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24 titles for readers of Complete Fables by Aesop, selected for shared themes: Folklore & Mythology, Short Stories (single author), Literary Criticism, and Reference.

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The Complete Fables — Aesop

The Complete Fables

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Literary Criticism

Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon Himalayan Foothill Folktales — Kirin Narayan

Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon Himalayan Foothill Folktales

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Literary Criticism

Go Gator and Muddy the Water Writings — Zora Neale Hurston

Go Gator and Muddy the Water Writings

Zora Neale Hurston

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Literary Criticism

Tales of Troy and Greece — Andrew Lang

Tales of Troy and Greece

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Literary Criticism

Italian Folktales — Italo Calvino

Italian Folktales

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Literary Criticism

Greek Mythology Explained (for Fans of Stories of Greek Mythology and the Encyclopedia of Fantasy) — Marios Christou

Greek Mythology Explained (for Fans of Stories of Greek Mythology and the Encyclopedia of Fantasy)

Marios Christou

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Buckeye Legends Folktales and Lore from Ohio — Michael Jay Katz

Buckeye Legends Folktales and Lore from Ohio

Michael Jay Katz

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

The Homeric Hymns A Translation, with Introduction and Notes — Diane J. Rayor

The Homeric Hymns A Translation, with Introduction and Notes

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

That’s Bollocks! Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories and Old Wives’ Tales — Albert Jack

That’s Bollocks! Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories and Old Wives’ Tales

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Heroes and Heroines — Salem Press

Heroes and Heroines

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

The Heroine’s Journey For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture — Gail Carriger

The Heroine’s Journey For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology — Theresa Bane

Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Fingerprints of the Gods The Quest Continues — Graham Hancock

Fingerprints of the Gods The Quest Continues

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable — Ivor Evans

Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Ariadne’s Thread A Guide to International Tales Found in Classical Literature — William Hansen

Ariadne’s Thread A Guide to International Tales Found in Classical Literature

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

By Jove — Michael Macrone

Michael Macrone

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Reference

Grimm’s Fairy Tales — Brothers Grimm

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

Náhuatl Stories Indigenous Tales from Mexico — Pablo González Casanova

Náhuatl Stories Indigenous Tales from Mexico

Pablo González Casanova

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

Phantastes — George Macdonald

George MacDonald

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

The Magical Dumplings and Other Chinese Fables — Katherine Chew

The Magical Dumplings and Other Chinese Fables

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

Ghosts of the Wild West — Nancy Roberts

Ghosts of the Wild West

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

Afghan Folktales from Herat Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation — I︠U︡liĭ Arkadʹevich Ioannesi︠a︡n

Afghan Folktales from Herat Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation

I︠U︡liĭ Arkadʹevich Ioannesi︠a︡n

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

Out of the Mists — John Barrington

Out of the Mists

John Barrington

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

Tales of Gods in Hindu Mythology — Satish V.

Tales of Gods in Hindu Mythology

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Short Stories (single author) • Social Science

If Complete Fables by Aesop is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Folklore & Mythology, Short Stories (single author), Literary Criticism and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Aesop, Kirin Narayan, Zora Neale Hurston, Andrew Lang, and others.

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