British Myths and Legends

This anthology retells myths and legends associated with Britain, drawing on Celtic, medieval, and folk sources rather than inventing a new epic. Typical matter includes origin stories and island lore, the cycle of Arthur and his court, tales of gods, heroes, and shapeshifters, and later ballad-like narratives of lovers, saints, and monsters. The pieces are presented as stories for reading, not as a critical edition of manuscripts. The collection is a gathering of traditional narrative: a tour of how earlier British cultures explained kingship, the otherworld, and the land, arranged for a modern reader as consecutive tales.

Quarter-bound in dark red buckram. Dark red three-volume slipcase titled in gold on front.