These Our Monsters
£11.99
by Burnet, Graeme Macrae | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published 03/10/2024 by ENGLISH HERITAGE in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 208 pages, black and white illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins; black and white illustrations by Cl
Description
‘This varied collection scratches the soil of the countryto dig up some of the fairy tales and fantasies that have helped form the
English identity.’ Financial Times
Inspired by sites in the care of English Heritage, from the mythical Tintagel to mysterious
Stonehenge, eight well-known contemporary authors have turned afresh to thelegends of the past.
‘In a wry, sly retelling of The Loathly Lady, King Arthur and Sir Gawaingo on a quest to answer the question: ‘What do women want?’ In thedelicious These Our Monsters …
the villagers in ancient, ‘sensible’ Bury St Edmunds list the monsters theydon’t have … Meanwhile … Burnet unpicks ‘The Dark Thread’ thatstitched together Bram Stoker’s Dracula.’ Daily Mail
