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24 books recommended for fans of Dictionary of Proverbs by George Latimer Apperson, tied together by themes of Quotations, Folklore & Mythology, Classics, and Reference.

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The Language of Flowers — Sarah Cray

The Language of Flowers

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

The Little Book of Irish Blessings May Your Days Be Many and Your Troubles Be Few — Orange Hippo

The Little Book of Irish Blessings May Your Days Be Many and Your Troubles Be Few

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

Jewish Proverbs — AIGA

Jewish Proverbs

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

Dictionary of 1,000 Chinese Proverbs — Marjorie Lin

Dictionary of 1,000 Chinese Proverbs

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

A World Treasury of Folk Wisdom — Reynold Feldman

A World Treasury of Folk Wisdom

Reynold Feldman

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

Mermaid Magic All about Mermaids and How to Bring Their Magic Into Your Life — Amy Sophia Marashinsky

Mermaid Magic All about Mermaids and How to Bring Their Magic Into Your Life

Amy Sophia Marashinsky

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

African Proverbs and Wisdom A Collection for Every Day of the Year, from More Than Forty African Nations — Julia Stewart

African Proverbs and Wisdom A Collection for Every Day of the Year, from More Than Forty African Nations

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

The Miracle of Language — Richard Lederer

The Miracle of Language

Richard Lederer

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

A Dictionary of Chinese Mythology — Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner

A Dictionary of Chinese Mythology

Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

ابن البط عوام — Primrose Arnander

ابن البط عوام

Primrose Arnander

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

Proverbs and Sayings – The Most Famous Ones in the East — Akef Soufan

Proverbs and Sayings – The Most Famous Ones in the East

Themes: Quotations • Folklore & Mythology • Reference

The Bible According to Mark Twain — Mark Twain

The Bible According to Mark Twain

Themes: Quotations • Classics • Reference

Rostam Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh — Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Rostam Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Sagas and Myths of the Northmen — Jesse L. Byock

Sagas and Myths of the Northmen

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Tales for the Telling — Edna O’Brien

Tales for the Telling — Edna O’Brien

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Grimm’s Fairy Tales — Brothers Grimm

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

The Story of Hong Gildong — Kyun Hŏ

The Story of Hong Gildong

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Japanese Fairy Tales — YEI THEODORA. OZAKI

Japanese Fairy Tales — YEI THEODORA. OZAKI

Yei Theodora Ozaki

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Sindbad the Sailor — Anton Chekhov

Sindbad the Sailor

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Eeyore’s Little Book of Gloom — A. A. Milne

Eeyore’s Little Book of Gloom

Themes: Quotations • Classics • Reference

The Last Unicorn — Peter S. Beagle

The Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Legends of the Rhine — Wilhelm Ruland

Legends of the Rhine

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Tales of Ancient Egypt — Roger Lancelyn Green

Tales of Ancient Egypt

Roger Lancelyn Green

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

Myths from Mesopotamia Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others — Stephanie Dalley

Myths from Mesopotamia Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others

Stephanie Dalley

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Classics • Social Science

If Dictionary of Proverbs by George Latimer Apperson is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Quotations, Folklore & Mythology, Classics and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Sarah Cray, Orange Hippo, AIGA, Marjorie Lin, and others.

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