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Myths and Legends of Hawaii | W D Westervelt, William D Westervelt

I went to Maui Friends of the Library in Kīhei yesterday and came away with some fun stuff! They had tons of lovely Hawaiiana and I had to keep reminding myself how much space is left in my suitcase!
2 books, 2 cds (yes, I still listen to cds 👵🏻), and a set of cards made by a Maui artist named Shanti Rowley! +1 free bookmark
Very friendly staff as well. 🌺📚 Mahalo!

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩👍🏼 📚🎶💌💝💝💝...I'm a total CD/DVD fan 😉👍🏼💝. 6d

SamAnne Lovely! 6d

dabbe Glad you're having a fabulous time! 🩵❄️🤍 6d

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PaperbackPirate Yes to the dvds too! @AnnCrystal 🙌😂📀💿💙💙 6d

PaperbackPirate Thank you @SamAnne ! 🌺 6d

PaperbackPirate Thank you @dabbe ! ☀️🌈💙 6d

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Super_Jane

Survivor's Quest: Star Wars Legends | Timothy Zahn

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4.25/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌘

#starwars #legends #lukeskywalker #marajade

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bibliothecarivs

Adventures of Robin Hood | Roger Lancelyn Green

Random book from our personal library.

#robinhood #fiction

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Thatbooknerd

The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings | David Colbert

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It‘s been a long time since I read the books but this one made me want to dive back into them. There were things I didn‘t know about them or Tolkien until reading this book. It takes you into the mythology and history that inspired these stories, and gives some information about Tolkien himself. Loved it.

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Bookwomble

Stories from Le Morte D'arthur and the Mabinogion | Beatrice Clay

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The lovely Aubrey Beardsley frontispiece and title page of Beatrice Clay's retelling of Arthurian stories.
Although written for older children of the Edwardian era, and therefore removing certain "unsuitable" elements, it's not as moralistic as I'd feared it might be. Her afterword about knightly privilege being predicated on exploitation and enslavement of peasants is rather forward-thinking. 4.75 ?

Bookwomble The summary of one of my favourite Malory stories, Sir Gareth and Linette, the "Damosel Sauvage", has whetted my appetite for more Arthurian tales ?️ 6mo

CarolynM Beardsley ❤️ 6mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I felt like that after reading Arthurian tales too. 5mo

tpixie Beautiful illustrations! 🖤🩶🤍 5mo

bibliothecarivs 😍 5mo

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Bookwomble

Stories from Le Morte D'arthur and the Mabinogion | Beatrice Clay

This 1934 edition of Beatrice Clay's Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion is an Edwardian retelling of the main Arthurian stories. I've had it for decades, so it's time is come to be read!
Written for children, the first 1901 edition left out Morgan le Fay, what with their relationship being "complicated", I suppose, but this reprint of the 1905 edition incorporated Morgan in suitably bowdlerised form.
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Bookwomble While it's a neat little edition, it's also a cheap reprint, without the original Dora Curtis illustrations, which the internet suggests are rather good, so that's a shame. 6mo

Leftcoastzen Still , very pretty! 6mo

Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen It has a nice Aubrey Beardsley frontispiece, which is some consolation 😊 6mo

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CaramelLunacy

The Legend of Bass Reeves | Gary Paulsen

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A short children's book about the life and career of Bass Reeves, a man born into slavery who served a long time as a deputy marshal hunting down criminals in Indian Territory. It has all the adventurous hallmarks of Western fiction with an emphasis on Bass Reeves upstanding moral character.

I find myself interested in learning more about him.

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bibliothecarivs

The Quest for Merlin | Nikolai Tolstoy

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Quest for Merlin by Nikolai Tolstoy

Bookwomble I have this one, too 😊 I read it in the '80s during my peak Arthurian phase, so it's a bit hazy now, but I remember enjoying it. Have you read the tagged? It's Tolstoy's fantasy retelling of the Merlin story based on Welsh traditions, and I really enjoyed this one. It was intended as the first in a trilogy, which was sadly sidelined when he lost a libel suit.

Coming of the King

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bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble, I have not read that one. Your description made me think of The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, which I did read about 30 years ago for school and enjoyed.

The Crystal Cave: Book One of the Arthurian Saga

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bibliothecarivs

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table | Howard Pyle

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘ve read many of the Arthur stories, but not Pyle‘s. It looks a bit daunting and yet, strangely compelling at the same time. 😊 8mo

bibliothecarivs @BooksandCoffee4Me , I just realised I never replied. I started it in the 8th or 9th grade but never finished it. I don't remember much about the writing but I have enjoyed Pyle's illustrations since I discovered his Robin Hood ones inside the Prince of Thieves soundtrack booklet. 🏹 4mo

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