The Watkins Books of Folklore Bundle

The perfect gift bundle for the folklorist in your life!

The Watkins Book of English Folk Tales is a golden treasury of over one hundred English folktales captured in the form they were first collected in past centuries. Read these classic tales as they would have been told when storytelling was a living art – when the audience believed in boggarts and hobgoblins, local witches and will-o’-the-wisps, ghosts and giants, cunning foxes and royal frogs. These tales rank among the finest English short stories of all time in their richness of metaphor and plot and their great verbal dash and daring. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Philip Pullman and the Brothers Grimm.

The Watkins Book of Urban Legends is a rich and unique collection of folktales and urban legends from around the world. Each story comes with an accompanying brief note to provide context. Including new tales reflecting new concerns; old tales repurposed for new audiences and new ways of telling. This is the first such popular book to bring together stories with both traditional and digital media origins and to examine how the phenomenon of social media has affected both the spread of urban legends and their very nature. Perfect for fans of true crime podcasts, creepypastas and real life mysteries.

The Watkins Book of African Folklore contains 50 stories that take you from Egypt in the north all the way down to South Africa and many places in-between. Discover the geographical and cultural variety of the continent of Africa, carefully researched and vividly retold by noted folklorist Helen Nde who also provides marvellous context for history and colonial influences for the stories. From creation myths and foundation legends to fascinating stories of human relationships and amusing animal tales, these stories provide a perfect gift for fans of folklore, fantasy and globetrotting.

Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India is an encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across India, from Ladakh to Tuchenkwaka, complete with 60 spooky illustrations. Inside you will find killer robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha and diabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigers. This illustrated guide to the folktales and real-life stories of India – a culture famously rich in tradition and legends – is perfect for fans of Eli Roth’s Urban Legends and Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.