The Fabled Coast by Sophia Kingshill

The Fabled Coast by Sophia Kingshill

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The Fabled Coast by Sophia Kingshill

Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? This title deals with these questions.
This is a brilliant scholarly, yet readable work by two of the country's leading folklorists; it should appeal to anyone interested in the legends of the British Isles* Good Book Guide *
a work that entertains and intrigues from the first page to the last; not to be flicked through, but to be steadily digested and enjoyed. * Evergreen Magazine *

SOPHIA KINGSHILL is the author of a previous book with Jennifer Westwood, The Lore of Scotland, which was published by Random House in 2009. She also writes for the theatre, and her plays have been performed in Scotland, England, and Norway.

JENNIFER WESTWOOD was born in 1940 and studied English Language at Oxford, followed by Medieval Icelandic at Cambridge. A long-time member of the Folklore Society, she served as editor of FLS Books and also the journal Folklore. Her books include Albion: A Guide to Legendary Britain (1985), Gothick Cornwall (1992), Lost Atlantis (1997), On Pilgrimage (2003), The Lore of the Land (2005, with Jacqueline Simpson), and The Lore of Scotland (2009, with Sophia Kingshill). When she died in 2008, she left a wealth of material for her most cherished project, a collection of British sea and coastal legend, which is embodied in this book.

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ISBN 13 9780099551072
ISBN 10 0099551071
Title The Fabled Coast
Author Sophia Kingshill
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2014-06-19
Number of pages 528
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.