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Graham Watkins
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Graham Watkins
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Sixteen Welsh legends and myths from north-eastern Wales.
Wales is a land filled with mythology. Every breathtaking valley, towering mountain, shimmering lake and magical castle has a mythical tale to entertain and enchant you. The Welsh, like other Celtic races, love to tell stories. From before the time of the Mabinogion and the Black Book of Carmarthen they have passed dark winter nights telling Welsh fables, fairy tales and legends. Discover....
- The strange story of Queen Nest, the Bishop and the ring
- Why the greedy innkeeper and his wife couldn't stop dancing
- A monument to a mad king that was never completed but can be seen from miles away
- Discover the Devil Dog of Marchwiel and how they chased a farmer home from the tavern
These are just some of the Welsh Legends and Myths you will find in this book, but there's more....
- Learn the legend of Saint Chwyfan's Cross, a story of Vikings, treasure and greed
- Why Saint Winefride's pool is visited by pilgrims from around the world and her shrine is littered with discarded crutches
- The fate of the Lonely Lighthouse Keeper of Talacre and why a weird moaning statue guards the lighthouse
- The reason the Grey Lady of Ruthin still wanders the castle's rooms
- Why Robert Llwyd Hari played a peculiar game of cards with a stranger on a bridge
- How Shon Ap Robert met the Angelystor of Llangernyw and his sad fate
- And why The Princess of Rhuddlan, a foolish vain girl, was tricked by the devil
The folklore of Wales and its history are interwoven with myths and legends that cross the centuries. Some are based on factual events, others have mythical roots, but all are entertaining.
Download the audiobook today and delight in these magical Welsh legends.
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- Narrado por: Jack Chekijian
- Duración: 4 h y 11 m
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One of the best-known collections of W. B. Yeats' prose, The Celtic Twilight explores the old connection between the Irish people and the magical world of fairies. Yeats, by traveling the land in the early 20th century and talking to the common people about their experiences with the creatures, yielded a colorful overview of Celtic fairy folklore.
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A compilation of Irish folklore in prose
- De MolllyT en 07-26-16
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Master and Man
- De: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator
- Narrado por: Walter Zimmerman
- Duración: 2 h y 10 m
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In the story, a land owner named Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to the house of the owner of a forest. He is impatient and wishes to get to the town more quickly to purchase the forest before other contenders can get there. They find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master in his avarice wishes to press on. They eventually get lost off the road and they try to camp. The master's peasant soon finds himself suffering from hypothermia.
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excellent. totally enngaging. naratorr quite wonderful!
- De J. RYBERG en 01-05-17
De: Leo Tolstoy, y otros
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Catherine, Called Birdy
- De: Karen Cushman
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 6 h y 31 m
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In 1290, her 14th year, Catherine begins a diary that quickly fills with the irrepressible joys and frustrations of her days. Always looking for ways to avoid drudging hours of embroidery, Birdy fills her time with pranks, celebrations of feast days, and local gossip. Wriggling out of her father's plans to find a prosperous husband for her proves to be Birdy's greatest challenge.
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Corpus bones! What a great heroine.
- De Hilary en 08-30-12
De: Karen Cushman
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The Memoirs of Mary, Queen of Scots
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Rebekah Germain
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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Born Queen of Scotland, married as a young girl to the invalid young King of France, Mary took the reins of the unruly kingdom of Scotland as a young widow and fought to keep her throne. A second marriage to her handsome but dissolute cousin Lord Darnley ended in murder and scandal, while a third marriage to the dashing, commanding Lord Bothwell, the love of her life, gave her joy but widened the scandal and surrounded her with enduring ill repute.
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Fiction being the key word
- De Bonnie-Ann B en 09-25-09
De: Carolly Erickson
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Emperor of the Eight Islands
- De: Lian Hearn
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
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As destiny weaves its rich tapestry, a compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles, hidden temples, and savage battlefields. This is the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, where animal spirits clash with warriors and children navigate a landscape as serene as it is deadly.
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Fun story. Bland story telling
- De Jonathan Price en 08-09-17
De: Lian Hearn
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The Ghosts of Scotland: A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Scottish Nation
- De: Sean Mcloughlin, Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Colin Fluxman
- Duración: 1 h y 31 m
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Scotland is a fascinating and ancient land filled with history. Not everything in Scotland is as it appears, however. Some Scots say this is a land haunted by spirits, a place of strange disappearances and unexplained phenomena. The Ghosts of Scotland: A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Scottish Nation is a collection of such tales, just a few among the thousands of local legends and modern sightings that make Scotland one of the most haunted countries in the world.
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Great mix of history and the supernatural
- De jo_hannah1917 en 03-23-19
De: Sean Mcloughlin, y otros
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Cathedral
- De: Ben Hopkins
- Narrado por: Malk Williams, Sophie Roberts
- Duración: 19 h y 32 m
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A sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art and earthly desire. At the centre of this story is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the 13th and 14th centuries in the fictional town of Hagenburg unites a vast array of unforgettable characters whose fortunes are inseparable from the shifting political factions and economic interests vying for supremacy. From the bishop to his treasurer, from local merchants to lowly stonecutters, the fate of everyone, both Gentile and Jew, is affected by the slow rise of Hagenburg’s cathedral.
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Interesting description of life in the Middle Ages
- De leongork en 06-30-21
De: Ben Hopkins
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Bless Me, Ultima
- De: Rudolfo Anaya
- Narrado por: Robert Ramirez
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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As Tony follows his own path toward adulthood, he relies on the wisdom of Ultima, a magical healer, to forge his unique identity. With hundreds of thousands of copies in print, Bless Me, Ultima has been called the most widely read Mexican-American novel in the English language. Richly evocative, it has earned its place among the classics of modern literature, even drawing favorable comparisons to Herman Melville's legendary Moby Dick.
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Modern classic - but prepare to think
- De Mark W. Bohrer en 02-28-15
De: Rudolfo Anaya
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Morningstar
- De: David Gemmell
- Narrado por: David Monteath
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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A country in desperate need of heroes. Angostin invaders surge through the Highlands, laying waste to everything in their path. Darkness follows in their wake as a mad necromancer resurrects the eons-dead Vampyre Kings. Only the bandit Jarek Mace, and the magicker and bard Owen Odell, have the courage to fight the Angostins and the undead. Whispers soon spread that Mace is the legendary Morningstar, a saviour who will protect his country in its hour of need. Yet Mace seems nothing more than a thief and a liar.
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Sheer Magnificence!
- De Carol en 11-29-18
De: David Gemmell
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Cup of Gold
- A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
- De: John Steinbeck, Susan F. Beegel - introduction
- Narrado por: Ronan Vibert
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold".
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Not your usual Steinbeck novel
- De Andrew en 06-03-15
De: John Steinbeck, y otros
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Son of Avonar
- Bridge of D'Arnath, Book 1
- De: Carol Berg
- Narrado por: Angele Masters
- Duración: 19 h y 22 m
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Magic is forbidden throughout the Four Realms. For decades, sorcerers and those associating with them were hunted to near extinction.But Seri, a Leiran noblewoman living in exile, is no stranger to defying the unjust laws of her land. She is sheltering a wanted fugitive who possesses unusual abilities-a fugitive with the fate of the realms in his hands...
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Great Series!
- De Bob-o en 08-30-16
De: Carol Berg
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Lavinia
- De: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrado por: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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Highly acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin lends a resonant voice to a pivotal yet often overlooked character of Vergil's The Aeneid. Born into peace and freedom, Lavinia is stunned to learn that she will be the cause of a great war - or so the prophecies and omens claim. Her fate is sealed, however, when she meets a man from Troy.
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Fascinatingly well written
- De Kennet en 03-11-09