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Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland Synopsis
The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland. Rich and strange, these eerie and magical folktales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation, and are gathered together in a definitive new collection from the master storyteller and winner of the Carnegie Medal, Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Dark and funny, lyrical and earthy, these fifty stories are part of an important and enduring historical tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Described by Neil Gaiman as the master, Crossley-Holland's unforgettable retellings will capture the imagination of readers young and old alike.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781406383096 |
| Publication date: |
1st August 2019 |
| Author: |
Kevin Crossley-Holland |
| Illustrator: |
Frances Castle |
| Publisher: |
Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
350 pages |
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Press Reviews
Kevin Crossley-Holland Press Reviews
'[...] a magnificent collection of folktales.' - The Guardian
'One of our best chroniclers of myths and legends' - i newspaper
'Perfect fireside reading.' - The Financial Times
'With shadowy, evocative illustrations this is a wonderful volume for the whole family to curl up with on a cold winter's evening.' - The Daily Mail
'Between Worlds is one to keep, and Kevin Crossley-Holland's clean bright direct language is the reason it's a keeper.' - Society for Storytelling
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About Kevin Crossley-Holland
Kevin Crossley-Holland was born in 1941 in Mursley, North Buckinghamshire, and grew up in Whiteleaf, a village in the Chiltern hills of western England. He attended Oxford University, where after failing his first exams, he developed his passion for Anglo-Saxon literature. After graduating, he was the Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds, and from 1972–1977, he lectured in Anglo-Saxon for the Tufts University of London program. He worked as a children's book editor while beginning to write his own poems and reinterpretations of medieval legends. He has also taught for extended periods in America. He now lives in Norfolk, England.
Kevin Crossley-Holland has published six volumes of adult poetry and several libretti for opera. In the world of children's books, he is best known for his numerous retellings and anthologies, and in particular his version of Beowulf. "Storm," his novella, won the Carnegie Medal in 1985.
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