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Considered the best collection of fairy tales in Croatian literature, Croatian Tales of Long Ago is undoubtedly the masterpiece of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, one of Croatia's most famous children's writers. The fluent narration, picturesque expression, and richness of vocabulary make these stories beautiful. Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić gained world fame and a reputation as the "Croatian Andersen" with the popular Hlapich and Croatian Tales of Long Ago. Both books have been published many times and translated into many languages. This volume collects together all eight fairy tales in a brand-new translation by Martin Mayhew and is lavishly illustrated by Manuel Šumberac.

Kein anderes Werk deutscher Sprache ist weltweit so bekannt und verbreitet wie die Märchensammlung der Brüder Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm: Die Bezeichnung 'Grimms Märchen' ist zum Synonym für den ganzen Reichtum und vielfarbigen Glanz des deutschsprachigen Märchenschatzes geworden. Akribisch sichteten und überarbeiteten die Brüder die überlieferten Geschichten und formten sie zu großer Dichtung.

This is a new translation of The Romance of the Rose, an allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life from predestination and optics, to the Franciscan controversy and the right way to deal with premature hair-loss.

Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-century France, The Quest of the Holy Grail is a fusion of Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic myth as a profound spiritual fable. It recounts the quest of the knights of Camelot - the simple Perceval, the thoughtful Bors, the rash Gawain, the weak Lancelot and the saintly Galahad - as they journey through danger and temptation to reach the elusive Holy Grail. But only one of them is judged worthy to see the mysteries within the sacred vessel, and look upon the ineffable. Enfused with tragic grandeur and an aura of mysticism, The Quest is an absorbing and radiant allegory of man's perilous search for divine grace, and had a profound influence on later Arthurian romances and versions of the Grail legend.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.