Woodlands and Forests Folklore

 The treasures you find in the local bookshop, sometimes literally.When I went a few months ago, I bought Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests. It says on the cover that it has Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves. And the cover features Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. This cover would have been enough to convince meto buy it, because I am ascinated by the tale so much. I already have two books from the collection, the sea one (present from my wife, which I am reading at the moment) and the Treasury of British Folklore (read it, loved it). But since woodlands are forests are my favourite setting for fairy tales and legends, I want to read this one even more than the other two.

Sea and river folklore

I found this picture on the Facebook page of the Wallingford Bookshop, maybe my favourite independent bookshop in England. It is advertising Treasury of Folklore: Seas&Rivers, which I now really, really want to get my hands on. I already bought (in the Wallingford Bookshop, incidentally, like many other books of folklore I have) A Treasury of British Folklore, in the same collection. I really enjoyed it and it would just make sense to have this one as well. I mean, how can you resist such cover?

A Treasury of British Folklore

I recently mentioned that I read crime fiction in November. It is however not the exclusive genre I read. For some reason November is also the month when I read a lot, or a lot more than usual, about myths and legends and folklore. So this month, on top of the other books I read or intend to read, I have started A Treasury of British Folklore. Subtitled: "Maypole, Mandrakes and Mistletoes." I love all folklore, but the British one in particular, so although I'm only a few pages in, it is a great fun so far. If you know any similar books worth a read, please mention them in the comments section.