Mermaids, Sirens and Selkies
Myths and Legends
$31.39
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2025
Summary
Legends about sea people - part human, part fish - have been told across the world since ancient times. Now the best of these stories are brought together in one entrancing volume.
Early maps carried illustrations of mermaids alongside monsters, signalling both the allure and the danger of uncharted seas. The far-reaching historical and cultural significance of mermaids and their kin is reflected in the myriad stories about them.
Odysseus at sea must resist the sirens’ song. T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035031610 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035031612 |
| Author: | Jean Menzies |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 158mm x 106mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
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About The Author
Jean Menzies
Jean Menzies holds a PhD in ancient history and is a prize-winning author and anthologist. She has published several books for children including Greek Myths and Egyptian Myths, as well as Live Like a Goddess for teens. She’s a contributor to the Inklings series and her anthologies include four volumes of mythology for Macmillan Collector’s Library. Jean also publishes adult fiction under the name Jean Z. Menzies. A classics enthusiast through and through, Jean produces the podcast That’s Ancient History, and she hosts her long-running YouTube channel Jean’s Thoughts.
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