556 ratings — published 2023
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Thistlefoot Thistlefoot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.94 — 23,469 ratings — published 2022
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The Complete Fairy Tales The Complete Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.29 — 108,276 ratings — published 1850
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The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.03 — 80,611 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 — 26,314 ratings — published 1975
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,295,666 ratings — published 2018
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.50 — 339,743 ratings — published 1000
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Italian Folktales Italian Folktales (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,676 ratings — published 1956
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Deathless Deathless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 22,593 ratings — published 2011
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Russian Fairy Tales Russian Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,661 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 89 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.13 — 129,954 ratings — published 2013
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,309 ratings — published 1893
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 86 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.32 — 53,388 ratings — published 2009
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The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics) The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 85 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,467 ratings — published 1400
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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 — 18,484 ratings — published 1989
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The Mitten The Mitten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.28 — 94,020 ratings — published 1989
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Gods of Jade and Shadow Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.88 — 75,385 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 7,297 ratings — published 1973
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.11 — 91,845 ratings — published 1992
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,585 ratings — published 1911
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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 — 5,383 ratings — published 1984
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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 73 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,621 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 44,378 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 — 20,943 ratings — published 1987
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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,937 ratings — published 1904
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The Skull The Skull (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.19 — 12,190 ratings — published 2023
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.09 — 90,581 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 70 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,232 ratings — published 2018
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The Kalevala The Kalevala (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,973 ratings — published 1835
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The Golden Bough The Golden Bough (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,641 ratings — published 1890
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.26 — 53,272 ratings — published 1988
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.91 — 63,644 ratings — published 1979
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Perrault's Fairy Tales Perrault's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.10 — 15,088 ratings — published 1697
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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 64 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,765 ratings — published 2014
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.06 — 71,613 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 — 24,375 ratings — published 2009
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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 63 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,218 ratings — published 1975
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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 61 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,402 ratings — published 2016
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as folklore)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,893,815 ratings — published 2011
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Flower and Plant lore
97 books — 11 voters
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The Wild Hunt
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Yangsze Choo
“Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of this really works. But the mind can certainly affect the body.”
Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

Ian Rankin
“Witches never existed, except in people’s minds. All there was in the olden days was women and some men who believed in herbal cures and in folklore and in the wish to fly. Witches? We’re all witches in one way or another. Witches was the invention of mankind, son. We’re all witches beneath the skin.”
Ian Rankin, The Flood

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