The Book of English Folk Tales
by Sybil Marshall
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. Let Sybil Marshall lead you through the old English countryside, exploring the beliefs and legends of time gone by. This beautifully packaged edition, complete with wood engraved illustrations by John Lawrence, will entertain, educate, and ensnare audiences of all ages.
Hardcover
English
Brand New
Author Biography
Sybil Marshall (1912-2005) was a British writer, teacher and educationalist. Working first as a teacher and then as a University lecturer, she became an author and her books include FE NLAND CHRONICLES and the trilogy novels A Nest of Magpies , Sharp Through the Hawthorne , and Strip the Willow. John Lawrence is an eminent English illustrator and wood engraver. He has twice won The Francis Williams Award for illustration (sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London), and twice been runner-up for the Kur-Emil - Maschler Award. He lives in Cambridge.
Review Quote
"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....Wood engravings by John Lawrence deepen our sense of the blackened accretion of centuries in this fascinating collection."
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