Ballad Tales: An Anthology of British Ballads Retold

Overview:

• Title: Ballad Tales: An Anthology of British Ballads Retold
• Author: Kevan Manwaring
• Year: 2017
• ISBN-10: 9780750983198
• Publisher: The History Press
• Price: $11.99
• Binding: ebook
• Type: Anthology
• Title Reference: Ballad Tales: An Anthology of British Ballads Retold
• Notes:
  • ISBN from copyright page; price and date of publication from Amazon.
  • Only speculative contents indexed here. The remaining stories are as follows:
    • Mary and Billy: A Retelling of the Ballad 'The Pretty Ploughboy' • short story by David Phelps
    • The Droll of Ann Tremellan: A Retelling of the Ballad 'Ann Tremellan' • short story by Alan M. Kent
    • The Pirate's Lament, or A Wild and Reckless Life: A Retelling of the Ballad 'The Flying Cloud' • short story by Eric Maddern
    • The Shop Girl and the Carpenter: A Retelling of the Ballad 'The Bristol Bridegroom, or The Ship Carpenter's Love to a Merchant's Daughter' • short story by Laura Kinnear
    • A Testament of Love: A Retelling of the Ballad 'Sovay' • short story by Karola Renard
    • 'There Ain't No Sweet Man': A Retelling of the Ballad 'The Famous Flower of Serving Men' • short story by Kirsty Hartsiotis
    • The Grand Gateway: A Retelling of the Ballad 'Barbara Allen' • short story by Mark Hassall
    • The Wind Shall Blow: A Retelling of the Ballads 'The Three Ravens' and 'The Twa Corbies' • short story by David Metcalfe