Medieval
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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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A History of the Island
$26.95 Add to cart“A masterpiece by one of Europe’s finest contemporary novelists.” – Rowan Williams
Longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award
Monks devious and devout – and an age-defying royal pair – chronicle the
- Author: Vodolazkin, Eugene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1636080685
- 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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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 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
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The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
$25.00 Add to cart“The breath of reading is astounding, the knowledge displayed is awe-inspiring and the attention quietly given to critical theory and the postmodern questioning of evidence is both careful and sincere… [more below]
- Series: Penguin History of Europe
- Author: Wickham, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: August 03 2010
- ISBN10: 0143117424
- Language: English
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The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger
$29.95 Add to cartFor nearly three centuries Malleus Maleficarum (The Witches’ Hammer) was the professional manual for witch hunters. This work by two of the most famous Inquisitors of the age is still a document of th… [more below]
- Series: Dover Occult
- Author: Summers, Montague
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 1971
- ISBN10: 0486228029
- Language: English
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
$13.00 Add to cartThe inspiration for the major motion picture The Green Knight starring Dev Patel.
‘Be prepared to perform what you promised, Gawain;
Seek faithfully till you find me …’ A New Year’s feast at King A- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 30 1959
- ISBN10: 0140440925
- Language: English
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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
$19.99 Add to cartUpdated with a new foreword by Tom Hanks: acclaimed historian William Manchester A World Lit Only by Fire is a “captivating and marvelously vivid” popular history of the Middle Ages (Publishers Weekly… [more below]
- Author: Manchester, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0316545562
- Language: English
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The Merchant’s Daughter
$12.99 Add to cartAn unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and bea
- Series: Fairy Tale Romance
- Author: Dickerson, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 04 2011
- ISBN10: 0310727618
- Language: English
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The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems
$16.99 Add to cartPassed down long ago from poet to poet and singer to singer in the great oral tradition of Scandinavia, this collection of heroic sagas explores a mythical world. Incorporating legends of Norse gods a… [more below]
- Author: Bellows, Henry Adams
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0486460215
- Language: English
