Japanese Ghost Stories by Hiroko Yoda (Introduction by)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Ghost Stories Ser.
With a new introduction, this collection of Japanese ghost stories brings together fantastic tales of vengeful spirits, mountain-dwelling phantoms, man-eating oni, haunted trees, and child-rearing ghosts, with stories such as Yuki-Onna, Hoichi the Earless, The Ghost of O-Kiku from The Bancho Sarayashiki ...Show more
Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living, and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: "rokuro-kub ...Show more
Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
New in Penguin Japanese Classics- ghost stories from a master recounter of the macabre Introducing Penguin Japanese Classics- a collection of some of Japan's most celebrated and ground-breaking 20th century writers, with covers inspired by Japanese art and design. Taking us from a sun-drenched affair in ...Show more
Japanese Literature - An Introduction for Western Readers by Donald Keene
$16.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Japanese Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Japan's mythology is alive with gods, spirits and monsters. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, and the heavenly status of the long line of emperors. The warrior class of the imperial court, and the natural spirits of the countryside repr ...Show more
Japanese Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters by J. K. JACKSON
$29.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Legends of the Sea, Bells, Mirrors and Tea, Japanese mythology is delightful and enigmatic, full of spirits, gods and legendary creatures. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, the mystical Mount Fuji and the h ...Show more
Japanese Myths and Tales - Epic Tales by Flame Tree Studio (Created by); Alan Cummings (Foreword by)
$49.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
From the creation myth of Izanagi and Izanami designed to explain the origins of the island of Japan, to the hundreds of kami (gods or spirits) and monsters populating the tales, Japanese legends tell the story of the land, the nation, the people and the divine heritage of the emperors of Japan. Often b ...Show more
Japanese Short Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Japanese Classics Ser.
Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo; Patricia Welch (Foreword by); James B. Harris (Translator)
$27.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Collected in this chilling volume are some of the famous Japanese mystery writer Edowaga Rampo's best stories—bizarre and blood-curdling expeditions into the fantastic, the perverse, and the strange, in a marvelous homage to Rampo's literary "mentor," Edgar Allan Poe.
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit by P.G. Wodehouse
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Category: Classics | Series: Jeeves and Wooster Ser.
This is a "Jeeves and Wooster" novel. The beefy 'Stilton' Cheesewright has drawn Bertie Wooster as red-hot favourite in the Drones club annual darts tournament - which is lucky for Bertie because otherwise Stilton would have beaten him to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not like men ...Show more
Joe and the Magic Snowman (A Faraway Tree Adventure) (Colour Short Stories) by Enid Blyton
$14.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Faraway Tree
A full-colour short story taken from the world of the Magic Faraway Tree. Perfect for new readers. Discover the magic! When Joe is whisked up to the Land of Ice and Snow, he meets a rather bossy snowman, who is determined to make Joe his servant! Can Moon-Face, Frannie and Beth rescue Joe, with the help ...Show more
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Every day from nine to five I sit at my desk facing the door of the office and type up other people's dreams.An office assistant in a hospital pursues a secret vocation. A girl endures a series of initiation ceremonies to join her high school sorority. A married woman seeks relief from the dull realitie ...Show more