Folklore, Myths & Legends

Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2023The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women and then won back again.'Remarka...

The hills of the Appalachia region hold secretsdark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, thrilling, an...

The hills of the Appalachia region hold secretsdark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, thrilling, an...

Dr. Estés asks, Did you know, you were born as the first, and the last and the best and the only one of your kind, and that eccentricity is the fir...

Epic does many things. Among others, it defines the nature of the human storyteller; recalls the creation of the world and of the human race; descr...

Originally published in 1923, the following papers contain the results of investigations concerning religion and custom in Borneo and the Malay Pen...

In this book, Emily Hilliard draws from her work as state folklorist to explore contemporary folklife in West Virginia. In doing so, she challenges...

J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of ...

This book is a mosaic or quilt of folk art around the world, from polychrome clay figures made in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla (Mexico) to the baske...

The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in England, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of...

The county of Lincolnshire is a beautiful mixture of low-lying marshy fen land, modest hills and the steep valleys of the rolling Wolds. It is also...

Kentish folklore reflects the curious geography and administrative history of Kent, with its extensive coastline and strong regional differences, w...

Two sisters parted. Two women blamed. Two stories reclaimed.'Required reading for fans of Circe . . . a remarkable, thrilling debut' - Fiona Davis,...

Sussex, although near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many ...