Folklore, Myths & Legends

Do motorists pick up a phantom hitchhiker on Blue Bell Hill during stormy nights? Does Satan appear if you dance round the Devil's Bush in the vill...

In this magnificent reference book, the powerful and evocative mythologies of the East are revealed in all their glory. An instantly accessible A t...

How long has a corpse been staring out at passengers on the tube? Was London Bridge really shipped abroad by an American thinking hed bought Tower ...

Did you know the type of flowers you give can speak volumes? ''The Secret Language of Flowers'' is a fascinating insight into the Victorian traditi...

The sacred allure of the Holy Grail has fascinated writers and ensnared knights for over a thousand years. From Malory to Monty Python, the eternal...

This new edition of Anthology of Classical Myth offers selections from key Near Eastern textsthe Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Epic of Creation (En...

The Loch Ness Monster: a creature that should have died out with the dinosaurs, or a legend built on hoaxes and wishful thinking?Sir Peter Scott, i...

This Irish language version of Aesop's Fables includes a Connemara twist. The fables are accompanied by essays on the Irish language scholars who t...

The myths and legends of the Fair Folk are the oldest in Britain and our Fairy lore is unique to this island. Meetings with Faery are well recorded...

More of the greatest Irish stories from the producers of the Pocket series. Kings and farmers, monsters and fairies, magic and mayhem all the ing...

In todays society it is generally the written word that holds the authority. We are more likely to trust the words found in a history textbook over...

A new colouring book from New York Times bestselling illustrator, Kerby Rosanes, whose detailed illustrations are loved by adults and children alik...