Many of the projects in the works (all of them, actually) at Idle Tidal Idyll are inspired by fairy tales. Many of these fairy tales were published many years ago and are now in the public domain in most countries. If Disney made a movie based on your favorite fairy tale? There is a good chance there are many publicly available eBooks for you to enjoy. But some fairy tales do not have easily accessible eBook versions. When it is possible, your friends here at Idle Tidal Idyll would like to make some of these fairy tales available to you for free. See below for books that you can download, enjoy, and read with your family and friends.

The Shepherd of the Giant Mountains

by Friedrich de la Motte Foqué

• The Shepherd of the Giant Mountains: a classic German Romantic adventure said to have inspired Lewis Carroll's "The Jabberwocky."
• Follow shepherd Gottschalk on his quest to slay a ferocious griffin, become a knight, and win the hand of fair Adiltrude.

This edition features the 1846 translation by Menella Bute Smedley, a relative of Lewis Carroll, and is from the celebrated author of Undine, the inspiration for The Little Mermaid.

Downloads:

• PDF
• epub3
• Widely compatible epub
• Cover Art

Amazon Store:

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Life of Saint Guthlac

by Felix of Crowland

• The first written account of Saint Guthlac, one of EastAnglia and Britian’s most famous medieval wonderworkers.
  
• Follow Guthlac’s story as he goes from being a noble Mercian soldier to a hermit, living in a barrow in the swamp.
• A fascinating glimpse into the spiritual and physical landscape of early medieval Britain.

This edition features a completely new cover design, added illustrations, professional formatting, and light editing for modern readers.

NOTE: In including the life of a saint in a collection of fairy tales, we are by no means commenting on the historicity of the miracles contained within. 

Downloads:

• PDF
• ePub3
• Cover Art

Amazon Store:

• Buy it here