A magnificent book of 55 folk and fairy tales, wonder tales and ghost stories from all over Britain and Ireland. Taken from original sources and then brilliantly retold in a fresh and modern way, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative collection written in the last twenty years. A handsome trade paperback with notes and sources. Each story has a beautiful opening illustration by Emma Chichester Clark, a major illustrator. First published by Orchard Books as "British Folk Tales", it attracted rave reviews: "outstanding" - Naomi Lewis in "The Observer". "a sourcebook of folklore no home with children should be without" - "The Independent". "this great storyteller" Philip Pullman in "The Guardian". "a fine storyteller with a poet's ear" - "The Independent".
- ISBN10 1842550519
- ISBN13 9781842550519
- Publish Date 15 November 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 December 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Orion Children's Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 388
- Language English