Folktales of England

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 tradition-stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us.&quote;This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . .&quote;-Times Educational Supplement&quote;. . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories.&quote;-Choice&quote;This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world.&quote;-Quartet&quote;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.&quote;-Ernest W. Baughman, Journal of American Folklore