A dictionary of British folk-tales in the English language
A landmark reference gathering the traditional folk narratives of Britain, assembled by the folklorist Katharine Briggs. It sorts tales into categories - fables, fairy tales, jocular tales, novelle, and legends - and retells or summarizes each with notes on sources and variants. It reads less like a book you finish front to back and more like one you wander through, following a motif or a creature from entry to entry. For a book club it works as a shared reference and browsing companion rather than a single narrative.