by Jennifer Westwood, Jacqueline Simpson · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141191041
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«Country Lore and Legends» is the collection of English legends by Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson, published by Penguin Classics in paperback.
It gathers myths, legends and supernatural stories from across England: Cornish giants, a haunted mine in Northumberland, fairies, goblins, spectral huntsmen, black dogs and screaming skulls, alongside figures such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, Saint George and Boadicea. A journey through the country's legendary past and rural tradition.
It is part of the Penguin English Journeys series, a collection of twenty books on different aspects of the English countryside. It consists of 160 pages.
Jennifer Westwood was a British author, broadcaster and folklorist. She was a Doctor of Philosophy with special interests in English Language, Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse. Her first book, Mediaeval Tales, was published in 1968. An active committee member of The Folklore Society from 1987 until 2003, she undertook a variety of duties including editing its publications and helping other authors. As a broadcaster, she worked on programmes produced for BBC Radio 4 and the corporation's Radio Norfolk. Commonly known as "Jen", after her second marriage she also authored books in the name of Jennifer Chandler.
