Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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Pearl: A New Verse Translation
$14.95 Add to cartOne of our most ingenious interpreters of Middle English, Oxford Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage is celebrated for his “compulsively readable” translations (New York Times Book Review). A perfect c… [more below]
- Author: Armitage, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492543
- Language: English
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The Kalevala
$15.95 Add to cartThe Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic langu… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: L?nnrot, Elias
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: February 15 2009
- ISBN10: 199538867
- Language: English
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Guts & Glory: The Vikings
$10.99 Add to cartHistory comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the time of the Vikings that’s perfect for history buffs and reluctant readers Contains awesome illustrations
From battle-a- Series: Guts & Glory #2
- Author: Thompson, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0316320579
- Language: English
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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked Vol. 3
$14.99 Read moreTHIS FAMILY TREE IS FULL OF NUTS!
Miya, an illegitimate child of the Kounokura family, continues her days living with her less-than-wicked stepmother and stepsisters. And now that her precocious cousi- Series: My Stepmother & Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked
- Author: Otsuji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 138
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1685799647
- Language: English
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Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People
$20.00 Add to cartThe great epic poem of Northern Europe, born deep in the heart of ancient Karelian forests
Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland–the land of heroes–Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of- Author: Lonnrot, Elias
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0241403065
- Language: English
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Inferno
$14.99 Add to cart“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” read the now-famous words above the gate through which Dante, the protagonist of Inferno, crosses the threshold. But that forbidding inscription applies only to t… [more below]
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1435171896
- Language: English
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Catherine, Called Birdy Movie Tie-In Edition
$9.99 Add to cartRead the book behind Lena Dunham’s acclaimed new movie! This historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book.
Catherine feels t
- Author: Cushman, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0063289016
- Language: English
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Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart: Meditations for the Restless Soul
$16.95 Add to cartMeister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court’s verdict). In the 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church rehabilitated him and the late Pope
- Author: Sweeney, Jon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1571747648
- Language: English
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Odd and the Frost Giants
$16.99 Read moreThe thrilling, wintry Nordic tale by Neil Gaiman, who weaves a magical story of legend and adventure that will enchant readers from beginning to end.
Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless follow
- Author: Gaiman, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 22 2009
- ISBN10: 0061671738
- Language: English
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The Book of Boy: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$8.99 Add to cartA Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors’ Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street
- Author: Murdock, Catherine Gilbert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 0062686216
- Language: English
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The Other Empress
$19.99 Add to cartn this exciting novel from USA Today best-selling author Amanda Roberts, the story of the slow march toward the fall of the Qing Dynasty comes to life in vivid detail, revealing a world of love, sex,
- Series: A Qing Court Novel #1
- Author: Roberts, Amanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 474
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1732438374
- Language: English
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Court of Dragons
$29.99 Add to cartAs a daughter of the Dragon Court, Wren knows three truths: never show weakness, pay the tithe, and never trust the elves.
When the enemy strikes on the eve of her wedding, Wren has no choice but to f
- Author: Kay, Frost
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: November 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1736709054
- Language: English
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The Poetic Edda
$24.95 Add to cart“She sees, coming up a second time,
After the terrible conflagration of Ragnaro
earth from the ocean, eternally green;
the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them,
over the mountain hunting fish.”- Series: Oxford World’s Classics Hardback Collection
- Author: Larrington, Carolyne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198834578
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval Castle and Village Coloring Book
$5.99 Add to cartThis fascinating book combines the creative fun of coloring with an exciting sense of discovery as it realistically portrays many facets of life during the Middle Ages, one of history’s most dramatic … [more below]
- Series: Dover History Coloring Book
- Author: Green, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0486265420
- Language: English
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The Patron Thief of Bread
$11.99 Add to cartA beautifully crafted middle-grade novel spiced with magic–and gargoyles!–from the acclaimed author of Hour of the Bees and Race to the Bottom of the Sea.
Fished from the river as an infant and rais- Author: Eagar, Lindsay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1536229601
- Language: English
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The Hidden Origins of Islam: New Research Into Its Early History
$32.99 Add to cartDespite Muhammad’s exalted place in Islam, even today there is still surpisingly little actually known about this shadowy figure and the origins of the Qur’an because of an astounding lack of verifiab… [more below]
- Author: Ohlig, Karl-Heinz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 406
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1591026342
- Language: English
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The Complete Gormenghast Novels
$32.00 Add to cart“A gorgeous, volcanic eruption . . . a work of extraordinary imagination” (The New Yorker), The Gormenghast Novels collects Mervyn Peake’s classic fantasy trilogy.
“The true fantasy classic of our tim- Author: Peake, Mervyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1200
- Publish Date: December 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0879516283
- Language: English
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The Divine Comedy: Anniversary Edition
$20.00 Add to cartDante’s dramatic journey down the circles of Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory and through the spheres of Heaven in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of sin
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1847498760
- Language: English
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Crispin: The End of Time
$9.99 Add to cartAs long as I could keep myself out of bondage, I’d be true to Bear’s teaching. And so it was that beyond all else, I was determined to keep my freedom.
After the death of their beloved mentor, Bear, Cr
- Series: Crispin (Paperback)
- Author: Avi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 0061740837
- Language: English
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The Faerie Queene
$22.00 Add to cart‘Great Lady of the greatest Isle, whose light
Like Phoebus lampe throughout the world doth shine’The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Spenser, Edmund
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1248
- Publish Date: January 25 1979
- ISBN10: 0140422072
- Language: English
