Folktales of England

If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition — stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us.

"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble... ." — Times Educational Supplement

"... should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories." — Choice

"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world." — Quartet

"Folktales of England is by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques." — Ernest W. Baughman, Journal of American Folklore

• Author
• Katharine M. Briggs, Ruth L. Tongue

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 208

• Publisher
• University of Chicago Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780226074948

• Genres
• folklore, fantasy, paranormal, classics, reference, childrens

• Release date
• 1968