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The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts[4] is a guide to the fictional Harry Potter universe, written by David Colbert. [5] It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter novels. Colbert conceived the idea for The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter while ...
A Treasury Of Jewish Folklore; Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom And Folk Songs Of The Jewish People (originally published 1948), Crown Publishers, 1989 ISBN 0-517-50293-3 [3] Jewish Culture in America: Weapon for Jewish Survival and Progress, New Century Publishers, 1948.
Map of Israel as it was in the 9th century BC. Blue is the Kingdom of Israel.Golden yellow is the Kingdom of Judah. [20]According to the Bible, by the 9th century BC, the Kingdom of Israel, once united under Solomon, had been divided into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah (which retained the historical capital of Jerusalem along with its Temple).
Alice and Martin Provensen. Alice Rose[ 1] Provensen ( née Twitchell; August 14, 1918 [ 2] – April 23, 2018 [ 3]) and Martin Provensen (July 10, 1916 – March 27, 1987) were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books together, 19 of which they also wrote and edited. [ 4] According to Alice, "we were a true collaboration.
Botkin was born on February 7, 1901, in East Boston, Massachusetts, to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. [1] He attended the English High School of Boston and then studied at Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1920 with a B.A. in English. He earned his M.A. in English at Columbia University a year later in 1921, and his Ph.D ...
The folklore presented in the book should accurately reflect the culture and worldview of the people whose folklore is the focus of the book. The reader’s understanding of folklore should be enhanced by the book, as should the book be enhanced by the presence of folklore.
The Book of Virtues (subtitled A Treasury of Great Moral Stories) is a 1993 anthology edited by William Bennett. It consists of 370 passages across ten chapters devoted to a different virtue, each of the latter escalating in complexity as they progress. Included in its pages are selections from ancient and modern sources, ranging from the Bible ...
Genre. Folklore, non-fiction, fiction. Harold Courlander (September 18, 1908 – March 15, 1996) was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist and an expert in the study of Haitian life. The author of 35 books and plays and numerous scholarly articles, Courlander specialized in the study of African, Caribbean, Afro-American, and ...