Katharine M. Briggs,Ruth L. Tongue
If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long traditionâ€”stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us.,"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . ."â€”,Times Educational Supplement ,". . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories."â€”,Choice ,"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world."â€”,Quartet ,",Folktales of England ,is by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques."â€”Ernest W. Baughman, ,Journal of American Folklore 
Folklore,Fantasy,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,European Literature,British Literature,Fantasy,Paranormal,Classics,Reference,Childrens
Folktales of England