British Folklore

For fans of Legendborn, Neil Gaiman, and Leigh Bardugo, this “electrifying” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) urban young adult fantasy steeped in Afro-Carribbean folklore follows two Black teens searching for a powerful artifact in the hidden magical side of London. Raising the dead is easy...

A twisty and propulsive read, this dark psychological thriller of sibling rivalry, love, betrayal, and the dire consequences of family fallout brilliantly plays on our fears of loneliness and abandonment, harkening to the modern gothic bestsellers by Ruth Ware and Liz Nugent. Is a story ever...

So here I am, delving into the past like Monsieur Poirot, not to solve a mystery, but to try to understand some of the events that have helped define the sort of person I have become. Some of it, naturally, is in the genes; but much of it is in the environment, in the circumstances in which we...

This hardcover edition of the classic tale of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS has been read and loved by children for generations. Start a new tradition of reading this timeless tale in your home today! Fully illustrated in color, bringing each tale to life Filled with humor, adventure and...

An Illustrated Bestiary of the British Isles retells many myths of the wonderful creatures that were said to roam the countryside as night fell. In addition to various members of the Unseelie (Fairie) Court from the Cornish tin mines to the mountains and Lochs of the Scottish Highlands, the book also includes the origin tales of several creatures and elements that have been integrated into the world of Harry Potter such as The Black Dog, Hand of Glory, Basilisk, Cloak of invisibility, and others. Also there are our native versions of the vampire, werewolf, and Yeti.

This quintessential classic: the famous tale by Washington Irving of Ichabod Crane, schoolmaster of Sleepy Hollow and his chance encounter with the spectral fiend, the Headless Horseman!