Series: Folk Tales

Traditional Bulgarian tales told by a professional storyteller who carries Bulgarian stories in her heart. Bulgarian-born oral storyteller Nana Tomova carries in her bones old Bulgarian tales of golden maidens and winged serpents; of wise witches and wild nature, stretching back to ancient Thracian times. Born in a land cradled by the Balkan Mountains and by the Black Sea, rich...

Cats in folk tales and folklore from all over the world. Cunning and clever, worshipped and feared, thought to bring good luck or even great harm, cats have fascinated humans for millennia. Tame, with a hint of wild, cat tales — humorous, scary, haunting, uplifting — prowl the pages of this book. This book explores cats in folk tales and...

A second selection of authentic English folk tales. This spellbinding collection of stories once again gathers together tales from across the whole of England in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' Folk Tales series, this second selection features further tales from a wealth of authentic English storytellers, honouring the unmistakable character of England's customs, beliefs and dialects. From...

New tellings of half-forgotten tales from England's 39 historic counties - from the hit podcast Three Ravens. Do you know the legends of the giants who ruled England before the first human kings? What about the demon dog Black Shuck who terrorised sixteenth-century Norfolk? Or the many times the Devil has tried to get his way before being outwitted by...