The Three Ravens Folk Tales: New Tellings of Half-Forgotten Stories from England's 39 Historic Counties - Hardcover

by Eleanor Conlon (Author), Martin Vaux (Author)

England's historic counties are overflowing with folklore, and this collection of 39 stories from the hit podcast Three Ravens reimagines dozens of classic tales in surprising, spooky, and often hilarious ways. Including tales of ghosts, mermaids, crafty witches, mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends and more, the stories span centuries and styles.

Do you know the legends of the giants who ruled England before the first human kings? What about the demon dog Black Shuck who terrorized sixteenth-century Norfolk? Or the many times the Devil has tried to get his way before being outwitted by everyday people?

Author Biography

Eleanor and Martin are the hosts of the Three Ravens Podcast. They are a couple who are both award-winning writers, Eleanor winning the Dead Cat Poetry Prize in 2019 and Martin winning the BBC Moo! New Writers Prize in 2009. They have also written and toured original theatre. They both hold MAs (Eleanor's in Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama from Kings College and Shakespeare's Globe, Martin's in Romantic and Victorian Literature and Culture from Goldsmiths).