The Three Ravens Folk Tales

The Three Ravens Folk Tales gathers 39 retold stories, one for each of England’s historic counties, drawing on the folklore shared through Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux’s podcast. Each tale is accompanied by an introduction linking its traditions to local history and heritage places, giving the collection a strong sense of landscape and regional character.

Ghosts, mermaids, giants, witches, fairies, heroes and the Devil appear across stories that shift between humour, romance, terror and darker legend. Among the examples are Norfolk’s Black Shuck, Cornwall’s Mermaid of Zennor and the 20th-century accounts of the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor. Together, the tales show how local beliefs and storytelling continue to adapt across centuries.