Books by Neil Philip

"With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, this comprehensive, entertaining and authentic collection of English folktales is perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Philip Pullman and the Brothers Grimm. This is a golden treasury of over one hundred English folktales captured in the form they were first collected in past centuries. Read these classic tales as they would have been told when storytelling was a living art - when the audience believed in boggarts and hobgoblins, local witches and will-o'-the-wisps, ghosts and giants, cunning foxes and royal frogs. Find "Jack the Giantkiller", "Tom Tit Tot" and other quintessentially English favourites, alongside interesting borrowings, such as an English version of the Grimms' "Little Snow White" - as well as bedtime frighteners, including "Captain Murderer", as told to Charles Dickens by his childhood nurse. Neil Philip has provided a full introduction and source notes on each story that illustrate each tale's journey from mouth to page, and what has happened to them on the way. These tales rank among the finest English short stories of all time in their richness of metaphor and plot and their great verbal dash and daring." --

An anthology of classic stories, retold by a renowned folklorist, and beautifully illustrated with intricate paintings by Isabelle Brent.

A festive collection of classic seasonal stories, retold by a renowned folklorist, and beautifully illustrated with intricate paintings by Isabelle Brent.

Explore the Norse myths in exciting retellings, with context notes, evoked in bold, eloquent illustrations by Maryclare Foa.

A wonderful collection of twenty-two fairy tales that draw on the classic folklore of Eastern Europe - stories of romance and adventure, love and deceit, walking houses and flying ships, with evocative illustrations by Larry Wilkes.

Vivid traditional tales from around the USA, simply retold and with context notes, gorgeously illustrated throughout by Jacqueline Mair in her distinctive hand-stitched folk-art style.

A comprehensive anthology of best-loved verse for all ages, beautifully illustrated by Isabelle Brent.