Beasts and Monsters Introduction The Riddle of the Sphinx Greek The Incredible Spotted Egg Cheyenne Indian The Dragon and Saint George English The Washer at the Ford Celtic The Gorgon’s Head Greek Ten Brilliant Beasts and Marvellous Monsters you might not have heard of This is not a new book. In fact, I wrote most of these myths and legends a very long time ago. I was twenty-eight at the time and in bed with glandular fever. Over a period of three months, I wrote (or rather, retold) thirty-five stories, and these were published in a book called THE KINGFISHER BOOK OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS. It’s rather frightening to think that they have been in print now for almost thirty years. The good news is that they’re back in a completely new shape. The stories have been reinvented, with brand new illustrations, and they’re published in six smaller editions. A quick note on the thinking behind these retellings. I’ve always loved myths and legends but some of the versions that I read when I was in my teens tended to be a bit dry.
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