{"product_id":"bedside-companion-to-folklore-and-magic","title":"Bedside Companion to Folklore and Magic edited by Jane McMorland Hunter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep into a world of enchantment with this captivating collection of prose and poetry, fact and fiction on myth and magic, folklore and faery. Bedside Companion to Folklore and Magic contains a rich selection of prose and poetry, fiction and fact, with one entry to read every night of the year. Within the pages of this beautifully designed volume you’ll encounter dancing fairies, ferocious dragons, trickster gods, witches and wizards, enchanted islands, shape-shifting animals, and magic spells.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eFantastical delights to peruse include:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cul\u003e\r\u003cli\u003eTales from global folklore: Anansi the spider, Little Tieke the Dancing Thief from Maori legend, and Louise Erdrich’s accounts of North American Ojibwe tradition. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003cli\u003eFiction ranging from classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to exciting modern fantasy such as Marlon James’s Black Leopard, Red Wolf, and poetry including Christina Rosetti’s peerless GoblinMarket. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003cli\u003eThe very best of magical children’s literature: excerpts from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Peter Pan, His Dark Materials and, more recently, Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003cli\u003eNon-fiction sources: extracts from 18th-century grimoires containing bloodthirsty revenge spells, lively accounts of enduring folk wisdom, and classic anthropological texts such as James George Fraser’s The Golden Bough. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eIf you’re in need of an escape into otherworldly realms, keep this book by your bedside and end every day with a fascinating flight of fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Earthful Store","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":56177638768966,"sku":"BK_BCFM_1001","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/4735\/0342\/files\/bcf1.jpg?v=1773488872","url":"https:\/\/earthful.co.uk\/products\/bedside-companion-to-folklore-and-magic","provider":"Earthful Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}