The Three Ravens Folk Tales - by Eleanor Conlon & Martin Vaux (Hardcover)

About the Book

Including tales of ghosts, mermaids, crafty witches, mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends and more, these stories span centuries, styles, tones, and types of narrator, making them perfect for bedtimes, reading by torchlight, telling to the fairies at the bottom of the garden, or curling up on the sofa to enjoy with a mug of something hot.

Book Synopsis

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?

Review Quotes

'A veritable travelogue of folk tales and legends of England to shorten the road, filled with charm, fun, heartache mischief.'

'The ghosts of M R James and Terry Pratchett haunt these stories... an exuberant mix of folklore, legend, history and landscape, with shudders and chuckles served up in equal measure, underpinned by deep knowledge of the material.'

'The Three Ravens banner is a guarantee of solid research, entertaining prose, and the perfect mix of fun and danger, putting the reader in mind of the best who came before: Roald Dahl, Angela Carter, and now ... Three Ravens.'

About the Author

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).