by Richard Marsh · Legendary Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780955756818
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«Spanish and Basque Legends» is Richard Marsh's chronicle of legends from Spain and the Basque Country, published by Legendary Books in paperback (240 pages, in English).
The book brings together 76 tales of warriors, cunning women, ill-fated lovers, miracles and betrayals that span the history of Spain and the Basque Country from prehistory to the 21st century. Its protagonists include El Cid, Fernán González and the seven princes of Lara, along with other stories such as the arrival of the Almujuceans in Galicia, the discovery of Ireland by the Basques or the feat of Guzmán el Bueno in Tarifa, with photographs of the places where they occur.
The full subtitle is «A people's chronicle from prehistory to the 21st century»; the 2022 edition is in English, with 240 pages and published by Legendary Books.
Aimed at readers interested in folklore, mythology and the medieval history of Spain and the Basque Country.
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
