The Book of English Folk Tales

The Book of English Folk Tales

Sybil Marshall
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"A compilation of vivid, sometimes fearsome stories...The England we visit here has no afternoon teas or jolly rounds of cricket on lovely green lawns. In these pages, the sophisticated reader steps onto older, darker soil half-soaked in blood, superstition, and magic." —The Wall Street Journal

The gorgeously illustrated collection of folk tales, drawing on myths and stories from across England and across time

Master storyteller, social historian, and folklorist Sybil Marshall scoured English history to bring together a fascinating collection of folk tales in one glorious edition. Out-of-print for over thirty years, Overlook is re-issuing this bewitching book to enchant a new audience.

From the great mass of folk tales that exists, Sybil Marshall has chosen a wide variety of stories, retelling them with wit and suspense. We have her tales of the little people and of giants, of the Devil and the saints, and supernatural and moral tales.

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Year:
2016
Publisher:
The Overlook Press
Language:
english
ISBN 10:
1468315242
ISBN 13:
9781468315240
File:
EPUB, 7.52 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2016
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