(Children’s): Myths and Legends from around the World Series

We have already noticed the same author’s re‐telling of Norse myths (Reference Reviews, 98/251), and now these two latest volumes in the series are equally welcome. The Celtic book will find a ready market with the current fin de siècle vogue for things Celtic, while the South American introduces commendable geographical and cultural diversity to the series. Philip Ardagh is a notable children’s author, formerly a librarian, who is here producing a useful, accessible range of introductions to world myth and legend.

Introductions they must be, as selections from sometimes (especially the Celtic) an enormous and complex corpus of...