Jacqueline Simpson

A collection of approximately 175 Scandinavian folktales.

Contains additional material on Unseen Academicals

Explores the stories behind many British pub names.

Stop off at any English village or town or wander through the countryside and you will almost certainly brush up against some deep-rooted local myth or legend. This text looks at some of these stories, county by county, explaining when they date from, how they arose and what basis, if any, they have in fact.