Adam Graeme | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

'This varied collection scratches the soil of the country
to dig up some of the fairy tales and fantasies that have helped form the
English identity.' Financial Times



Inspired by sites in the care of English Heritage, from the mythical Tintagel to mysterious
Stonehenge, eight well-known contemporary authors have turned afresh to the
legends of the past.



'In a wry, sly retelling of The Loathly Lady, King Arthur and Sir Gawain
go on a quest to answer the question: "What do women want?" In the
delicious These Our Monsters ...
the villagers in ancient, "sensible" Bury St Edmunds list the monsters they
don't have ... Meanwhile ... Burnet unpicks "The Dark Thread" that
stitched together Bram Stoker's Dracula.' Daily Mail