One mother put her child to sleep and decided to go to the woods and fetch some strawberries. She found a magically beautiful bush with strawberries and just as she was going to gather some, she saw a venomous snake. The mother ran, the snake followed her. Eventually the poor frightened mother got to a hazel bush and hid herself there. Can the hazel branch save her? Will the snake give up waiting for so long? Find out in Brothers Grimm’s folktale "The Hazel Branch". Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

An in-depth investigation of traditional European folk medicine and the healing arts of witches • Explores the outlawed “alternative” medicine of witches suppressed by the state and the Church and how these plants can be used today • Reveals that female shamanic medicine can be found in cultures all over the world • Illustrated with color and black-and-white art reproductions dating back to the 16th century Witch medicine is wild medicine. It does more than make one healthy, it creates lust and knowledge, ecstasy and mythological insight. In Witchcraft Medicine the authors take the reader on a journey that examines the women who mix the potions and become the healers; the legacy of Hecate; the demonization of nature’s healing powers and sensuousness; the sorceress as shaman; and the plants associated with witches and devils. They explore important seasonal festivals and the plants associated with them, such as wolf’s claw and calendula as herbs of the solstice and alder as an herb of the time of the dead--Samhain or Halloween. They also look at the history of forbidden medicine from the Inquisition to current drug laws, with an eye toward how the sacred plants of our forebears can be used once again.

First published in 1930, Swallows and Amazons secured Arthur Ransome's reputation as one of the most influential children's authors of all time, yet prior to writing fiction he had had a turbulent career as a journalist and war correspondent in revolutionary Russia. In this refreshing account of Ransome's work, Alan Kennedy sets out to explain his enduring appeal, combining literary criticism with psychological expertise. Not only did Ransome apply a careful narrative theory to his works, his use of symbolism aligning them more with the modernist tradition than with the event-driven children's literature of contemporaries such as Richmal Crompton and Enid Blyton, but his novels are also more than usually autobiographical. This Kennedy ably demonstrates with reference to three particular challenges Ransome faced in a seriously conflicted life: his father's untimely death, his abandonment of his infant daughter in order to escape his catastrophic first marriage, and the innumerable compromises that kept him alive during his Russian exile. A Thoroughly Mischievous Person: The Other Arthur Ransome is the first study to tackle this matter systematically, giving casual and scholarly readers alike new insights into this fascinating figure.

We are in the midst of an epic evolution in consciousness that involves a radical shift in orientation from the ego to the heart and soul. This transformative process requires a breaking down of the old form, which we are witnessing personally and collectively, to create the space for something new to emerge. As we live from the soul and express our deepest truths, we actively participate in this change. Life experiences may seem as though they're random, but in fact they have an intention, deeper meaning, and purpose, which is to facilitate this transformation within us. Everything is occurring to free us from our old beliefs, outdated ways of living, and any limiting ideas we have about life and ourselves. In INITIATION OF THE SOUL, Dr. Pamela Alexander explores the soul's journey through myth and classic fairy tales. In the initiatory mythic story of "Psyche and Amor," the goddess of love orchestrates events in order to awaken the soul from its slumber. The heroine faces challenging tasks that draw the deeper truth of the soul's inherent wholeness, freedom, and power out of the unconscious and into an embodied awareness. Dr. Alexander proceeds from there to explore fairy tales that speak to the issues that arise during the soul's emergence. These stories symbolically instruct us as to how to resolve our fears and open to love. As inner restrictions are resolved, we can embody expanded versions of ourselves and become more stable in a chaotic and uncertain world. The stories guide us to free the soul from an egoic identification, which is buffeted by the winds of change and the opinions of others, to the unshakeable ground of being within. Then, we are empowered to live in freedom and wholeness as we participate in the creation of a new world.

The Grimm's Fairy Tales - Complete Edition: 200+ Stories in One Volume by the Brothers Grimm is a timeless collection of fairy tales that have enchanted readers of all ages for generations. Known for their vivid imagination and moral lessons embedded within each story, the Brothers Grimm take readers on a journey through a magical world filled with talking animals, princesses, witches, and more. The stories are written in a simple yet captivating style, making them accessible to readers of all backgrounds and ages. With over 200 stories included in this complete edition, readers are sure to find a tale that resonates with them. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were German scholars and linguists who collected and published folklore during the 19th century. Their passion for preserving Germanic culture and traditions led them to compile this iconic collection of fairy tales. The tales were originally intended for adults but have since become beloved by children and adults alike around the world. I highly recommend The Grimm's Fairy Tales - Complete Edition to readers who enjoy classic fairy tales, folklore, and stories with moral lessons. This collection is a must-have for any literary enthusiast looking to delve into the enchanting and magical world of the Brothers Grimm.

This title contains, Household Tales by Brothers Grimm, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Aesop's Fables by George Fyler Townsend, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Around The World In Eighty Days by Jules Verne, Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster, Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel C. Pedley, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, Heidi by Johanna Spyri, Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Life and Perambulations of a Mouse by Dorothy Kilner, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge, Child's History of England by Charles Dickens, A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens, An Old-fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, Kim by Rudyard Kipling, Alice's Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll, Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum, Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie, Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Caldwell Hegan, Pollyanna by Eleanor Hodgman Porter, Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor Hodgman Porter, Campfire Girl's First Council Fire by Jane L. Stewart, The Hoosier School-boy by Edward Eggleston, The Hoosier School-Master by Edward Eggleston, King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard

DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited Harvard Classics collection: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton's Prose, Browne V. 4 Complete Poems by John Milton V. 5: Essays & English Traits by Emerson V. 6: Poems and Songs by Robert Burns V. 7: The Confessions of Saint Augustine & The Imitation of Christ V. 8: Nine Greek Dramas V. 9: Cicero and Pliny V. 10: The Wealth of Nations V. 11: The Origin of Species V. 12: Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans V. 13: Aeneid V. 14: Don Quixote V. 15: Bunyan & Walton V. 16: The Thousand and One Nights V. 17: Folklore & Fable: Aesop, Grimm & Andersen V. 18: Modern English Drama V. 19: Goethe & Marlowe V. 20: The Divine Comedy V. 21: I Promessi Sposi V. 22: The Odyssey V. 23: Two Years Before the Mast V. 24: Edmund Burke: French Revolution... V. 25: J. S. Mill & T. Carlyle V. 26: Continental Drama V. 27: English Essays: Sidney to Macaulay V. 28: Essays: English and American V. 29: The Voyage of the Beagle V. 30: Scientific Papers V. 31: Benvenuto Cellini V. 32: Literary and Philosophical Essays V. 33: Voyages & Travels V. 34: French & English Philosophers V. 35: Chronicle and Romance V. 36: Machiavelli, Roper, More, Luther V. 37: Locke, Berkeley, Hume V. 38: Harvey, Jenner, Lister, Pasteur V. 39: Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books V. 40: English Poetry 1: from Chaucer to Gray V. 41: English Poetry 2: from Collins to Fitzgerald V. 42: English Poetry 3: from Tennyson to Whitman V. 43: American Historical Documents V. 44: Sacred Writings 1: Confucian, Hebrew & Christian V. 45: Sacred Writings 2: Christian, Buddhist, Hindu & Mohammedan V. 46: Elizabethan Drama 1: Marlowe & Shakespeare V. 47: Elizabethan Drama 2: Dekker, Jonson, Webster, Massinger, Beaumont and Fletcher V. 48: Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works of Pascal V. 49: Epic and Saga V. 50: The Editor's Introduction & Reader's Guide V. 51: Lectures