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". - from Amzon