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.