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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain | Amy Jeffs
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Soaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes. It begins between the Creation and Noah's Flood, follows the footsteps of the earliest generation of giants from an age when the children of Cain and the progeny of fallen angels walked the earth, to the founding of Britain, England, Wales and Scotland, the birth of Christ, the wars between Britons, Saxons and Vikings, and closes with the arrival of the Normans. These are retellings of medieval tales of legend, landscape and the yearning to belong, inhabited with characters now half-remembered: Brutus, Albina, Scota, Arthur and Bladud among them. Told with narrative flair, embellished in stunning artworks and glossed with a rich and erudite commentary. We visit beautiful, sacred places that include prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge and Wayland's Smithy, spanning the length of Britain from the archipelago of Orkney to as far south as Cornwall; mountains and lakes such as Snowdon and Loch Etive and rivers including the Ness, the Soar and the story-silted Thames in a vivid, beautiful tale of our land steeped in myth. It Illuminates a collective memory that still informs the identity and political ambition of these places. In Storyland, Jeffs reimagines these myths of homeland, exile and migration, kinship, loyalty, betrayal, love and loss in a landscape brimming with wonder.
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A collection of lyrical retellings of British myths with gorgeous woodcut prints.

This was a fascinating collection! Some where ones that I knew, mostly the Arthurian ones. But there were a lot that were new to me! Very much had the feel that they needed to be recited around a roaring fire.

A few of them were also accompanied by Jeffs‘s personal recollections of her visits to the locations of some myths. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern Release Date: August 22nd, 2023 #NetGalley #ARC CW 👇🏻 8mo
BookmarkTavern The stories Weland the Smith and Antiquity have brief depictions of rape 8mo
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Oops, a day late but did read 3 chapters to finish the tagged yesterday 😅
Goal - 20 chapters in 4 days, finish 4 books
Stone Blind - Natalie Haynes
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
How to kill your family- Bella Mackie
The kingdom under the sea - Joan Aiken

#20in4 #TeamSlaughter
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Andrew65 Hope it‘s going well. 1y
AllDebooks @Andrew65 I'm doing ok, not gonna finish The Secret History, I forgot how long it is 1y
Andrew65 Not surprised you won‘t finish it, it is a massive book. 1y
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Very excited for my #bookspin and #doublespin draws this month. Hurray for #bookspinbingo hosted by @TheAromaofBooks
Both books are from my nature reading challenge (FB) group.

#naturaLitsy

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Enjoy!! 2y
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Half-term treat for me! Lovely negative space fold out map in front cover! Don't even need to read it to know I love it! #suckerforagoodmap

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In London - home for the first time in 3 years. Took myself to the British Museum today and this happened....

TheNeverendingTBR Those covers! 😍 2y
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My book haul from the Waterstones half price hardback sale.

Jedi_Bruno Looks like a great haul! 2y
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December reading pile
Looking forward to quiet evenings with a cup of a tea and a book 📚

Chrissyreadit Welcome to litsy! Check out the page @LitsyEvents for fun things happening on litsy! My bio has links put together from Littens with how to use Litsy, some fun people to follow: @TheAromaofBooks @Texreader @Butterfinger @megnews @sblbooks @sprainedbrain @Cinfhen @wanderinglynn 2y
ValentinaV Thank you @Chrissyreadit I‘ll check them out :) 2y
Cinfhen Great photo and awesome stack of reads 😄welcome to Litsy!!! Thanks for the shoutout @Chrissyreadit ♥️ 2y
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ValentinaV Thank you;)! @Cinfhen nice to be here :) 2y
TheAromaofBooks Thanks for the tag @Chrissyreadit !!! Welcome to Litsy @ValentinaV !!! There are a lot of fun bookish challenges, readathons, and buddy reads going on around here & it can be a little overwhelming at first, so never hesitate to ask if you see a hashtag that looks interesting!!! We love for everyone to get involved in the community here!! 2y
wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag @Chrissyreadit 😀. Welcome to Litsy @ValentinaV 👋🏻 2y
ValentinaV Thank you! @TheAromaofBooks Can‘t wait to explore more, it is a bit overwhelming at the moment 2y
TheAromaofBooks It can be a lot, especially in December - there are soooo many events and readathons going on right now! 2y
megnews Welcome to Litsy! I host a monthly #MGBuddyRead & #YABuddyRead and co-host #OverBookedClub monthly read (usually historical fiction). @Librarybelle hosts monthly #LiteraryCrew reads and @TheBookHippie hosts monthly #SundayBuddyRead. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa hosts #SheSaid for reading women writers. @Butterfinger & friends hosts a monthly #foodandlit theme. If you follow @litsyevents you‘ll see all the announcements. There‘s lots of reading👇🏻 2y
megnews 👆🏻challenges planned for 2022. And that‘s just the tip of the iceberg. There‘s something for everyone. If you have questions just tag someone in a post and they‘re sure to help. Welcome! 2y
ValentinaV Thank you very much! @megnews 2y
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